| TABLE 1: Hfnetchk's Command-Line Options |
| Option |
Function |
| a b |
Reports both installed and missing hotfixes. |
| a i |
Reports installed hotfixes. |
| a m |
Reports missing hotfixes. |
| a n |
Reports needed hotfixes (default mode). |
| d <domain_name> |
Specifies the domain_name to scan. Scans all machines in the domain. |
| h \\<netbios_name> |
Specifies the NetBIOS machine name of the machine to scan (the default is the localhost). |
| i <ip_address> |
Specifies the TCP/IP address of the machine to scan. |
| n |
Scans all systems on the local network (i.e., all hosts in Network Neighborhood). |
| o tab |
Generates a tab-separated report file suitable for import into a spreadsheet. |
| o wrap |
Generates a text report file that wraps. |
| r <ip_address1ip_address2 |
Specifies the IP address range of machines to be scanned. |
| t |
Specifies the number of threads to be used for executing the scan. Possible values are from 1 to 128 (default is 64). |
| v |
Creates a verbose report. |
| x |
Specifies the XML datasource (i.e., XML filename, compressed XML .cab file, or URL) that contains the hotfix information (default is mssecure.cab from the Microsoft Web site). |
| z |
Skips the registry-subkey verification step. |