How to obtain the tool
To obtain the Hotfix Scan Tool, visit the following internal Microsoft Web sites.
Hotfix Scan Tool for Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 Deployment
Hotfix Scan Tool for Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 Deployment (x64)
Hotfix Scan Tool for Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 Deployment (Itanium)
Tool details
The Hotfix Scan Tool is a Visual Basic script file. After you install the tool, the HotfixScanTool.vbs file is located in the %windir%\System32 folder.
The Hotfix Scan Tool behaves differently depending on whether you run this tool in the original release version of Windows Server 2003, in Windows Server 2003 with SP1, or in Windows Server 2003 with SP2. If you run this tool before you install Windows Server 2003 SP2, the tool displays the list of hotfixes that may regress when you install Windows Server 2003 SP2. Then, the tool blocks the installation of Windows Server 2003 SP2. If you run this tool after you install Windows Server 2003 SP2, the tool displays only a list of regressed hotfixes.
The Hotfix Scan Tool writes its output to a text file in the folder where the tool is running. The name of the text file is
ComputerName_log.txt.
Command-line switches
To run the Hotfix Scan Tool, run the following command at a command prompt:
cscript %windir%\system32\HotfixScanTool.vbs switches
The following table lists the command-line switches.
| Command-line switch | Description |
|---|
| When no switch is used, the tool detects whether regressed hotfixes are present. The tool also blocks the installation of Windows Server 2003 SP2 if the service pack has not yet been installed. |
| /d | Unblock the installation of Windows Server 2003 SP2. |
| /v | Log more detailed information in the output text file. |
| /q | Run in quiet mode. In quiet mode, the tool logs information only. No output is displayed. |
| /help | Display the syntax of this tool. |
| /? | Same as /help. |
| /h | Same as /help. |