Automatic Installation of windows updates


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If you dont use the automatic windows update feature, and regularly download windows updates manually, you must be having a pile of updates.. The only problem is, when you need to reinstall windows or need to install a clean version on a comp, then you'll need to install those updates one by one, which is literally impossible as it takes a lot of time and effort.

You can automate and speed up such installations by creating a simple batch file.

there are basically 3 types of updates (taking xp as an example...) which follow the following formats:

Type 1 : Qxxxxxx_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe

Type 2 : WindowsXP-KBxxxxxx-x86-ENU.exe

Type 3 : qXXXXXX.exe

Type 4 : WindowsMedia..

Special Cases: MDAC, vbrunsp6, etc

First what you must do is to copy all those updates into a single folder.

Then open notepad, and create a list of all the updates you have one after the other

add

START /WAIT

before the name of each update, and end the update with the following parameters.

for type 1: -n -o -z -q

for type 2: -n -o -z -q

for type 3: /Q:A /R:N

for type 4: /quiet /norestart /o /n

Special cases: For MDAC, use /C:"dahotfix.exe /q /n" /q

and for almost all updates the /q parameter will work

If you are not sure which parameter to use, run the update with the /? argument to get a list of arguments

for eg, an update line may look like this:

START /WAIT Qxxxxxx_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe -n -o -z -q

Remember that you need to place the updates in the update file in order, ie, type1 updates followed by type2 and then type 3.

However, if you have been following the updates closely, I recommend arranging them in a chronological order.

If you cant get an update to install automatically, I recommend monitoring the installation, and creating your own autoinstall package using programs like InstallRite (www.epsilonsquared.com)

eg:

START /WAIT Qxxxxxx_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe -n -o -z -q
START /WAIT WindowsXP-KBxxxxxx-x86-ENU.exe -n -o -z -q
START /WAIT qXXXXXX.exe /Q:A /R:N

after you are done, save the file as updates.bat ( File -> Save As -> (Type-All files) ) in the folder where all your updates are placed. Just double click on the updates.bat file and all your updates start getting installed at fast speeds, and automatically!

Here's how my updates.bat file looks like ... (as of May 15 2004)

@echo off

echo ????????????????????????????????????ͻ
echo ? [deXter]s XP Updates AutoInstaller ?
echo ? Last updated on 15 May 2004        ?
echo ????????????????????????????????????ͼ
echo.
echo NOTE: Please close ALL other open programs now!
echo.


:: Direct X9 NT AutoInstall
echo Installing DirectX 9.0b...
start /WAIT DX9NTopk.exe

:: Windows Media Player 9 and Movie Maker 2 AutoInstall
if exist "%ProgramFiles%\Windows Media Player\Installer\mpsetupxp.exe" GOTO sp1
echo Installing Windows Media Player 9 and Movie Maker 2...
start /WAIT WMP9_MM2_ENU.exe


:sp1

:: To check if SP1 is installed or not
if exist %WINDIR%\PCHealth\HelpCtr\Binaries\hscxpsp1.cab GOTO pre_sp2
echo Installing Windows XP Service Pack 1
echo This may take several minutes...
start /wait xpsp1a_en_x86.exe -u -n -o -z
echo Installation is complete! Your computer needs to be rebooted now.
getcdrom
REG ADD HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce /v XPupdates /t REG_SZ /d %CDROM%\Setup.bat
GOTO reboot


:pre_sp2

:: Note:
:: All the updates are arranged Chronologically
:: ie, by the date they were released

echo.
echo Installing Windows XP Pre SP2 Updates...
start /WAIT xp_sp2\Q327696_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe -n -o -z -q
start /WAIT xp_sp2\Q329692_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe -n -o -z -q
start /WAIT xp_sp2\q329256_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe -n -o -z -q
start /WAIT xp_sp2\Q329604_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe -n -o -z -q
start /WAIT xp_sp2\Q327979_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe -n -o -z -q
start /WAIT xp_sp2\Q322011_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe -n -o -z -q
start /WAIT xp_sp2\q329623_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe -n -o -z -q
start /WAIT xp_sp2\Q331958_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe -n -o -z -q
start /WAIT xp_sp2\Q810032_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe -n -o -z -q
start /WAIT xp_sp2\Q810400_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe -n -o -z -q
start /WAIT xp_sp2\setup.exe /Q:A /R:N
start /WAIT xp_sp2\Q810272_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe -n -o -z -q
start /WAIT xp_sp2\Q331320_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe -n -o -z -q
start /WAIT xp_sp2\Q330909_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe -n -o -z -q
start /WAIT xp_sp2\Q814995_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe -n -o -z -q
start /WAIT xp_sp2\js56nen.exe /Q:A /R:N
start /WAIT xp_sp2\msjavwu_8073687b82d41db93f4c2a04af2b34d.exe /Q:A /R:N
start /WAIT xp_sp2\dotnetfx.exe /Q:A /R:N
start /WAIT xp_sp2\q330994.exe /Q:A /R:N
start /WAIT xp_sp2\q812415_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe -n -o -z -q
start /WAIT xp_sp2\Q811114_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe -n -o -z -q
start /WAIT xp_sp2\WindowsXP-KB820291-x86-ENU.exe -n -o -z -q
start /WAIT xp_sp2\WindowsXP-KB821253-x86-ENU.exe -n -o -z -q
start /WAIT xp_sp2\WindowsXP-KB817778-x86-ENU.exe -n -o -z -q
start /WAIT xp_sp2\WindowsXP-KB824105-x86-ENU.exe -n -o -z -q
start /WAIT xp_sp2\WindowsXP-KB822603-x86-ENU.exe -n -o -z -q
start /WAIT xp_sp2\q331488.exe /Q:A /R:N
start /WAIT xp_sp2\HMTCDWizard_enu.exe /Q
start /WAIT xp_sp2\WindowsMedia-KB828026-x86-ENU.exe /quiet /norestart /o /n
start /WAIT xp_sp2\q827667.exe /Q:A /R:N
start /WAIT xp_sp2\WindowsXP-KB825119-x86-ENU.exe -n -o -z -q
start /WAIT xp_sp2\WindowsXP-KB823182-x86-ENU.exe -n -o -z -q
start /WAIT xp_sp2\WindowsXP-KB826939-x86-ENU.exe -n -o -z -q
start /WAIT xp_sp2\WindowsXP-KB829558-x86-ENU.exe -n -o -z -q
start /WAIT xp_sp2\q818857.exe /Q:A /R:N
start /WAIT xp_sp2\WindowsXP-KB828035-x86-ENU.exe -n -o -z -q
start /WAIT xp_sp2\WindowsXP-KB824141-x86-ENU.exe -n -o -z -q
start /WAIT xp_sp2\WindowsXP-KB826942-x86-ENU.exe -n -o -z -q
start /WAIT xp_sp2\q827057.exe /Q:A /R:N
start /WAIT xp_sp2\hu1002_pro_D3ADFECA5D27B538BFB5243DBF39A9034F2A5019.exe /Q:A /R:N
start /WAIT xp_sp2\q826940.exe /Q:A /R:N
start /WAIT xp_sp2\ENU_Q832483_MDAC_x86.EXE /C:"dahotfix.exe /q /n" /q
start /WAIT xp_sp2\WindowsXP-KB810243-x86-ENU_f9221252ff64f016a59490bfacdd617.exe -n -o -z -q
start /WAIT xp_sp2\Q832894_a56d1a98d775e1031c72934a0baa9d7.exe /Q:A /R:N
start /WAIT xp_sp2\WindowsXP-KB828028-x86-ENU.exe -n -o -z -q
start /WAIT xp_sp2\WindowsMedia-Q828026-x86-ENU.exe -n -o -z -q
start /WAIT xp_sp2\vbrun60sp6.exe
start /WAIT xp_sp2\WindowsXP-KB833998-x86-ENU.EXE -n -o -z -q
start /WAIT xp_sp2\WindowsXP-KB837001-x86-ENU.EXE /quiet /norestart /o /n
start /WAIT xp_sp2\WindowsXP-KB828741-x86-ENU.EXE -n -o -z -q
start /WAIT xp_sp2\OE6.0sp1-KB837009-x86-ENU.exe /Q:A /R:N
start /WAIT xp_sp2\Q831167.exe /Q:A /R:N
start /WAIT xp_sp2\WindowsXP-KB835732-x86-ENU.EXE /quiet /norestart /o /n
start /WAIT xp_sp2\WindowsMedia-KB832353-ENU.exe /quiet /norestart /o /n
start /WAIT xp_sp2\WindowsMedia9-KB837272-ENU.exe /quiet /norestart /o /n
start /WAIT xp_sp2\WindowsMedia9-KB827560-x86-ENU.exe -n -o -z -q
start /WAIT xp_sp2\Q837251.exe /Q:A /R:N
start /WAIT xp_sp2\WindowsXP-KB840374-x86-ENU.EXE /quiet /norestart /o /n
start /WAIT xp_sp2\WindowsXP-KB840374-x86-ENU.EXE /quiet /norestart /o /n


:reboot
shutdown -r -t30 -c"Updates have been sucessfully installed. Rebooting..."

Edited by [deXter]

I already did mine. But a very simple one that lets me know what update XP is installing. Do you really have to have Start /wait? on mine, it installs one update at a time and then when finishes it move on to the next line. :)

See my batch:

cls
@ECHO OFF
TITLE Windows XP Professional Setup
ECHO.
ECHO Installing Updates from Windows Update...
ECHO.
ECHO Q832483
Updates\Q832483.exe /Q:A /R:N
ECHO Q330994
Updates\Q330994.exe /Q:A /R:N
ECHO KB823182
Updates\KB823182.exe /Q /O /N /Z
ECHO KB824105
Updates\KB824105.exe /Q /O /N /Z
ECHO KB824141
Updates\KB824141.exe /Q /O /N /Z
ECHO KB825119
Updates\KB825119.exe /Q /O /N /Z
ECHO KB826939
Updates\KB826939.exe /Q /O /N /Z
ECHO KB828028
Updates\KB828028.exe /Q /O /N /Z
ECHO Q828026
Updates\Q828026.exe /Q /O /N /Z
ECHO KB828035
Updates\KB828035.exe /Q /O /N /Z
ECHO KB837001
Updates\KB837001.exe /Q /O /N /Z
ECHO KB828741
Updates\KB828741.exe /Q /O /N /Z
ECHO KB835732
Updates\KB835732.exe /Q /O /N /Z
ECHO KB823182
Updates\KB823182.exe /Q /O /N /Z
ECHO KB819639
Updates\KB819639.exe /Q:A /R:N
ECHO KB837009
Updates\KB837009.exe /Q:A /R:N
ECHO Q831167
Updates\Q831167.exe /Q:A /R:N
ECHO JS56NEN
Updates\JS56NEN.exe /Q:A /R:N
ECHO.
ECHO Update Completed! Press any key to close!
pause > nul
exit

OR, you could skip the whole batch file process, like I did.

all I did was pretty much modify my svcpack.inf file, delete the svcpack.in_ file, put all my updates in a folder inside of i386 called update, and then modify the dosnet.ini file. I think that was all I did. there is a good guide on << spam >> that I used. Its very very good if you follow it to the letter.

http://download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3-19990518/cabpool/OE6.0sp1-KB837009-x86-ENU_53c7328bc3225121977ae394f92def0.exe
http://download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3-19990518/cabpool/Q832894_a56d1a98d775e1031c72934a0baa9d7.exe
http://download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3-19990518/cabpool/WindowsXP-KB840374-x86-ENU_26d1a97f5266edb9af508be2cb8242d.EXE
http://download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3-19990518/cabpool/WINDOWSXP-KB837001-X86-ENU-express_97fdc847788c118764c0e2ddd71f9b7.EXE
http://download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3-19990518/cabpool/WINDOWSXP-KB828741-X86-ENU-express_24e598ce52105a127d731416348f9fa.EXE
http://download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3-19990518/cabpool/WINDOWSXP-KB835732-X86-ENU-express_9030241b92ea5a6cba1e1c129f5a221.EXE
http://download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3-19990518/cabpool/ENU_Q832483_MDAC_x86_b73e350628ae0d3ba74a36c8c7944ab.EXE
http://download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3-19990518/cabpool/WindowsXP-KB828035-x86-ENU_d911770163b58b6809b00f033230b46.exe
http://download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3-19990518/cabpool/WindowsXP-KB825119-x86-ENU_1b9f23b64b002d1e9d1eaba62f5f8fd.exe
http://download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3-19990518/cabpool/WindowsMedia-Q828026-x86-ENU_461ed9f2ff022332af70d41d8fdaec4.exe
http://download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3-19990518/cabpool/WindowsXP-KB826939-x86-ENU-express_c7463c2e5176e5b1e1c9d4f4e09c0b7.EXE
http://download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3-19990518/cabpool/WindowsXP-KB824105-x86-ENU-express_0b59384ed7105f2048eec3b4c9eded6.EXE
http://download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3-19990518/cabpool/WindowsXP-KB823182-x86-ENU_211ee84995ef332148cf9b6657c9038.exe
http://download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3-19990518/cabpool/WindowsXP-KB824141-x86-ENU_bb9d03ebbe79fb630055e8c99b2211c.exe
http://download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3-19990518/cabpool/WindowsMedia9-KB819639-x86-ENU_bfd620da8e1529c3e4ffadfb93f33fa.exe
http://download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3-19990518/cabpool/JS56_DB18C6EA0F4E8522715BEEA284F6843ECE71D944.EXE
http://download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3-19990518/cabpool/WindowsMedia9-KB837272-ENU_481af581c0365fc3fc7bfc482760a68.exe
http://download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3-19990518/cabpool/WINDOWSXP-KB833998-X86-ENU-express_e55f96b1cc9313b2994997f1aa55170.EXE
http://download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3-19990518/cabpool/HMTCDWizard_enu_80a018bb6f81870a5dbc5d9b236ec85.exe
http://download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3-19990518/cabpool/WindowsXP-KB826942-x86-ENU-express_03bb409a22e41657c07eef73c69ded1.EXE
http://download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3-19990518/cabpool/WindowsXP-KB821253-x86-ENU_6700bff43173d425ee692ec1239b617.exe
http://download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3-19990518/cabpool/WindowsXP-KB820291-x86-ENU_ff8ae591885c2b35e7cdc22035850e7.exe
http://download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3-19990518/cabpool/WindowsXP-KB817778-x86-ENU_e5d941d7bc974442485a794db1e2137.exe
http://download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3-19990518/cabpool/Q814995_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU_9e15819376b7ecb637bc9f9bfac2d16.exe
http://download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3-19990518/cabpool/Q322011_WXP_C8E80CFC7414D922D9F5F9794D996CC86913E008.exe
http://download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3-19990518/cabpool/SETUP_A59C971CBE252F87D1DE2D545FE3D01F729B002D.EXE
http://download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3-19990518/cabpool/hu1002_pro_D3ADFECA5D27B538BFB5243DBF39A9034F2A5019.exe
http://download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3-19990518/cabpool/Q327979_WXP_SP2_6F667CA10E50EC0D64B146168F17B5B74E0403D3.EXE
http://download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3-19990518/cabpool/WindowsXP-KB810243-x86-ENU_f9221252ff64f016a59490bfacdd617.exe
http://download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3-19990518/cabpool/MMSSETUP_24a0e5564a81f51a6b3b72ebb4563b6.EXE
http://download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3-19990518/cabpool/dotnetfx_79bd53de37d4f02f8574aafd79bf0e4.exe

Here are Non-WindowsUpdate versions of the above urls. The files are still the same though.

Direct X 9.0b Automatic
http://unattended . m s f n . o r g /files/DX9NTopk.rar

Windows Media Player 9 and Movie Maker 2 ?Automatic
http://unattended . m s f n . o r g /files/WMP9_MM2_ENU.exe

327696	Windows XP Security Patch: October IIS5.1 Cumulative Security Patch	10/9/2002
http://download.microsoft.com/download/whistler/Patch/Q327696/WXP/EN-US/Q327696_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe

329692	Windowx XP Patch: Explorer May Generate an Application Error When You Close a Folder ?10/31/2002
http://download.microsoft.com/download/whistler/Patch/Q329692/WXP/EN-US/Q329692_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe

329256	Windows XP Patch: Inconsistent Gap Count Can Cause 1394 Devices to Not Enumerate	11/1/2002
http://download.microsoft.com/download/whistler/Patch/Q329256/WXP/EN-US/q329256_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe

329604	Windows XP Patch: PostScript Print Jobs Containing Type-1 Multiple Master Metrics Fonts Are not Printed ?11/2/2002 ?
http://download.microsoft.com/download/whistler/Patch/Q329604/WXP/EN-US/Q329604_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe

327979	Windows XP Patch: Game Stops Responding or Quits Unexpectedly When Introductory Video Clip Is Played	11/20/2002
http://download.microsoft.com/download/whistler/Patch/Q327979/WXP/EN-US/Q327979_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe

322011	Windows XP Patch: You Cannot Preview a Fax in the Fax Console	12/5/2002
http://download.microsoft.com/download/e/a/3/ea3b0e47-8142-4a8e-847c-f0d6d836d3c3/Q322011_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe

329623	Issue with DirectX May Cause DVD Players To Not Work	12/5/2002
http://download.microsoft.com/download/8/0/3/803024eb-d0af-4553-8260-022d94dc4076/q329623_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe

331958	Windows XP Patch: Hard Disk May Become Corrupted When Entering Standby or Hibernation ?1/22/2003
http://download.microsoft.com/download/3/6/5/365c0586-dbd9-4766-a52e-36c10f8baf27/Q331958_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe

810032	Windows XP Patch: Panasonic DV Camera May Not Enumerate ?1/22/2003
http://download.microsoft.com/download/3/1/c/31c916f8-6b1b-4c84-87e0-fdb9e506f4ab/Q810032_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe

810400	Windows XP Patch: USB Devices May Not Work After You Unplug a Downstream USB Hub from the Host Controller	1/22/2003
http://download.microsoft.com/download/6/1/c/61cf6f45-19d5-47cc-af32-6e323df30f5f/Q810400_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe

Microsoft Windows Journal Viewer	2/7/2003 
http://download.microsoft.com/download/4/6/3/463ff4b8-a60a-4569-b3f1-a4c1ec784ff2/setup.exe

810272	Windows XP Patch: Windows Hardware Compatibility Audio Test Causes Computer to Stop Responding ?2/11/2003
http://download.microsoft.com/download/9/f/b/9fb0cf76-b05f-4a2f-87e2-5cb97d618c7b/Q810272_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe

331320	Windows XP Patch: RPC Updates Needed for Exchange Server 2003 ?2/26/2003
http://download.microsoft.com/download/c/0/8/c08e7734-5011-45bd-a025-92a6e5e381e0/Q331320_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe

330909	Windows XP Patch: Hibernation Problem on Computers with 1 GB of RAM	2/27/2003
http://download.microsoft.com/download/0/c/2/0c2fb848-a705-4a1a-9a30-ca4bc7ddbdff/Q330909_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe

814995	Windows XP Patch: Some Application Compatibility Fixes Stop Working After You Install the 328310 Update ?3/6/2003
http://download.microsoft.com/download/c/8/1/c81b893a-9c24-419f-a301-c3e1904cedf3/Q814995_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe

814078	Flaw in Windows Script Engine May Allow Code to Run	3/19/2003
http://download.microsoft.com/download/a/0/2/a02d7c05-438d-49cd-853c-e69869d22d7a/js56nen.exe

816093	Flaw in the Microsoft VM Could Enable System Compromise	4/9/2003
http://download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3-19990518/cabpool/msjavwu_8073687b82d41db93f4c2a04af2b34d.exe

Microsoft .NET Framework version 1.1	4/9/2003
http://download.microsoft.com/download/a/a/c/aac39226-8825-44ce-90e3-bf8203e74006/dotnetfx.exe

330994	Cumulative Patch for Outlook Express	4/14/2003
http://download.microsoft.com/download/1/5/f/15f23ca7-965e-4a10-95a5-5b3d6a83f218/q330994.exe

812415	Windows XP Patch: Problems May Occur When Your Computer with Multiple ATA Drives Enters the S1 Power State	5/9/2003
http://download.microsoft.com/download/7/1/0/71072c12-7fbc-4220-b94f-9b73975a725f/q812415_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe

811114	Windows XP Security Patch: Internet Information Services 5.1 Security Fix	5/28/2003
http://download.microsoft.com/download/1/1/6/11606584-1476-44f7-863f-b578ec12c888/Q811114_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe

820291	Windows XP Patch: New Icon Location for the "Set Program Access and Defaults" Feature	6/5/2003
http://download.microsoft.com/download/a/1/3/a134a6a3-a69f-4b19-9292-35eae0b3e7fe/WindowsXP-KB820291-x86-ENU.exe

821253	Windows XP Update: Windows Error Reporting Update	7/9/2003
http://download.microsoft.com/download/9/f/d/9fdf1d64-6fc3-4b31-919a-7402e9801474/WindowsXP-KB821253-x86-ENU.exe

817778	Advanced Networking Pack for Windows XP ?7/23/2003
http://download.microsoft.com/download/2/f/1/2f1a22fd-e838-4bc6-ac40-fbdbcc3a17a4/WindowsXP-KB817778-x86-ENU.exe

Microsoft XML Parser (MSXML) 3.0 Service Pack 4 (SP4) ?8/26/2003
http://download.microsoft.com/download/d/9/8/d9886528-6438-4828-9094-697103203a32/msxml3usa.msi

824105	Security Update for Windows XP ?9/3/2003
http://download.microsoft.com/download/2/3/2/232a8505-716c-4bfa-845a-bd9fbc5cc7b1/WindowsXP-KB824105-x86-ENU.exe

822603	Availability of the Windows XP SP1 USB 1.1 and 2.0 Update	9/8/2003
http://download.microsoft.com/download/d/5/d/d5dc65b3-fda4-454f-813d-ae4ca2638c87/WindowsXP-KB822603-x86-ENU.exe

331488	IE6 SP1 Update: Outlook Express Does Not Use 3DES to Encrypt Mail When the Recipient's Capabilities Are Not Known	9/16/2003
http://download.microsoft.com/download/f/5/a/f5a18ec1-1696-429e-b070-f85cfcfe5e47/q331488.exe

831240	Update for HighMAT Support in the Windows XP CD Writing Wizard	9/25/2003
http://download.microsoft.com/download/2/2/b/22b5a5fa-fb50-4fc3-9f27-ba27816ec844/HMTCDWizard_enu.exe

828026	Update for Windows Media Player URL Script Command Behavior	10/3/2003
http://download.microsoft.com/download/c/e/0/ce005267-09e9-423b-a360-7db7825b4b36/WindowsMedia-KB828026-x86-ENU.exe

827667	IE6 SP1 Update: "HTTP 404 - File Not Found" Error Message When You Try to Visit Web Pages That Are Opened by JavaScript Functions in Frames or in Windows	10/8/2003
http://download.microsoft.com/download/f/f/9/ff999a2b-77e3-498e-bec4-f1937139e7e8/q827667.exe

825119	Buffer Overrun in Windows Help and Support Center Could Lead to System Compromise	10/14/2003
http://download.microsoft.com/download/4/3/1/431d912c-6c0b-469c-893d-fc138fee7191/WindowsXP-KB825119-x86-ENU.exe

823182	Vulnerability in Authenticode Verification Could Allow Remote Code Execution	10/14/2003
http://download.microsoft.com/download/4/c/f/4cf3724a-ce0e-4553-8f27-0478ad9e1c53/WindowsXP-KB823182-x86-ENU.exe

826939	Update Rollup 1 for Microsoft Windows XP	10/14/2003
http://download.microsoft.com/download/d/8/0/d80dfc9d-fe92-4009-aa54-1cd00c880a20/WindowsXP-KB826939-x86-ENU.exe

829558	Microsoft Jet 4.0 database engine Service Pack 8 (SP8)	10/15/2003
http://download.microsoft.com/download/a/d/f/adfdf363-0b09-4f39-bf89-1b4bc234fe97/WindowsXP-KB829558-x86-ENU.exe

818857	Slow Performance When You Use Internet Explorer 6 SP1 to View MIME Type File Attachments	10/17/2003
http://download.microsoft.com/download/c/4/5/c451ba11-ef00-4f43-93c7-9201ebd12705/q818857.exe

828035 ?Buffer Overrun in Messenger Service Could Allow Code Execution	10/29/2003
http://download.microsoft.com/download/e/a/e/eaea4109-0870-4dd3-88e0-a34035dc181a/WindowsXP-KB828035-x86-ENU.exe

824141	Buffer Overrun in the ListBox and in the ComboBox Control Could Allow Code Execution	10/29/2003
http://download.microsoft.com/download/9/8/3/9835c5c9-5cab-4181-a821-2c9b8f6ea612/WindowsXP-KB824141-x86-ENU.exe

826942	Update for Microsoft Windows XP ?10/31/2003
http://download.microsoft.com/download/2/2/3/2237d088-7840-4f77-a90d-55bdf1ccbc1/WixndowsXP-KB826942-x86-ENU.exe

827057	IE6 SP1 Update: Internet Explorer May Unexpectedly Close When You Leave the Pointer on the Text in the DHTML Editor	11/4/2003
http://download.microsoft.com/download/3/d/c/3dc35bd9-a728-4348-9d4d-4d37bc57795b/q827057.exe

327405	Windows XP Documentation Update Can Help You Understand How to Make Your Computer More Secure	11/4/2003 
http://download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3-19990518/cabpool/hu1002_pro_D3ADFECA5D27B538BFB5243DBF39A9034F2A5019.exe

826940	IE6 SP1 Update: Internet Explorer Unexpectedly Quits When You Use It to View a Web Page That Contains VML	11/5/2003
http://download.microsoft.com/download/9/d/9/9d9ae938-59a2-477e-9098-094d046d93f9/q826940.exe

832483	Buffer overrun in an MDAC function could allow code execution ?1/13/2004
http://download.microsoft.com/download/c/2/4/c245528e-a1e4-492e-bcf4-e004a052d93b/ENU_Q832483_MDAC_x86.EXE

810243	DirectShow Playback Support for Files Recorded with Windows XP Media Center Edition	1/14/2004
http://download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3-19990518/cabpool/WindowsXP-KB810243-x86-ENU_f9221252ff64f016a59490bfacdd617.exe

832894	Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1	2/3/2004
http://download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3-19990518/cabpool/Q832894_a56d1a98d775eFS1031c72934a0baa9d7.exe

828028	Security Update for Windows XP ?2/9/2004
http://download.microsoft.com/download/d/0/4/d044a7f5-b5ae-4e1f-b6ae-4edb4dd3e32a/WindowsXP-KB828028-x86-ENU.exe

828026	Critical Update for Windows Media Player (All Versions) ?2/10/2004
http://download.microsoft.com/download/c/e/0/ce005267-09e9-423b-a360-7db7825b4b36/WindowsMedia-Q828026-x86-ENU.exe

290887	Service Pack 6 for Visual Basic 6.0: Run-Time Redistribution Pack ?3/29/2004
http://download.microsoft.com/download/5/a/d/5ad868a0-8ecd-4bb0-a882-fe53eb7ef348/VB6.0-KB290887-X86.exe

833998	Update for Windows XP: Shop for Music Online Link	3/30/2004
http://download.microsoft.com/download/0/9/4/09493548-ad33-4700-b33c-40483d753899/WindowsXP-KB833998-x86-ENU.EXE

837001	Security Update for Windows XP ?4/12/2004	2.9 MB
http://download.microsoft.com/download/6/8/d/68d5abd5-da33-4403-a55a-af5625bb8d2d/WindowsXP-KB837001-x86-ENU.EXE

828741	Security Update for Windows XP ?4/12/2004	3.1 MB
http://download.microsoft.com/download/8/c/9/8c9f999d-c55b-4e09-8cc0-b75bcf7368cc/WindowsXP-KB828741-x86-ENU.EXE

837009	Cumulative Security Update for Outlook Express 6 Service Pack 1 ?4/13/2004	1.9 MB
http://download.microsoft.com/download/8/1/0/81030a34-d638-494c-aaaa-9babb069304a/OE6.0sp1-KB837009-x86-ENU.exe

831167	Update for Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 ?4/12/2004
http://download.microsoft.com/download/2/2/c/22cae35f-d96f-45ad-90f6-f81263911eb7/Q831167.exe

835732	Security Update for Windows XP ?4/12/2004
http://download.microsoft.com/download/6/1/5/615a50e9-a508-4d67-b53c-3a43455761bf/WindowsXP-KB835732-x86-ENU.EXE

832353	Windows Media Player (All Versions) for Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003	4/21/2004
http://download.microsoft.com/download/1/8/7/1876daba-8dbc-4d7f-888e-b94035f3ef6e/WindowsMedia-KB832353-ENU.exe

837272	Update for Windows Media Player 9 Series	4/23/2004
http://download.microsoft.com/download/7/0/D/70D0BAC6-A68B-4CB6-94AB-E0DF8C0EFCAF/WindowsMedia9-KB837272-ENU.exe

827560	FIX: Small delay when Windows Media Player 9 Series switches files that are streamed from a Windows Media Services 9 Series server	4/30/2004
http://download.microsoft.com/download/7/c/0/7c057d50-f073-442d-b709-ede7f974b560/WindowsMedia9-KB827560-x86-ENU.exe

837251	Update for Internet Explorer 6 SP1 - Internet Explorer Does Not Correctly Decompress Data with GZIP Data Compression Method	5/5/2004
http://download.microsoft.com/download/8/2/0/820faffc-3ea0-4914-bca3-584235964ded/Q837251.exe

840374	Security Update for Windows XP ?5/10/2004
http://download.microsoft.com/download/a/f/a/afa937e7-e7f4-4fe8-8324-6e322f7ab542/WindowsXP-KB840374-x86-ENU.EXE

837001	Security Update for Windows XP (Re-Release)	5/11/2004
http://download.microsoft.com/download/6/8/d/68d5abd5-da33-4403-a55a-af5625bb8d2d/WindowsXP-KB837001-x86-ENU.EXE

840374	Vulnerability in Help and Support Center Could Allow Remote Code Execution	5/11/2004
http://download.microsoft.com/download/a/f/a/afa937e7-e7f4-4fe8-8324-6e322f7ab542/WindowsXP-KB840374-x86-ENU.EXE

Edited by [deXter]

Thanks! I've been following the guides at M?S?F?N for a long while now. They're really great. Once thing is I recommend using "start /wait" at the beginning of each update line, so that all the updates execute in order and wait for the previous one to finish before starting the next. If you don't do this, all the updates will execute at the same time and you might have problems with conflicting patches trying to patch the same file at the same time and also even updates crashing because there are too many processes running.

HEY! you forgot QCHAIN.EXE!!! its imperative to have that run on the last line when chaining multiple hotfixes

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?...kb;en-us;815062

ive attched the qchain.exe just add it to the last line of the batch file

note: its NOT a virus its the original file

  • 2 weeks later...
HEY! you forgot QCHAIN.EXE!!! its imperative to have that run on the last line when chaining multiple hotfixes

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?...kb;en-us;815062

ive attched the qchain.exe just add it to the last line of the batch file

note: its NOT a virus its the original file

If I remember correctly QChain functionality has been implemented in the latest hotfixes so it shouldn't be an issue. ;)

Is there a single file you can download that contains all of the Windws Update files you would need for your system? It would be nice if we could just run a single file and it would update the system for you instead of having to go online and do each of them separately.

Thanks, BK

Is there a single file you can download that contains all of the Windws Update files you would need for your system?  It would be nice if we could just run a single file and it would update the system for you instead of having to go online and do each of them separately. 

Thanks, BK

No, they call those Service Packs.

SP2 will be out this summer.

No, they call those Service Packs.

SP2 will be out this summer.

Ok, I feel like a dork.

But my question is if they bundle all of them together between service packs so you don't have to download each one online like you do now.

By the way, will SP2 include every single item in SP1 plus all of the security releases for things like Outlook Express, Windows Media Player, etc. that you can nornally get on Windows Update?

If I was working on a network with say 100 people, I would not want to have to go to each machine and run Windows Update. I'd want to be able to download all of the updates, put them on a single CD and either push them out via SMS or have field techs use that CD on each machine in the group. That is what I'm trying to get at. Thanks.

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