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c't Offline Update 4.0                                 (mailto:kav@ctmagazin.de)
Author: Torsten Wittrock                        (mailto:wittrock@rz.uni-kiel.de)
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Publications Version 3.0
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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. 202ff; http://www.heise.de/kiosk/archiv/ct/06/23/202)

Publications Version 4.0
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German article: "Patch-Konserven - Selbstgeschnürte Service Packs für Windows und Office" (c't 22/07, S. 212ff; http://www.heise.de/kiosk/archiv/ct/2007/22/212; http://www.heise.de/software/download/special/ct_offline_update/8_1)

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 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: Check for 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 (Thanks to "Jens_1")
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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")
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Version 4.0 -- 12.10.07
- INSTALLATION HINT: Unpack to new structure - move existing update directories under client\ from old to new structure - ready!
- Support added for Microsoft Windows Vista (Thanks to Bert Schinkel-Momsen)
- Support added for Microsoft Office 2000, XP, 2003 and 2007
- Updates which are not listed in wsusscn2.cab any longer will be removed automatically
- Service Packs (statically defined updates) may be excluded from download
- CopyToTarget.cmd added to ease USB device preparation
- Generator and Installer GUIs will be displayed in German on German systems
- Compiler options "GUICloseOnESC", "TrayAutoPause" and "TrayIconHide" set in AutoIt scripts (Thanks to Manfred Kurth)
- UPX packing of compiled AutoIt scripts disabled to avoid false anti-virus software alerts
- ISO and USB filters for Windows XP and Server 2003 exclude ie6.0sp1*.* and oe6.0sp1*.* files (Thanks to "eiffel")
- Language specific ISO and USB filters will be generated at runtime
- MD5 checksum of ZIP package will be published
- Fix: WSUSUpdateAdmin account wouldn't be granted administrative privileges if installation was started by a domain administrator (Thanks to "g-org")  
- Fix: %SystemRoot%\system32\reg.exe will only be copied to client\bin if needed and compatible with Windows 2000 systems
- Fix: Download under Windows Vista caused two UAC inquiries
- Fix: Microsoft removed IE7 installation packages' URLs from wsusscn2.cab
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Version 4.1 -- 30.10.07
- Service Pack exclusion option won't apply to other statically defined updates any longer (Thanks to Tobias Breitling)
- UpdateGenerator.exe and DownloadUpdates.cmd support /nocleanup switch now
- Vista update installation procedure supports .msu packages now
- Language support added for Hungarian and Turkish
- ISO and USB filters for Windows XP and Server 2003 refined (Thanks to "eiffel")
- DoUpdate.cmd will check the computer's domain role before accepting /autoreboot switch
- DoUpdate.cmd supports /excludestatics switch now
- Fix (defect #1): Windows' utilities FIND and FINDSTR will be called using full paths to avoid conflicts with third party products (Thanks to "blind-fish")
- Fix: On script break, the current download directory could be completely emptied during cleanup (Thanks to "tiptoptyp")
- Fix: Office 2000 SR-1a full installation package (O2ksr1adl.exe) integrated instead of network installer (o2ksr1a.exe) (Thanks to "magmalive")
- Fix (defect #8): Office only update media threw mistakable warnings (Thanks to "blind-fish")
- Fix: DoUpdate.cmd /all switch did not apply to Office patches
- Fix (defect #10): Version check of reg.exe for Windows 2000 target systems corrected (Thanks to "hbbh" and Arne Haeckel)
- Fix (defect #12): Office XP Service Pack 3 was not properly detected (Thanks to Ralf Jung)
- Fix: Download procedure missed KB942670 and KB942571 due to invalid URLs in catalog file invcif.exe
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Version 4.64 -- 06.12.07
- Support added for x64 Operating Systems
- UpdateInstaller.exe reads its defaults from UpdateInstaller.ini now
- FAQs added
- Download exclude list for Windows Server 2003 enhanced (Thanks to "eiffel")
- WindowsXP-Windows2000-Script56-KB917344-x86-<language>.exe installation files reintegrated
- Download and installation routines reviewed, simplified and improved
- USAGE HINT: You must not call DownloadUpdates.cmd {o2k | oxp | o2k3} {glb} explicitly any longer - this will be implicitly done by DownloadUpdates.cmd now
- Fix: Invalid startup sequence in DoUpdate.cmd (Relevant only for domain controllers)
- Fix: IE6 setup file filelist.dat contained invalid entries if generated using 12h (AM/PM) time format (Thanks to "1369311007")
- Fix (defect #13): Service 'automatic updates' (wuauserv) will be started automatically
- Fix: Download procedure missed KB931906 for CAPICOM (Thanks to Werner Zuther)
- Fix (defect #17): Office versions less than 8 (Office 97) lead to installation script aborts (Thanks to "jpe-km")
- Fix: Download and installation procedures missed KB823718 (MS03-033) for MDAC under Windows 2000
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Version 4.7 -- 23.01.08
- Office 2007 Service Pack 1 integrated
- USAGE HINT: You must not call DownloadUpdates.cmd {o2k7 | o2k7-x64} {glb} any longer - use DownloadUpdates.cmd {o2k7 | o2k7-x64} {<language token>} instead
- Language support added for Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Taiwanese, Arabic and Hebrew
- Download process will be logged
- Fix: Windows activation state won't be checked any longer before attempting IE7 installation (Thanks to Mark Willert)
- Fix (defect #20): Generation windows may be displayed minimized (Thanks to "denk_mal")
- Fix (defect #21): Download procedure missed KB943591 (Outlook 2003 Junk E-mail filter update) due to missing URLs in catalog file invcif.exe
- Fix: Office installations with mixed versions were updated incompletely (Thanks to "funkygirl")
- Fix: Office installation language was not determined correctly if differed from OS language (Thanks to "zurelli")
- Fix: Under Windows Vista, the installation process did not start if UpdateInstaller.exe was launched from a network drive (Thanks to Mark Gerber)
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Version 4.71 -- 24.01.08
- Fix: Variable reference typo in UpdateGenerator lead to runtime error on DVD creation (Thanks to "Supportler2008")
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Version 4.72 -- 14.02.08
- UpdateGenerator and UpdateInstaller scripts will terminate if system's environment variable TEMP contains a trailing backslash
- Static download definitions modified for Office 2003 (KB943591 removed, KB907417 added)
- Fix: Download exclude entries were ignored for Office products (Thanks to "Holja")
- Fix (defect #24): Invalid directory scan sequence caused installation failures under Windows Vista using DVD images (Thanks to "joehtg")
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