We have servers that MVM reports are missing hundreds of Microsoft patches, but when we look in SCCM or do a Windows Update, it says that there are only a few missing patches. Which tool is correct?
Also, does deleting the old patch uninstall folders impact the scan results. Sometimes we remove those folders from the servers because they take up a lot of space and we rarely uninstall Windows patches.
Ed, Ran into this issue. Typically, these are not false positives.
three scenarios
Another, less likely alternative, is that it is due to orphan files on the target system. These are files that were associated with an application/feature on the system that was either removed or upgrade in the past and not all the files were removed properly. Or you have another third party (non-Microsoft) application that requires certain files on the system that are related to Microsoft products. In either cause these issues tend to take time and effort to track down and resolve.
You just need to really examine the FASL Output in the reports and investigate the affected files identified.
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