Automate install of multiple downloaded updates

I have a friend with Windows ME and dialup internet. I was horrified the
other day to discover she hasn't applied any updates since she bought the
computer.

I have used the catalog to download all the ME updates, 51 of them. I have
burnt them onto a CD to take to her place. I don't really want to manually
install all of them. Is there a way to automate the installation process?

How to install multiple Windows updates or hotfixes with only one reboot
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/296861

An unofficial, *** unsupported *** guide is here :
http://www.mdgx.com/98-5.htm

Proceed at your own risk if you choose the *** unsupported *** guide.

MowGreen [MVP 2003-2006]
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muaddib32 wrote:

> I have a friend with Windows ME and dialup internet. I was horrified the
> other day to discover she hasn't applied any updates since she bought the
> computer.
>
> I have used the catalog to download all the ME updates, 51 of them. I have
> burnt them onto a CD to take to her place. I don't really want to manually
> install all of them. Is there a way to automate the installation process?

Does QChain work with Windows ME? The KB article only mentions Windows NT
4.0, Windows 2000 and XP.

"MowGreen [MVP]" wrote:

> How to install multiple Windows updates or hotfixes with only one reboot
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/296861
>
> An unofficial, *** unsupported *** guide is here :
> http://www.mdgx.com/98-5.htm
>
> Proceed at your own risk if you choose the *** unsupported *** guide.
>
> MowGreen [MVP 2003-2006]
> ===============
> *-343-* FDNY
> Never Forgotten
> ===============
>
>
> muaddib32 wrote:
>
> > I have a friend with Windows ME and dialup internet. I was horrified the
> > other day to discover she hasn't applied any updates since she bought the
> > computer.
> >
> > I have used the catalog to download all the ME updates, 51 of them. I have
> > burnt them onto a CD to take to her place. I don't really want to manually
> > install all of them. Is there a way to automate the installation process?
>

Any update that uses Update.exe can be Qchained in Win ME .
IE Cumulative Updates can NOT use Qchain due to the following :

> The procedure that is described in this article does not work for product
> updates that do not use Hotfix.exe or Update.exe as the installation program.
> For example, Internet Explorer updates for Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, and
> Windows XP use an INF-based installation instead of Update.exe. As a result,
> you cannot use this procedure to install multiple Microsoft Internet Explorer
> updates with only one restart on Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, or Windows XP.
> Because Internet Explorer updates for Windows Server 2003 use Update.exe as the
> installation program, you can use this procedure to install them.


MowGreen [MVP 2003-2006]
===============
*-343-* FDNY
Never Forgotten
===============


muaddib32 wrote:

> Does QChain work with Windows ME? The KB article only mentions Windows NT
> 4.0, Windows 2000 and XP.
>
> "MowGreen [MVP]" wrote:
>
>
>>How to install multiple Windows updates or hotfixes with only one reboot
>>http://support.microsoft.com/kb/296861
>>
>>An unofficial, *** unsupported *** guide is here :
>>http://www.mdgx.com/98-5.htm
>>
>>Proceed at your own risk if you choose the *** unsupported *** guide.
>>
>>MowGreen [MVP 2003-2006]
>>===============
>> *-343-* FDNY
>>Never Forgotten
>>===============
>>
>>
>>muaddib32 wrote:
>>
>>
>>>I have a friend with Windows ME and dialup internet. I was horrified the
>>>other day to discover she hasn't applied any updates since she bought the
>>>computer.
>>>
>>>I have used the catalog to download all the ME updates, 51 of them. I have
>>>burnt them onto a CD to take to her place. I don't really want to manually
>>>install all of them. Is there a way to automate the installation process?
>>