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  c't Offline Update 3.0                               kav@ctmagazin.de
                           Author: Torsten Wittrock
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English article: "DIY Service Pack - Installing Windows updates without an internet connection" (http://www.heise-security.co.uk/articles/80682)
German article: "Selfmade Service Pack - Windows-Updates ohne Internet-Verbindung installieren" (c't 23/06, S. 202; http://www.heise.de/kiosk/archiv/ct/06/23/202/)

Versions' history:
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Version 3.0 -- 25.10.06
- Dynamical integration of new updates using wsusscan.cab
- Dynamical installation of new updates using Windows Update Agent
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Version 3.01 -- 31.10.06
- Fix: "%~dps0 problem" on Windows 2000 systems
- Fix: msxml* patches' parameters
- Fix: msxsl error handling
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Version 3.02 -- 23.11.06
- Fix: Error code 1641 (ERROR_SUCCESS_REBOOT_INITIATED) lead to false error messages
- Fix: Missing log file variable caused script failures in standalone runs
- Fix: ie6download.exe hung if IE7 was installed
- Fix: msxml* patches' parameters (2)
- Fix: Relative paths in AutoIt-Scripts were not found using the "run as" functionality
- Fix: Error handling of prerequisites' installations
- Fix: Installation errors lead to aborts
- Fix: %TEMP% paths containing special characters caused errors
- Implementation of internet explorer version determination changed to registry query
- ExtractUpdatesFromWSUSAndCreateISOImages.cmd understands /proxy parameter now
- XSLT filters and ExtractUpdatesFromWSUS.vbs get updates for .NET and "Step-by-Step-Interactive-Training" now
- Structural avoidance of endless reboot/recall loops
- Download window title informs about progress
- Script version and computer name will be logged
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Version 3.03 -- 16.02.07
- Support for new catalog file wsusscn2.cab
- Fix: Download required administrative privileges
- Fix: Download did not start when startup entries for %ComSpec% contained "cd" directives
- Fix: Update did not start when UpdateStarterGUI.exe was launched from paths containing special characters
- Fix: Timeout for ie6download.exe increased
- Fix: CleanupRecall.cmd only worked if WSUSUpdateAdmin was logged on
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Version 3.04 -- 22.03.07
- INSTALLATION HINT: Please delete existing 'exclude-list-*.txt' files of previous versions in the directory 'exclude' (not 'client\exclude') before unpacking!
- Mandatory installation of service pack 2 on Windows Server 2003 systems
- Patches may be explicitly excluded from download (already used for w2k3 sp1 in exclude-list-w2k3.txt)
- Fix: State of service 'automatic updates' is checked before trying to list missing updates
- Fix: Windows update agent version 5.8.0.2469 caused error 0x80247002 in ListMissingUpdateIds.vbs
- Fix: WSUSUpdateAdmin autologon password could differ from password in user management if CreateUpdateAdminAndEnableAutoLogon.vbs was called twice
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Version 3.11 -- 05.05.07
- Dutch language support added (Thanks to Lars van Jeurissen)
- Spanish language support added (Thanks to Javier Marín)
- French language support added (Thanks to Tim Endres)
- Portuguese language support added (Thanks to Berit Jensen)
- Brazilian language support added (Thanks to Stefan Jöhnke)
- DownloadStarterGUI.exe saves settings now
- UpdateStarterGUI.exe checks availability of Windows Script Host now
- DoUpdate.cmd and UpdateStarterGUI.exe support /nobackup parameter now (installs updates without saving uninstallation info)
- Dynamical determination of Windows Update Agent URLs using wuredist.cab
- Implementation of administrators' group determination changed to support multiple languages (Thanks to Bert Schinkel-Momsen)
- DVD ISO image creation options diversified to support multiple languages and platforms
- CreateISOImage.cmd understands /outputpath parameter now
- Fix: Version checks reviewed and corrected for statically defined installations (WUA, MSI, WSH and IE)
- Fix: Command extensions' availability reviewed and corrected (Thanks to Stefan Westermann)
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Version 3.12 -- 01.06.07
- INSTALLATION HINT: You may delete cmd\ie6download.* since it's not used any longer
- Static exclude of updates integrated into most recent service packs (Thanks to "Martin0815" and Klaus Rund)
- Direct download of IE6 installation components (Thanks to Nils Winkler alias "derniwi")
- XSLT filters get updates for IE7 now
- ISO creation filters corrected
- Fix: Enhanced support for %TEMP% paths containing special characters (Thanks to J. Witschel alias "blind-fish")
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Version 3.2 -- 11.06.07
- Optional installation of IE7 on Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 systems
- Language support added for Italian, Russian, Polish, Greek, Czech, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and Finnish
- Fix: /nobackup switch did not apply to Windows Installer (MSI) installation
- Fix: IE6 installation configuration files contained invalid entries for non-german systems
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Version 3.21 -- 11.07.07
- Fix: Determination of user's privileges did not work for all languages (Thanks to Bernd Beckmann)
- Fix: Windows activation state will be checked before attempting IE7 installation
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Version 3.22 -- 13.08.07
- Fix: Microsoft removed WindowsXP-Windows2000-Script56-KB917344-x86-<language>.exe files
- Fix: ISO volume ids violated ISO9660 standard (Thanks to "Raketen angetriebene Granate")
