Microsoft has released an update for the Systems Management Server 2003 R2 and Systems Management Server 2003 Service Pack 3 to Support Update Packages for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008

This update adds support for update packages for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 using the Custom Updates Publishing Tool.

To resolve this problem this hotfix will update the publishingtool.dll (in the Custom Updates Publishing Tool) and the patchinstall.dll (in the SMS 2003 SP3 client) to provide support for update packages which are in .msu format.

Feature Bullet Summary:

The Custom Updates Publishing Tool is updated to support the Microsoft Update Standalone Package (.msu) file type. The Microsoft Update Standalone Package (.msu) option will be available in the Installer Type drop-down box in the Create/Modify Update Wizard.
The following rules have been added as a saved rule and available when selecting Use existing rule when creating or modifying an update:

Windows XP SP3 Systems
Windows Vista Systems
Windows Vista SP1 Systems
Windows Server 2008 Systems

Update for SMS 2003 SP3 and R2 to Support Update Packages for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008