Running Batch File from External USB drive

[phuqmnb]

I am trying to set up all of the post-SP2 updates to run when I execute a batch file located on a external USB HD. I am having problems getting the batch file set up to so it will reconize the drive letter of the external HD. I haven't made that many batch files, so I guess you can call me a n00b. Thanks for the help.

[Doc Symbiosis]

In your batch that is located on your external HDD you could use the following line:

set usbpath=%~dp0

At the end of your batch you should insert the line:

set usbpath=

or you have to work with setlocal and endlocal

Then %USBPATH% is the variable, which contains the path to the directory, the batch lies in, so in this case your external HDD.

Hope this helps.

Edited August 26, 2005 by Doc Symbiosis

[phuqmnb]

yeah, that helped. I found another way to do it instead of doing it the way I wa thinking.

@echo off

echo This will install Post-SP2 updates...
pause

echo Installing Windows2000-KB899587-x86-ENU
..\WindowsUpdates\Windows2000-KB899587-x86-ENU.exe /passive /norestart

echo Installing WindowsInstaller-KB893803-v2-x86
..\WindowsUpdates\WindowsInstaller-KB893803-v2-x86.exe /passive /norestart

echo Installing Windows-KB890830-V1.7A-ENU
..\WindowsUpdates\Windows-KB890830-V1.7A-ENU.exe /q

echo Installing WindowsXP-KB873333-x86-ENU
..\WindowsUpdates\WindowsXP-KB873333-x86-ENU.exe /passive /norestart

echo Installing WindowsXP-KB873339-x86-ENU
..\WindowsUpdates\WindowsXP-KB873339-x86-ENU.exe /passive /norestart

echo Installing WindowsXP-KB885250-x86-ENU
..\WindowsUpdates\WindowsXP-KB885250-x86-ENU.exe /passive /norestart

echo Installing WindowsXP-KB885835-x86-ENU
..\WindowsUpdates\WindowsXP-KB885835-x86-ENU.exe /passive /norestart

echo Installing WindowsXP-KB885836-x86-ENU
..\WindowsUpdates\WindowsXP-KB885836-x86-ENU.exe /passive /norestart

echo Installing WindowsXP-KB885884-x86-enu
..\WindowsUpdates\WindowsXP-KB885884-x86-enu.exe /passive /norestart

echo Installing WindowsXP-KB886185-x86-enu
..\WindowsUpdates\WindowsXP-KB886185-x86-enu.exe /passive /norestart

echo Installing WindowsXP-KB887472-x86-enu
..\WindowsUpdates\WindowsXP-KB887472-x86-enu.exe /passive /norestart  

echo Installing WindowsXP-KB887742-x86-ENU
..\WindowsUpdate\WindowsXP-KB887742-x86-ENU.exe /passive /norestart

echo Installing WindowsXP-KB888113-x86-ENU
..\WindowsUpdate\WindowsXP-KB888113-x86-ENU.exe /passive /norestart

echo Installing WindowsXP-KB888302-x86-ENU
..\WindowsUpdates\WindowsXP-KB888302-x86-ENU.exe /passive /norestart

echo Installing WindowsXP-KB890046-x86-ENU
..\WindowsUpdates\WindowsXP-KB890046-x86-ENU.exe /passive /norestart

echo Installing WindowsXP-KB890859-x86-ENU
..\WindowsUpdates\WindowsXP-KB890859-x86-ENU.exe /passive /norestart

echo Installing WindowsXP-KB891781-x86-ENU
..\WindowsUpdates\WindowsXP-KB891781-x86-ENU.exe /passive /norestart

echo Installing WindowsXP-KB893066-v2-x86-ENU
..\WindowsUpdates\WindowsXP-KB893066-v2-x86-ENU.exe /passive /norestart

echo Installing WindowsXP-KB893086-x86-ENU
..\WindowsUpdates\WindowsXP-KB893086-x86-ENU.exe /passive /norestart

echo Installing WindowsXP-KB893756-x86-ENU
..\WindowsUpdates\WindowsXP-KB893756-x86-ENU.exe /passive /norestart

echo Installing WindowsXP-KB894391-x86-ENU
..\WindowsUpdates\WindowsXP-KB894391-x86-ENU.exe /passive /norestart

echo Installing WindowsXP-KB896344-v2-x86-ENU
..\WindowsUpdates\WindowsXP-KB896344-v2-x86-ENU.exe /passive /norestart

echo Installing WindowsXP-KB896358-x86-ENU
..\WindowsUpdates\WindowsXP-KB896358-x86-ENU.exe /passive /norestart

echo Installing WindowsXP-KB896422-x86-ENU
..\WindowsUpdates\WindowsXP-KB896422-x86-ENU.exe /passive /norestar

echo Installing WindowsXP-KB896423-x86-ENU
..\WindowsUpdates\WindowsXP-KB896423-x86-ENU.exe /passive /norestart

echo Installing WindowsXP-KB896428-x86-ENU
..\WindowsUpdates\WindowsXP-KB896428-x86-ENU.exe /passive /norestart

echo Installing WindowsXP-KB896727-x86-ENU
..\WindowsUpdates\WindowsXP-KB896727-x86-ENU.exe /passive /norestart

echo Installing WindowsXP-KB898461-x86-ENU
..\WindowsUpdates\WindowsXP-KB898461-x86-ENU.exe /passive /norestart

echo Installing WindowsXP-KB899587-x86-ENU
..\WindowsUpdates\WindowsXP-KB899587-x86-ENU.exe /passive /norestart

echo Installing WindowsXP-KB899588-x86-ENU
..\WindowsUpdates\WindowsXP-KB899588-x86-ENU.exe /passive /norestart

echo Installing WindowsXP-KB899591-x86-ENU
..\WindowsUpdates\WindowsXP-KB899591-x86-ENU.exe /passive /norestart

echo Installing WindowsXP-KB900930-x86-ENU
..\WindowsUpdates\WindowsXP-KB900930-x86-ENU.exe /passive /norestart

echo Installing WindowsXP-KB901214-x86-ENU
..\WindowsUpdates\WindowsXP-KB901214-x86-ENU.exe /passive /norestart

echo Installing .Net Framework 1.1
..\WindowsUpdates\dotnetfx.exe /Q

echo Installing NDP1.1sp1-KB867460-X86
..\WindowsUpdates\NDP1.1sp1-KB867460-X86.exe /Q

echo Installing NDP1.1sp1-KB886903-X86
..\WindowsUpdates\NDP1.1sp1-KB886903-X86.exe /Q

echo Installing HMTCDWizard_enu.exe 
..\WindowsUpdates\HMTCDWizard_enu.exe /passive /norestart

echo Installing Microsoft GDI+ Detection Tool
..\WindowsUpdates\gdidettool.exe /Q

echo Reboot the machine...
pause

If you have any ideas on how I can do this better...please let me know. Thanks.

[Sonic]

You can use the great "for" command ...

@echo off
echo Installing hotfixes ...
cd /d "%~dp0"
for %%a in (*.exe) do (
Start /wait "" %%a /passive /norestart )
echo Reboot the machine
pause

You need to paste it in the new cmd file into the same directory of the hotfixes ...

Goodbye.

Edited August 26, 2005 by sonic