Apply all hotfixes at once

[maximusimo]

Hi,

in the process of creating a slipstreamed xp install CD with all hotfixes, apps, etc, on I had to download alll said hotfixes. I was just wondering if there is a way to install these alone on a PC but all at once instead of manually having to go through each one, thanks

Max.

 

[jschauf]

http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_sp2_slipstream.asp

This site goes through the process

All you have to do extra is integrate all the other patches into your install point. I got all but 2 of the patches to work. Maybe had I done them in a different all of them would have went.

 

[maximusimo]

Maybe my explanation wasnt the best. I have already created the slipstreamed cd and it works. The one thing I want to do is install just all hotfixes onto one machine in one go without having to use the slipstreamed cd to reinstall windows

 

[jschauf]

Just write a batch file to install them all like this. Thats what I do, then i reboot the system. We create a "update" logon that has something like this as its "logon script"

KB834707 /passive /norestart
KB873339 /passive /norestart
KB885835 /passive /norestart
KB885836 /passive /norestart
KB886185 /passive /norestart
KB890175 /passive /norestart
KB873333 /passive /norestart
KB885250 /passive /norestart
KB888113 /passive /norestart
KB890047 /passive /norestart
KB888302 /passive /norestart
KB891781 /passive /norestart
KB867282 /passive /norestart
KB887742 /passive /norestart
KB890830 /q

 

[maximusimo]

any chance of more detail on the batch file?

 

[bcastner]

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

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;814847

http://www.shavlik.com/pHFNetChkPro.aspx

 

[maximusimo]

So if I create a batch file going something like this would the batch file just stop after the last one or do i need to put in a command like KB890830 /q on the last line?

@echo off
setlocal
set PATHTOFIXES=some path
%PATHTOFIXES%\Q123456_w2k_sp2_x86.exe -z -u
%PATHTOFIXES%\Q123321_w2k_sp2_x86.exe -z -u
%PATHTOFIXES%\Q123789_w2k_sp2_x86.exe -z -u

 

[bcastner]

Have you considered SUS?

http://www.susserver.com/

 

[maximusimo]

just looked at SUS, could be an option. Basically it downloads the updates and then I can distribute them to clients, is this right?

For my own curiosity would the above batch file work when run/is it finished properly?

 

[bcastner]

I personally would have explicitly created a network share, and subsequently a path. This is important for service packs, less so for Hotfixes.

For example:

net use P: \\my_server\Hotfixes
P:

Q123456_w2k_sp2_x86.exe -z -u
Q123321_w2k_sp2_x86.exe -z -u
Q123789_w2k_sp2_x86.exe -z -u

..etc.

 

[maximusimo]

Thanks,

will create a batchfile pointing to the network share that has the hotfixes in.

The only reason for this is that I already have all the hotfixes and so will prevent me from having to manually do each one on each machine. Thanks alot, hopefully this will solve my 'problem'

 

[bcastner]

Give SuS (soon to be WSuS) a very hard look. It is easy to implement and does solve a lot of problems.

My earlier link has some great info:

http://www.susserver.com/

As does Microsoft:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserversystem/sus/default.mspx