Service Pack Installation

“One of our first initiatives was to push out Windows XP Pro SP3, which using Desktop Central was made very simple. The whole procedure was painless, and worked first time every time.”

Barry Goldsworthy, Goodman Group Ltd.

Desktop Central, in addition to Windows Patch Management, also supports installation of Service Packs (SP) for Windows Operating systems (XP, Vista, 2003, Windows 7, etc.) and Applications. The Service Pack installation can be effected on multiple systems simultaneously, thus saving time and effort.

Deploying Service Packs (SP) using Desktop Central is a simple three step process: Download the required service packs, define, and deploy the configuration. As a first step, the selected service packs are downloaded and stored locally, which can then be installed on to the systems. A configuration once defined can be any number if times to deploy service packs to any number of systems. The status of the service pack deployment is made available in the reports for later verification.

Service Pack Installation Features

• Service Packs can be installed to multiple systems simultaneously
• Use an already downloaded service pack for installation
• Option to suspend and resume Service Pack installation
• View the status of the Service Pack installation

Supported OS and Applications for Service Pack Installation

• Windows 2003 Server (Standard, Web & Small Susiness Server Editions)
• Windows XP Professional (SP1, SP2, and SP3)
• Windows 2000 Professional
• Windows 2000 Server
• Windows 2000 Advanced Server
• Microsoft Office 2003
• Microsoft Office 2007
• Internet Explorer
• Windows Media Player
• .NET Framework
• MSXML
• DirectX

Free Service Pack Installation

You can deploy Windows Service Packs using the free edition of Desktop Central, which includes Service Pack Deployment.

For more details on deploying service packs, refer to the Installing Windows Service Packs topic in online help.