The SAP frontend installation guide (mat nr. 51010215) has excellent information on how to install and patch the SAP GUI, see 361222 for ADDITIONAL information about this. Both of these contain information about deploying the patch using the SAP installation server.

Sometimes it may be wise to patch a single workstation first to see whether the patch actually SOLVES the current ISSUE. In the following we describe how to patch a single workstation, depending on the GUI version/release:

On 46D:

1. From SAPSERV3 or SAPNET, download the frontend patch and the localpat_46d.exe file, please note that you need both files!
2. On the workstation, run the localpat_46d.exe file, this will then extract to a NETINST directory.
3. Start a DOS prompt (or COMMAND prompt)
4. Change directory to the NETINST directory under SAPPC
5. Execute SAPSETUP /PATCH
6. In the SAPSETUP application, browse for the SAP GUI patch and choose install.

On 6.10:

1. Download the LATEST frontend patch
2. Choose START-PROGRAMS-SAP FRONTEND-APPLY FRONTEND PATCH
3. Browse to the downloaded EXE file containing the SAP GUI patch
4. Click OK
5. Wait while the patch extracts
6. Click Install

As of 6.20:

1. Download the latest frontend patch
2. Choose Control Panel - Add/remove programs - Sap Frontend - Change - Apply a SAP Frontend Patch
3. Browse to the downloaded EXE file containing the SAP GUI patch
4. Click OK
5. Wait while the patch extracts
6. Click Install The SAP GUI (all releases) can only be patched, when the GUI, or components used by the GUI is not running, so please close all sessions, SAP Logon, Outlook, and so on (in general close all programs running) prior to installing the patch. For further information please review also the GUI specific help. Choose the three-colored GUI icon, and select then the 'SAP GUI Help' menu.

The SAP frontend installation guide (mat nr. 51010215) has excellent information on how to install and patch the SAP GUI, see 361222 for additional information about this. Both of these contain information about deploying the patch using the SAP installation server.

Sometimes it may be wise to patch a single workstation first to see whether the patch actually solves the current issue. In the following we describe how to patch a single workstation, depending on the GUI version/release:

On 46D:

On 6.10:

As of 6.20: