Enlist and export installed HotFix on Windows (7)

Sometimes we need to be sure ALL servers (production ones, by example) are aligned from HotFix point of view; sometimes we are in doubt production servers and Integration ones are NOT aligned with service packs and hotfixes.

Here's a small script (you can run from the Command Line), to generate a .csv file with all information regarding installed HotFix.

wmic qfe list full /format:csv /output:c:\temp\qfe.csv

NOTE: Windows 7 has a bug with the (some) /format command switch. 
The command above DOES NOT WORK giving the following error : “Invalid XSL format (or) file name.”

The following command is a workaround on Windows 7 PCs.

wmic qfe list /format:table >C:\temp\hotfixes.txt

 

Hope this will help managing your Infrastructure.

[POLL] What is your Techno wish-list to Santa Claus ?

Christmas is approaching … just less than 2 months to the ever-desired holiday time of the year.

As a geek, I Imagine what a “techno-Santa Claus” can bring to me (because I’ve been a good boy ).

What is the (one or more) techno-gadget you’re requesting in the letter (email ? :)) to Santa ?

Here’s my wish-list (sorted by importance):

1. A Brand new Notebook Dell Studio 15 with Core i7 CPU (unfortunately has been temporarily removed from pricelists)
2. Yes…I’d like to be a “different one” : iPhone 3GS 16GiB (16GiB is enough for everyone)
3. A Digital PVR (Personal Video Recorder) capable of recording (digital) TV Shows and reproducing streamed media from my next-to-come Windows Home Server
   

By now I don’t have other items in the Santa wish-list … Tell me what is yours.