Managing Windows Updates

re: Managing Windows Updates

Meykani — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 11:58:33 GMT

Guys,

My requirement is to deploy patches to windows 7,Currently I am using 2003 server( WSUS 3.0 - Service pack 2), Is there any step by step Document can provide? My remote team setup 10 no's Windows 7 computer , I am going push the patches using my WSUS 3.0 console,Could you please explain what are steps to deploy patches on Win 7 using WSUS console.

Please help me on this!

Regards,

Meykani

Windows Update Downloader

Chris Nackers Blog — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 02:29:07 GMT

A friend of mine sent me a link to an old post on the Deployment Guys, this post talked about a Windows

re: Managing Windows Updates

ropersc — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:49:17 GMT

I put all the exe's in a directory and create a batch file with the following 3 lines

dir *.exe /b >temp.txt

FOR /F 55a IN (temp.txt) DO %%a /norestart /quiet

del temp.txt

I then add an app to MDT runing this batch file. The files will install by order of the kb number.

As far as future updates go.. just add the exe to the app dir on the mdt server and update the deployment point.

Cheers-

re: Managing Windows Updates

mikenchi — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 15:59:32 GMT

Hi Dan, your article states that WUD will download all post-SP3 patches. I am still deploying XP SP2 to my corporate machines, and we're not yet ready for SP3. Does an update list exist that will download all post-SP2 patches?

re: Managing Windows Updates

scollins01 — Tue, 27 May 2008 15:42:28 GMT

Thanks for the advice Daniel. I will have a look at trying to script this.

Thanks again

Steve

re: Managing Windows Updates

Mosquat — Tue, 27 May 2008 11:10:21 GMT

Integrating SP3 with XP (for Sparky)

The only issue I have come across is when I have integrated SP3 using my Vista workstation - when it comes to build time I'm prompted for my produt key which is a VLK but this key is not accepted:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;950722

Integrating SP3 on an XP workstation works fine though.

HTH

re: Managing Windows Updates

Andrea — Fri, 23 May 2008 15:04:59 GMT

When I was downloading updates from Windows update catalog,(vista) I just pointed to the download folder from the MDT workbench and it brought in the packages and extracted what it needed in the right format in os packages components. It was awhile ago,I'm now working with xp sp3 and there are too many updates I need wo worry about, and I have wsus to handle anything I don't get.

;)

re: Managing Windows Updates

DanielOxley — Fri, 23 May 2008 10:22:55 GMT

@Steve Collins, Scollins01 & Nathan

You can't convert MSIs to MSUs, nor vice versa so I am afraid that a convertor does not exist.

You'll need to either break open the MSI to get the internal files (if possible) with the /a option, or install the package(s) via a script using MSIEXEC.EXE /I

Because MDT requires the updates in MSU format, you'll need to either install then using a script or use BDD2007 to install the MSI files.

It is a useful tool for XP as well, it just depends on how you deploy the updates. Although you might not be able to install them via OS Packages, you could still install them with a script.

Finally, don't forget that you can extract the contents of an MSU in order to add the CAB files to BDD using the command: expand -F:* MSU_File.msu c:\ExtractFolder

HTH,

Daniel

re: Managing Windows Updates

DanielOxley — Fri, 23 May 2008 10:14:12 GMT

@MWEST

Hi,

All the program does is download the file(s) that appear on the KB support page. So, if Microsoft have packaged them in format .exe then that is how they will download. The vast majority will be in either MSI or MSU.

Daniel

re: Managing Windows Updates

DanielOxley — Fri, 23 May 2008 10:13:02 GMT

@GreatBarrier86

WSUS is a tool for downloading and distributing patches. The tool i refer to in my blog post simply allows you to automate the download of many patches, it will not do the distribution.

HTH,

Daniel