Automate offline windows update?

i have a testlab environment which is to also be used as a pre-staging area
for new pc configurations, images, etc. this lab is in a closed loop and has
no internet access. the problem i am having is that i would like to automate
the windows update process without using sus. i have downloaded the updates
via the windows update catalog. however, i would like to know if there is a
way to either batch-install these updates without user intervention (a
utility would be preferable to having to create a batch file) or temporarily
redirect the path of automatic updates to look in a local path such as the
cdrom drive.

any help would be appreciated.

Dan DeStefano

Dan DeStefano wrote:

> i have a testlab environment which is to also be used as a pre-staging area
> for new pc configurations, images, etc. this lab is in a closed loop and has
> no internet access. the problem i am having is that i would like to automate
> the windows update process without using sus. i have downloaded the updates
> via the windows update catalog. however, i would like to know if there is a
> way to either batch-install these updates without user intervention (a
> utility would be preferable to having to create a batch file) or temporarily
> redirect the path of automatic updates to look in a local path such as the
> cdrom drive.
Hi

Some starting points for a scripted installation:

A)
Unattended, A Windows deployment system
http://unattended.sourceforge.net/

See "How to install hotfixes and applications" under "What next?"

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B)
In the link below you will find a description of a hotfix installation
system by Rob Dunn:

Visual Basic Script Hotfix Installation System:
http://groups.google.com/groups?selm...TNGP11.phx.gbl

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C)
If you want to script the installs yourself, combine the information
at the sites referred to in A) and B) with the information in the
following links:

http://groups.google.com/groups?selm...3Dusers.sf.net

http://groups.google.com/groups?selm...99%40hydro.com

How to Install Multiple Windows Updates or Hotfixes with Only One Reboot
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=296861

Command-Line Switches For Windows Software Update Packages (1)
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=262841

Command-Line Switches for Microsoft Software Update Packages (2)
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=824687

New File Naming Schema for Microsoft Windows Software Update Packages
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=816915

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torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
the 1328 page Scripting Guide:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scr...r/default.mspx

thanks for all the info, i will start looking through all of it

Dan


"Torgeir Bakken (MVP)" <Torgeir.Bakken-> wrote in message
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> Dan DeStefano wrote:
>
> > i have a testlab environment which is to also be used as a pre-staging
area
> > for new pc configurations, images, etc. this lab is in a closed loop and
has
> > no internet access. the problem i am having is that i would like to
automate
> > the windows update process without using sus. i have downloaded the
updates
> > via the windows update catalog. however, i would like to know if there
is a
> > way to either batch-install these updates without user intervention (a
> > utility would be preferable to having to create a batch file) or
temporarily
> > redirect the path of automatic updates to look in a local path such as
the
> > cdrom drive.
> Hi
>
> Some starting points for a scripted installation:
>
> A)
> Unattended, A Windows deployment system
> http://unattended.sourceforge.net/
>
> See "How to install hotfixes and applications" under "What next?"
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> B)
> In the link below you will find a description of a hotfix installation
> system by Rob Dunn:
>
> Visual Basic Script Hotfix Installation System:
> http://groups.google.com/groups?selm...TNGP11.phx.gbl
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> C)
> If you want to script the installs yourself, combine the information
> at the sites referred to in A) and B) with the information in the
> following links:
>
> http://groups.google.com/groups?selm...3Dusers.sf.net
>
> http://groups.google.com/groups?selm...99%40hydro.com
>
> How to Install Multiple Windows Updates or Hotfixes with Only One Reboot
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=296861
>
> Command-Line Switches For Windows Software Update Packages (1)
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=262841
>
> Command-Line Switches for Microsoft Software Update Packages (2)
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=824687
>
> New File Naming Schema for Microsoft Windows Software Update Packages
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=816915
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
> --
> torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
> Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
> the 1328 page Scripting Guide:
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scr...r/default.mspx