Category Archives: General

Using Alternate Logon Credentials in BatchPatch

By Scott | Published: May 5, 2015

You have a few different options for initiating actions on target computers with the account that you have set aside for administrative actions. Most actions in BatchPatch must be executed with an account that has local administrator permissions on the target computer. However, in some cases a BatchPatch administrator might not be logged on to […]

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Advanced Script Integration with BatchPatch

By Scott | Published: April 27, 2015

In BatchPatch we’ve tried to integrate numerous features to help an administrator perform his/her duties. However, no matter how much we provide out-of-the-box, there will always be unique situations in every environment, and it might be the case that you want BatchPatch to do something that it doesn’t already do. Of course in these instances […]

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Using BatchPatch to Deploy Adobe Flash to Numerous Computers (.MSI format)

By Scott | Published: April 23, 2015

I thought I’d spend a few minutes today to demonstrate how to install the Adobe Flash plugin to numerous computers, simultaneously, in just a few clicks. Obtain the installation media. In this example we’re going to use the .msi installer file that Adobe makes available. I recently tried to use the .exe that they publish, […]

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Importing Hosts and Other Information into a BatchPatch Grid

By Scott | Published: April 7, 2015

In the April 2015 release of BatchPatch we updated the method responsible for importing computers so that you can now import other items in addition to computer names and IP addresses. The allowed values are: 1 # MAC | NOTES || NOTES2 ||| DESCRIPTION |||| LOCATION |U| USERNAME |P| PASSWORD |D| DOMAIN As long as […]

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Remotely Install Multiple .MSU Files (or .MSI and .MSP files) to Numerous Computers

By Scott | Published: April 2, 2015

In the latest version of BatchPatch (April 2015) we added a macro to automatically configure a deployment of multiple .MSU files (.MSI and .MSP also allowed). Deploying and then remotely installing an entire folder’s worth of patches / updates to numerous computers has never been easier. Note, if you’re using a pre-April-2015 version of BatchPatch, […]

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Virtual Machine Guest + Host Update and Reboot Sequence Automation

By Scott | Published: March 23, 2015

Today I want to take some time to address a common scenario for administrators of virtual machine environments. In the most recent release of BatchPatch we added a new feature called the ‘Advanced multi-row queue sequence,’ which allows the BatchPatch administrator to create more complex update and reboot sequences than were previously possible. One example […]

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Advanced Multi-Row Queue Sequence

By Scott | Published: March 16, 2015

In the most recent release of BatchPatch we added a cool new feature that we’re really excited about. It’s called the Advanced Multi-Row Queue Sequence. This new automation feature really ties together some of the other functionality in the application, so that you can now create much more advanced, automated sequences. Essentially it allows you […]

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Basic Multi-Row Queue Sequence

By Scott | Published: March 6, 2015

One of the questions we get sometimes is how do you update and reboot a set of computers in a specific sequence, without having to babysit the entire process? In the most recent version of BatchPatch we introduced the basic ‘multi-row job queue sequence.’ This new feature takes the existing job queue to the next […]

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Retrieving Event Log Entries from Remote Computers

By Scott | Published: February 23, 2015

One of the functions that BatchPatch provides is the ability to retrieve information from many target computers, simultaneously. And one of the most common sources of information that systems administrators need to access is the event log. So, the question then is how does one use BatchPatch to obtain event log information from remote computers? […]

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Using the Task Scheduler in BatchPatch

By Scott | Published: February 17, 2015

BatchPatch really shines when it comes to providing real-time control and monitoring of the Windows Update process, reboots, software deployments, and remote script execution on numerous computers. But what if you want to execute tasks while you’re sleeping? For sysadmins it’s extremely common to have to perform tasks on servers at off-hours, often in the […]

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