Updating Xp

[TheeBeets]

Well Ive got a small problem and maybe nothing can be done about it but Ive made a command that installs all Xp hotfixes but when the command window appears there is no text and just a black screen here is my cmd perhaps I am using a wrong one? or there's something more suitable

Hotfixes.cmd

@echo off

setlocal

set PATHTOFIXES=C:\Updates

%PATHTOFIXES%\WindowsXP-KB893086-x86-ENU.exe /q /n /z

%PATHTOFIXES%\WindowsXP-KB893066-x86-ENU.exe /q /n /z

%PATHTOFIXES%\WindowsXP-KB891781-x86-ENU.exe /q /n /z

%PATHTOFIXES%\WindowsXP-KB890923-x86-ENU.exe /q /n /z

%PATHTOFIXES%\WindowsXP-KB890859-x86-ENU.exe /q /n /z

%PATHTOFIXES%\WindowsXP-KB890175-x86-ENU.exe /q /n /z

%PATHTOFIXES%\WindowsXP-KB888302-x86-ENU.exe /q /n /z

%PATHTOFIXES%\WindowsXP-KB888113-x86-ENU.exe /q /n /z

%PATHTOFIXES%\WindowsXP-KB887742-x86-ENU.exe /q /n /z

%PATHTOFIXES%\WindowsXP-KB886185-x86-enu.exe /q /n /z

%PATHTOFIXES%\WindowsXP-KB885836-x86-ENU.exe /q /n /z

%PATHTOFIXES%\WindowsXP-KB885835-x86-ENU.exe /q /n /z

%PATHTOFIXES%\WindowsXP-KB885626-v2-x86-enu.exe /q /n /z

%PATHTOFIXES%\WindowsXP-KB885250-x86-ENU.exe /q /n /z

%PATHTOFIXES%\WindowsXP-KB873339-x86-ENU.exe /q /n /z

%PATHTOFIXES%\WindowsXP-KB873333-x86-ENU.exe /q /n /z

%PATHTOFIXES%\Windows-KB890830-V1.4-ENU.exe /q /n /z

%PATHTOFIXES%\WindowsInstaller-KB893803-v2-x86.exe /q /n /z

%PATHTOFIXES%\gdidettool.exe /q /n /z

[oneless]

...

%PATHTOFIXES%\WindowsXP-KB893086-x86-ENU.exe /q /n /z

...

just an ideea ! u can use short names there (8.3)

like

%PATHTOFIXES%\KB893086.exe /q /n /z

[Martin Zugec]

Well, dont see a problem??? installing hotfixes dont provide any output to output pipe and you are using @echo off....

Try to use delete @echo off to see, if it is working or not...

[erik_demon]

@TheeBeets

I don't know if I understand your problem correct. Are your hotfixes being installed? Or is it just that you don't see any interaction?

If the last on is the case you could use ECHO:

@echo off
setlocal
set PATHTOFIXES=C:\Updates

%PATHTOFIXES%\WindowsXP-KB893086-x86-ENU.exe /q /n /z
ECHO installing KB893086
ECHO please wait...
ECHO.

Anyway, I found an error in your cmd file:

%PATHTOFIXES%\Windows-KB890830-V1.4-ENU.exe /q /n /z

should be

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

you can improve your hotfix.cmd in a easy way, here is how I do this:

1. rename al your hotfixes to 8.3 names (like oneless adviced)

2. rename KB890830 to something like Malicious_Software_remover.exe (we don't want it to have an KB?????? name

3. Change your hotfix.cmd to this

@echo off
set PATHTOFIXES=C:\Updates

FOR %%f IN (%PATHTOFIXES%\KB??????.exe) DO %%f /q /n /z
Start /wait %PATHTOFIXES%\Malicious_Software_remover.exe /q
Start /wait %PATHTOFIXES%\gdidettool.exe /q /n /z

this line...

FOR %%f IN (%PATHTOFIXES%\KB??????.exe) DO %%f /q /n /z

will install all KB?????? with the /q /n /z switch

EDIT:

Why don't you just hide the .cmd window with cmdow @ /HID ?

EDIT2:

I also have my doubts about this: gdidettool.exe /q /n /z Unless you repacked it, this switch doesn't work. Check-out this topic

Edited June 6, 2005 by erik_demon

[TheeBeets]

Thx I got this fixed and hopefully this should be fine now attached to save space

hotfixes.cmd

[erik_demon]

If you copy a CMD file directly on this board, it won't show out the way it should, if I download it, I see this as your last line:

%PATHTOFIXES%\WindowsXP-KB886185-x86-enu.exe0

If you zip your CMD file, it will be displayed alright.

The way you do it now is correct

[TheeBeets]

Cheers Erik for the help and everyone else for the advice!!