hotfixes

Description

This table describes the list of hotfixes installed on the computer. A hotfix is a corrective patch for the Windows System. Hotfixes included in Windows Service Packs are not listed in this table.

Fields

Field name

Data type

Description

id_snapshot

number

Network snapshots auto-numbering

server_name

string

Netbios name of the server (without the two back slashs)

hotfix_name

string

Name of the hotfix.

comments

string

Comments about the hotfix.

description

string

Description of the hotfix.

installed_by

string

Account used to install the hotfix (usually not retrieved).

installed_on2

datetime

Where the hotfix has been installed (usually not retrieved).

backup_dir

string

Backup directory for the hotfix (usually not retrieved).

installed

boolean

Indicates if the hotfix is currently installed.

valid

boolean

Indicates if the hotfix is currently valid.

Example

The administrator of a local network has several problems with Exchange 5.5 and IIS 4.0 as described in the Microsoft Knowledge base in the Q147222 article. The problem is corrected with the Q147222 hotfix or with the Service Pack 4.

The following query can be used to list the Windows NT servers where the problem has been fixed:

SELECT DISTINCT hotfixes.server_name FROM hotfixes, servers WHERE hotfixes.server_name = servers.server_name AND ((servers.sp='Service Pack 4') OR (hotfixes.hotfix_name='Q147222'))