Installing Hotfixes Using Cmd Format - Is This Ok?

[JPamplin]

Hi folks,

Well, it's that time again - time for me to make changes to my unattended CD, that is. If you've hung around MSFN for any length of time, you'll know me as the "Do Everything out of DOS" guy.

My post-install script is not much different - I prefer a plain CMD script in GUIRunOnce rather than XPlosion Deelux 9.0 or whatever tools are out there.

I like to leave my XP folder alone, and apply hotfixes after the base install. This is because I sync my install folder with several servers on our network, so that my assistants can use my scripts in other cities, and I want to upload as little data as possible. When I add a new hotfix, I just have to copy the KBxxxxxx.exe file and the new CMD script, and the folders are synced.

Anyway, I have a section in my script for applying the post-SP2 hotfixes, as such (%A% is the path to my Apps folder):

REM ******************** WINDOWS HOTFIXES **************************

ECHO.
ECHO.
ECHO Installing Windows XP Post-SP2 Hotfixes
ECHO ---------------------------------------

FOR %%H IN (KB867282 KB873333 KB873339 KB884020 KB885222 KB885250 KB885523 KB885626 KB885835 KB885836 KB885894 KB886185 KB886677 KB887078 KB887742 KB887797 KB888113 KB888240 KB888302 KB890047 KB890175 KB890830 KB890831 KB891781) DO (
     ECHO.
     ECHO Installing %%H
     start /high /wait %A%\%%H.exe /q /n /z
)

ECHO.
ECHO.
ECHO PART 2 - Non-Standard Installers
ECHO --------------------------------

FOR %%K IN (KB831240) DO (
     ECHO.
     ECHO Installing %%K
     start /high /wait %A%\%%K.exe /quiet /norestart
)

For whatever reason, the following Hotfixes still show up as "needing to be installed" by Windows Update, after the whole thing is done:

KB867282 - Cumulative Security Update for IE for XP

KB886903 - Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 SP1

KB873333 - Security Update for Windows XP

KB890047 - Security Update for Windows XP

KB890830 - Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool - February 2005

I'm certain I have the hotfixes loaded and ready to install (except for 886903, which seems new), and they are installed during the post-XP GUIRunOnce script shown above - am I using the wrong command swtiches for a CMD window?

Can anyone tell me the correct ones to use, or what to do about this? As always, thanks in advance.

JP

[JPamplin]

Bump... Anyone see this issue?

[RyanVM]

RE: KB890830 - you can't install it like that. It's not a hotfix. Since this is a fresh windows install, I don't see any reason not to just import the registry entry to make it disappear from Windows Update. It's not like you're going to have a worm on a fresh format.

And any special you don't use my update pack and switchless installers?

Big update coming today or tomorrow

[JPamplin]

Ryan,

I use your Acrobat Reader 7, .NET Framework, Java Runtime 5.0 SP1, and (I think it's yours) WMP10 installers religiously! They are much appreciated.

My goal, however, is to leave the WINXP SP2 folder absolutely pristine, and apply hotfixes and patches after the fact. That way, I don't have to re-RAR the entire 400MB WINXP folder every time there's a small change or hotfix, then upload that to multiple sites.

I just need to figure out the correct command switches for everything, and modify my CMD file accordingly.

Thanks for the quick reply,

JP

[RyanVM]

Nope, I have nothing to do with WMP10. I'll soon have an updated .NET installer up which has the new hotfix (and a few others) integrated into it.