Distributing Compatibility Fixes

   

Once the compatibility database containing your compatibility fixes has been delivered to the client computers, it must be installed there. There are a few different methods that you can use, and these are described next . Each method relies on the Compatibility Database Installer (Sdbinst.exe) to install and register the compatibility database.

Local Installation

The simplest method of installing a compatibility database is to perform a local installation using Sdbinst.exe. The following shows the syntax of the Sdbinst.exe command:

 sdbinst.exe[-?][-q][-u][-g][-n]  database  {  GUID  }  name  

-?

Displays the help for the command.

-q

Quiet mode; does not display message boxes during the process.

-u

Uninstalls the named database. (The compatibility database to be uninstalled must be identified in some way ”as a filename, a GUID, or an internal name.)

-g

Uses the GUID of the compatibility database to identify the information to be uninstalled.

-n name

Specifies the internal name of the compatibility database. This is the name assigned internally for the database when it was created in Compatibility Administrator.

Remote Installation

Installing the compatibility database file on a remote computer involves some method of running Sdbinst.exe on the remote computer. Typically, this will be accomplished through a logon script, although other methods such as Remote Desktop Connection (RDC) can be used as well. The benefit of using a logon script to distribute the compatibility database file is that you can use Active Directory to target the users that will need the compatibility database and not install it where it will not be required. Here's how to install a database remotely:

  1. Create a shared folder on a server that will be accessible by all client computers requiring the compatibility database. Set permissions to Read for all users that will be receiving the file.

  2. Edit the logon script for some level of Active Directory (site, domain, or OU) where the compatibility database will be required, and add a line to install the database:

     Sdbinst.exe\  servername  \  sharename  \database.sdbq 
  3. Test the script to verify that it installs the compatibility database correctly.

  4. Assign the logon script to the group that requires the database (site, domain, or OU). If you are modifying an existing script, this step will not be required.


   
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Introducing Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Introducing Microsoft Windows Server(TM) 2003
ISBN: 0735615705
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2005
Pages: 153

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