UpdateID of Internet Explorer 7.0 update

Hi,

I'm writting here some code that deals with updates from Microsoft update
server. For this I'm using COM interfaces IUpdate, IUpdateSearcher etc.

In some cases I need to deal directly with the ID of the update. E.g. for
Windows Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP english version the Update ID is
'9e46ef03-ae73-4cfa-a3d7-41c588441572'. I can easly get the Update ID when I
run my code on Windows XP English version. For some other versions (other
languages) I need to run the code on different systems. E.g. to get the ID
of Windows Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP Spanish I need to run the code
on a Spanish version of Windows XP.

Because I don't have here all Windows versions I'm asking here if somebody
can give me the Update IDs for the following updates:

- Windows Internet Explorer 7.0 for Windows XP Spanish
- Windows Internet Explorer 7.0 for Windows XP French
- Windows Internet Explorer 7.0 for Windows Server 2003 German
- Windows Internet Explorer 7.0 for Windows Server 2003 Spanish
- Windows Internet Explorer 7.0 for Windows Server 2003 French
- Windows Internet Explorer 7.0 for Windows Server 2003 (x64 Edition)
English
- Windows Internet Explorer 7.0 for Windows Server 2003 (x64 Edition) German
- Windows Internet Explorer 7.0 for Windows Server 2003 (x64 Edition)
Spanish
- Windows Internet Explorer 7.0 for Windows Server 2003 (x64 Edition) French
- Windows Internet Explorer 7.0 for Windows XP 64-bit Edition English
- Windows Internet Explorer 7.0 for Windows XP 64-bit Edition German
- Windows Internet Explorer 7.0 for Windows XP 64-bit Edition Spanish
- Windows Internet Explorer 7.0 for Windows XP 64-bit Edition French

Thanks a lot for you help.

Dorel Sturm

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"Dorel Sturm" <> wrote in message
news:euamvn$pss$...
> Hi,
>
> I'm writting here some code that deals with updates from Microsoft update
> server. For this I'm using COM interfaces IUpdate, IUpdateSearcher etc.
>
> In some cases I need to deal directly with the ID of the update. E.g. for
> Windows Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP english version the Update ID is
> '9e46ef03-ae73-4cfa-a3d7-41c588441572'. I can easly get the Update ID when I
> run my code on Windows XP English version. For some other versions (other
> languages) I need to run the code on different systems. E.g. to get the ID
> of Windows Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP Spanish I need to run the code
> on a Spanish version of Windows XP.
>
> Because I don't have here all Windows versions I'm asking here if somebody
> can give me the Update IDs for the following updates:
>
> - Windows Internet Explorer 7.0 for Windows XP Spanish
> - Windows Internet Explorer 7.0 for Windows XP French
> - Windows Internet Explorer 7.0 for Windows Server 2003 German
> - Windows Internet Explorer 7.0 for Windows Server 2003 Spanish
> - Windows Internet Explorer 7.0 for Windows Server 2003 French
> - Windows Internet Explorer 7.0 for Windows Server 2003 (x64 Edition)
> English
> - Windows Internet Explorer 7.0 for Windows Server 2003 (x64 Edition) German
> - Windows Internet Explorer 7.0 for Windows Server 2003 (x64 Edition)
> Spanish
> - Windows Internet Explorer 7.0 for Windows Server 2003 (x64 Edition) French
> - Windows Internet Explorer 7.0 for Windows XP 64-bit Edition English
> - Windows Internet Explorer 7.0 for Windows XP 64-bit Edition German
> - Windows Internet Explorer 7.0 for Windows XP 64-bit Edition Spanish
> - Windows Internet Explorer 7.0 for Windows XP 64-bit Edition French
>
> Thanks a lot for you help.
>
> Dorel Sturm



I think that I would take a look at the XML files that support the MBSA.
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=76054

Hmm... That's pretty ugly (xml in cabs in cab). Hopefully someone knows
a way of automating the extraction and using them all. E.g. it would be nice
if mbsacli.exe could be made to generate custom reports, such as the one
that you would like to see.


Good luck

Robert Aldwinckle
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"Dorel Sturm" <> is alleged to have written:

>> I'm writting here some code that deals with updates from Microsoft update
>> server. For this I'm using COM interfaces IUpdate, IUpdateSearcher etc.
>>
>> In some cases I need to deal directly with the ID of the update.

Have you looked into running a WSUS server? I presume the update ID as shown in
WSUS is the same one you are after, and running a server would allow you to
obtain data about updates for all languages. If you never approve any patches
the server will only download the metadata.

WSUS does require Windows Server 2000 or 2003.

Crosspost added to update_services.

Robert Aldwinckle wrote:

> I think that I would take a look at the XML files that support the MBSA.
> http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=76054
>
> Hmm... That's pretty ugly (xml in cabs in cab). Hopefully someone knows
> a way of automating the extraction and using them all.

No, the only supported way of using the catalog is via the documented interfaces
which will only ever tell you about updates relevant to the current system. The
format of the catalog may change in future.

Harry.