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  • We do not have SCCM, but I have noticed issues with installing the JRE 8 clients. The older client seems to be still installed. Luckily, I just remove the older client after the new one gets installed. And there are very few clients running JRE in our environment.
    in Java 8u40 update problems Comment by antwesor March 2015
  • Yes, you can inventory. I run an inventory task once a week in our environment.
    in Can Patch Manager create a software inventory of the supported computers? Comment by antwesor April 2014
  • I was getting this a few years ago and I had to clear out some kind of cache to get this to stop. It has something to do with the mechanism for downloading from the catalogs gets out of sync or something. P.S. I am getting the same 22 updates. So count me in!
    in Revised packages every day? Comment by antwesor August 2016
  • We also block filehippo at our firewall. I usually end up grabbing the update from another source. There are many ways to download an update. I usually use www.oldapps.com, but there are many legitimate download sites that may not be blocked by your web blocking solution.
    in Chrome 20 Download Comment by antwesor July 2012
  • mgosden wrote: Hi there We have a situation where we need to patch (and reboot) several SQL servers on a monthly schedule. What I would like to do it is get SolarWinds to shut down my dependent IIS servers whilst the SQL boxes patch and reboot, and then restart them once the SQL machines have restarted. Does anyone know if…
    in Possible to get the patch manager to shut down Server A whilst patching Server B? Comment by antwesor October 2012
  • Another alternative is to change the registry key for updating Java. For Windows 7 : HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\JavaSoft\Java Update\Policy\EnableJavaUpdate=0 For Windows XP HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\JavaSoft\Java Update\Policy\EnableJavaUpdate=0
    in Java autoupdater enable after update Comment by antwesor June 2012
  • Best thing to do is to check out other peoples custom reports. Check out the documents here on Thwack, they are located in the Patch Manager server location and click on the Content tab and then choose the Custom Report Templates on the left side. Here is the URL…
    in Patch Manager Reports Comment by antwesor August 2013
  • I usually wait a few days when testing packages to see if they are needed by workstations. Performing the detect now should be the only thing you have to do, report now does not really do anything. It does take about 10 to 15 minutes for items to show up in the Patch Manager console. At least that is from the experiences…
    in Package Testing Comment by antwesor June 2012
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