[OPLINTECH] Deep Freeze & updates

[Chad Neeper]

Following up on Dan, it looks like the newest version of DF Enterprise 
is out now. It supposedly has better support for MS updates and might be 
worth checking out if you keep up on your maintenance agreement.

FWIW, I've not tried it yet myself, but am interested in reviewing it.

In general, however, on DF protected workstations, I tend to disable 
most/all of the various auto-updaters. For security reasons, it's nice 
that a lot of programs are auto-updating these days. However, when you 
have 10 different programs doing 10 different sets of updates in 10 
different ways, it gets very messy very quickly, especially on frozen 
workstations. It can also have a negative impact on your Internet 
bandwidth if you don't manage to get an update done during a scheduled 
thaw window. If an update is available, then every time you reboot your 
frozen computer, it will potentially re-download the update and 
re-install it (times the number of frozen computers you have).




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Chad Neeper
Senior Systems Engineer

Level 9 Networks
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Dan Will wrote:
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> Are you using the stand-alone version or with the Enterprise Console?
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> Dan Will
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> Technology Supervisor
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> Meigs County District Public Library
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> willda at oplin.org <mailto:willda at oplin.org>
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> 740.992.5813
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> 740.992.6140 (fax)
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> “When you are growing up there are two institutional places that 
> affect you most powerfully:
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> the church that belongs to God and the public library that belongs to 
> you. 
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> The public library is the great equalizer.”
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> Keith Richards
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> *From:* oplintech-bounces at oplin.org 
> [mailto:oplintech-bounces at oplin.org] *On Behalf Of *Dawn Linder
> *Sent:* Tuesday, June 15, 2010 2:05 PM
> *To:* oplintech at oplin.org
> *Subject:* [OPLINTECH] Deep Freeze & updates
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> Hello techies,
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> We are running Deep Freeze 6 and one of the problems I am having is 
> AVG, Java, Microsoft and Adobe what to run updates with a reboot in 
> the middle of the day when the machines are frozen. I have the 
> machines reboot thawed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays for several hours 
> specifically for these updates. Some of the updates need feed back. I 
> don't want the extra bells and whistles (toolbars). Any suggestions 
> would be appreciated and URLS. I don't know how to make batch files, 
> but would love the knowledge.
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> We have 5 public computers and a server.
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> Thanks,
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> Dawn Linder
> Wauseon Public Library
> 117 E Elm Street
> Wauseon, OH 43567
> 419-335-6626 voice
> 419-335-0642 fax
> linderda at oplin.org <mailto:linderda at oplin.org>
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