Windows Updates

[TheeBeets]

I have decided just to install updates manually after windows instillation and I have the updates in one folder at %cdrom%\wpi\Install\Updates and there are several windows updates there what I want to know is there a command I could compile so it will install all updates at the same time instead of putting everyone in Wpi?

[durex]

Ive never installed Windows Updates manually, so Im not familiar with the commands to do so, but assuming you use the same command for each file, you could make a pretty simple batch file that loops through all of the files in the directory. If I had some extra time, id post an example.. but if youre familiar with batch, google 'for each batch', that should get to what youre looking for.

[TheeBeets]

I think this should be right

@echo off

setlocal

set PATHTOFIXES=C:\Updates

%PATHTOFIXES%\WindowsXP-KB893086-x86-ENU.exe /Z /U

%PATHTOFIXES%\WindowsXP-KB893066-x86-ENU.exe /Z /U

%PATHTOFIXES%\WindowsXP-KB891781-x86-ENU.exe /Z /U

%PATHTOFIXES%\WindowsXP-KB890923-x86-ENU.exe /Z /U

%PATHTOFIXES%\WindowsXP-KB890859-x86-ENU.exe /Z /U

%PATHTOFIXES%\WindowsXP-KB890175-x86-ENU.exe /Z /U

%PATHTOFIXES%\WindowsXP-KB888302-x86-ENU.exe /Z /U

%PATHTOFIXES%\WindowsXP-KB888113-x86-ENU.exe /Z /U

%PATHTOFIXES%\WindowsXP-KB887742-x86-ENU.exe /Z /U

%PATHTOFIXES%\WindowsXP-KB886185-x86-enu.exe /Z /U

%PATHTOFIXES%\WindowsXP-KB885836-x86-ENU.exe /Z /U

%PATHTOFIXES%\WindowsXP-KB885835-x86-ENU.exe /Z /U

%PATHTOFIXES%\WindowsXP-KB885626-v2-x86-enu.exe /Z /U

%PATHTOFIXES%\WindowsXP-KB885250-x86-ENU.exe /Z /U

%PATHTOFIXES%\WindowsXP-KB873339-x86-ENU.exe /Z /U

%PATHTOFIXES%\WindowsXP-KB873333-x86-ENU.exe /Z /U

%PATHTOFIXES%\Windows-KB890830-V1.4-ENU.exe /Z /U

%PATHTOFIXES%\WindowsInstaller-KB893803-v2-x86.exe /Z /U

%PATHTOFIXES%\gdidettool.exe /Z /U

Info

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;296861&sd=tech

[Dahi]

Or this.

@echo off

FOR %%XX IN (D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z) DO IF EXIST %%XX:\WIN51 SET CDROM=%%XX:

FOR %%i IN ( "%CDROM%\Hotfixes\*.exe" ) DO (
   ECHO Installing hotfix %%~ni
   %%i /O /U /N /Z
)

[TheeBeets]

Or this.

@echo off

FOR %%XX IN (D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z) DO IF EXIST %%XX:\WIN51 SET CDROM=%%XX:

FOR %%i IN ( "%CDROM%\Hotfixes\*.exe" ) DO (
   ECHO Installing hotfix %%~ni
   %%i /O /U /N /Z
)

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I would be lying If I said I understood that what-so-ever

[hazard_abio]

Or this.

@echo off

FOR %%XX IN (D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z) DO IF EXIST %%XX:\WIN51 SET CDROM=%%XX:

FOR %%i IN ( "%CDROM%\Hotfixes\*.exe" ) DO (
   ECHO Installing hotfix %%~ni
   %%i /O /U /N /Z
)

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I would be lying If I said I understood that what-so-ever

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

What it does, is looks for your installation CD, the goes into the Hotfixes folder and then runs Each .exe file in there using the switches /o /u /n /z

it's pretty neat really (note to self learn batch more about batch scipting)