April 17th, 2012· HashDeep utility updated to version 4.1
· AutoIt script compiler updated to version 3.3.8.1
· Fix: Installation of .NET Framework 4 could fail on Windows Server 2003 (x86/x64) systems due to missing prerequisite "Windows Imaging Component (WIC)"
· Fix: Download URLs of Sysinternals' tools changed
· Fix: Download part missed Office 2010 Security Update kb2598039
January 20th, 2012· Optional installation of most recent Update for Root Certificates
· Superseded updates' determination speeded up for systems running paranoid AV scanners
· HashDeep utility updated to version 4.0.0
· AutoIt script compiler updated to version 3.3.8.0
· Removed proprietary, w2k-compatible shutdown/reboot implementation
· Fix: Download part missed Excel 2003 Security Update kb2596954
· Fix: Installation part tried to install IEx on Server 2008(R2) Core systems
· Fix: Linux script DownloadUpdates.sh used invalid wget parameter combination '-N -O'
· Fix: CopyToTarget.cmd script failed when started from a read-only share
· Fix: CopyToTarget.cmd script failed when output path contained a blank
· Fix: Office Compatibility Pack SP3 will now be stringently installed after Office Compatibility Pack
· Fix: Using an incomplete cross-platform update medium, the installation procedure could try to install x86 patches on x64 platforms
· Fix: Linux script DownloadUpdates.sh performed invalid dos2unix conversions
· Fix: Damaged Windows Scripting (WSH) installations could cause misleading syntax errors in DoUpdate.cmd
December 8th, 2011· Office File Converter/Compatibility Packs and Office File Validation Add-In may now be installed separately
· Installation routine will now adjust power management settings when running under WOUTempAdmin user account to avoid standby and hibernate modes
· DownloadUpdates.cmd script now supports "/skipdownload" switch for "determine only" mode
· DownloadUpdates.cmd switches "/skipdownload" and "/skipdynamic" may be preset in UpdateGenerator.ini file
· Installation exclude list (...\client\exclude\ExcludeList.txt) may contain comma separated descriptions
· DoUpdate.cmd script won't terminate any longer if most recent OS Service Pack is not found
· Fix: Linux script DownloadUpdates.sh did not download C++ Runtime Libraries
· Fix: DownloadUpdates.cmd showed misleading warnings when attempting to remove alternate data streams on non-NTFS file systems (Thanks to "aker")
· Fix: Linux script DownloadUpdates.sh missed grep -F option ('fixed strings') several times
· Fix: When running under WOUTempAdmin user account, DoUpdate.cmd script will now assume that the service 'automatic updates' (wuauserv) is running if its start mode is 'Auto' (Thanks to "1inux")
· Fix: Office File Validation installation now includes update kb2553065
· Fix: Automatic recall failed if script path contained a blank
November 3rd, 2011· Office 2007 Service Pack 3 integrated
· Office Compatibility Pack Service Pack 3 integrated
· Automatic recall feature enhanced to support network shares permitting anonymous access
· DownloadUpdates.cmd and DoUpdate.cmd scripts now support "/skipdynamic" switch for "statics only" mode
· DownloadUpdates.cmd and DoUpdate.cmd scripts will now log errorlevels of custom initialization and finalization hook scripts (Thanks to "aker")
· Fix: Linux download scripts contained invalid formatted conditional statements (Thanks to "t3573r")
· Fix: Linux download scripts did not support o2k10 target (Thanks to "Medvedko")
· Fix: Download procedure missed kb2564958 for Windows XP / Server 2003 (x86/x64) because of variant file name scheme (Thanks to "peter2" and "harry")
· Fix: TZ environment variable setting failed under Windows Server 2003 (x86) due to "SET /A" bug (erroneous INT overflow error)
November 3rd, 2011· Linux download and ISO creation scripts now support Office again and exclusion of superseded updates (Thanks to Stefan Jöhnke)
· Support removed for Office XP since Microsoft discontinued support for it on July 12th, 2011 (see Microsoft Support Lifecycle)
· C++ 2010 Runtime Libraries updated to include kb2565063 / MS11-025 (Thanks to "Denniss")
· Update for Root Certificates (rootsupd.exe/kb931125) download URL updated to provide most recent version always (Thanks to "Gerby")
· Optional verification of downloaded updates will now check SHA-1 message digest included in file names
· Download of updates will optionally use a local WSUS server only (Thanks to "FrankWeber" and "balonik")
· User's SID will now only be determined if WOUTempAdmin is logged on (Thanks to "Adorno")
· HashDeep utility updated to version 3.9.2, x64 variant included (Thanks to "Gerby" and "boco")
· Fix: Temporary file "%TEMP%\InstalledUpdateIds.txt" remained after update run without any missing update (Thanks to "Denniss")
· Fix: Temporary files "%TEMP%\sigcheck-wddefs-%TARGET_ARCH%-glb.txt" remained after download of Windows Defender definition files (Thanks to "boco")
· Fix: ISO and USB filters for x86 platforms erroneously excluded .NET Framework 4 installation packages (Thanks to "boco")
· Fix: Download exclude lists for Windows 7 / Server 2008 R2 (x86/x64) modified since Microsoft updated their List of updates included in SP1 on March 24th, 2011
· Fix: Download exclude list for Office (...\exclude\ExcludeList-ofc.txt) improved
· Fix: UpdateGenerator will now also check for valid script path (Thanks to "Sydnelson")
· Fix: DownloadUpdates.sh script called wget using problematic -c and --no-cache switches (Thanks to "Medvedko")
July 1st, 2011· INSTALLATION HINT: If you localized your installation using AddCustomLanguageSupport.cmd {lng}, please call it again after updating WOU in order to get MSSE 2.1 downloaded
· NOTE: This version is supposed to be the last one supporting Office XP (see Microsoft Support Lifecycle)
· Office 2010 Service Pack 1 integrated
· Optional installation of Office File Validation Add-in
· C++ Runtime Libraries' installation option will now only update existing versions
· Static download definitions for Microsoft Security Essentials updated to version 2.1
· Update for Root Certificates (rootsupd.exe/kb931125) updated to June 2011
· Fix: Two EoLn spaces were too much for TZ environment variable setting
· Fix: C++ Runtime Libraries' x86 versions were not installed/updated on x64 Operating Systems
· Fix: C++ 2005 and 2008 Runtime Libraries' installations will now be called using undocumented "/r:n" switch
· Fix: DirectX main version detection did not use "/64bit" switch on x64 Operating Systems
· Fix: Temporary file package.xml remained after Office downloads
· Fix: "Clean up download directories" functionality could lead to "file not found" error messages
June 17th, 2011· Optional installation of C++ 2005, 2008 and 2010 runtime libraries
· Fix: Office updates' installation tables were not updated
June 6th, 2011· DownloadUpdates.sh script will now create hash files for downloaded updates
· DownloadUpdates.sh script will now support optional download of Windows Defender definition files
· DownloadUpdates.sh script will now support custom static and exclude directories
· HashDeep utility updated to version 3.9.1
· Fix: DownloadUpdates.sh and CreateISOImage.sh scripts did not support working directories containing spaces
· Fix: Registry references to WOUTempAdmin profile were not cleaned up
· Fix: Determination of Office and superseded updates caused invalid file system activities
· Fix: Windows 7 / Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (kb976932) was attempted to be installed as a patch
May 5th, 2011· DownloadUpdates.cmd script will now avoid re-downloading after daylight saving time to standard time switch by setting TZ environment variable
· Optional cleanup of target directory added to CopyToTarget.cmd script and USB stick option
· Optional updating of DirectX End-User Runtimes
· Microsoft Security Essentials and Windows Defender installation and definition files will now be validated only once a day
· Superseded updates will now be determined depending on archive attribute of catalog file wsusscn2.cab
· Update for Root Certificates (rootsupd.exe/kb931125) updated to March 2011
· AddCustomLanguageSupport.cmd and RemoveCustomLanguageSupport.cmd scripts added to ease download of localized IEx, .NET and MSSE installation files
· Fix: Remote Desktop Connection 7.0 client (kb969084) was erroneously attempted to be installed on Windows Server 2008 (x86/x64) systems
· Fix: Regional date format settings could cause redundant determination of .NET updates
· Fix: DirectX main version will now be determined correctly according to MSDN article
· Fix: Obsolete update for the DirectX IDirectPlay4 API (kb839643) was not excluded
· Fix: Superseded updates' determination missed several entries
· Fix: 'Clean up download directories' option will now also affect directories for .NET and MSSE installation files
March 16th, 2011· Optional installation of Internet Explorer 9 on Windows Vista, 7 and Server 2008(R2) (x86/x64) systems
· Language Pack support added for .NET Frameworks 3.5 SP1 and 4
· Installation and update packages for .NET Frameworks 3.5 SP1 and 4 will be validated only once a day if verification is enabled
· Fix: Automatic recall preparation failed for new version 3.1 of Sysinternals' tool Autologon.exe
· Fix: Download exclude lists for Windows 7 / Server 2008 R2 (x86/x64) updated since Microsoft modified their list of included fixes and updates on March 4th, 2011
· Fix: Download filters missed CAPICOM security update kb931906 again
· Fix: Several obsolete cumulative security updates for Internet Explorer remained
February 25th, 2011· Fix: UpdateInstaller script did not properly detect SP1 for Windows 7 / Server 2008 R2 on x64 systems
· Fix: Installation attempts of IE9 RC failed on Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 SP1 systems because of obsolete prerequisites' check
· Fix: CreateISOImage.cmd script did not support UNC targets as output paths
February 23rd, 2011· Windows 7 / Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 integrated
· Optional installation of Internet Explorer 9 Release Candidate on Windows Vista, 7 and Server 2008(R2) (x86/x64) systems
· Superseded updates will now be dynamically determined and automatically excluded from download
· Self update will now check integrity of downloaded release archive before updating
· Fix: Internet Explorer 9 Beta offline installation missed prerequisites
· Fix: Internet Explorer 9 prerequisites were erroneously installed even for IE8 on Windows Vista and Server 2008 systems
· Fix: Case sensitive file name handling lead to false audit errors when attempting to install Windows Defender on Windows XP systems
· Fix: DownloadUpdates.sh script contained invalid references to StaticDownloadLink-msse-*.txt
· Fix: CreateISOImage.sh script erroneously supported "wxp-x64" target
· Fix: Added missing custom directory support for StaticDownloadLinks-dotnet.txt and StaticDownloadLinks-msse--glb.txt
· Fix: Added missing template files for statical download definitions of .NET updates
· Fix: Obsolete MSXML patches kb925672, kb925673, kb927977, kb927978, kb933579, kb936021 and kb936181 were not excluded (Thanks to "rustam")
· Fix: Obsolete .NET patches kb886903, kb928366, kb971108, kb979906, kb917283, kb922770, kb947746, kb947748, kb971110, kb971111 and kb974417 were not excluded
· Fix: Numerous obsolete patches for all platforms were not excluded
· Fix: XSLT filter for Windows Server 2003 x64 global included Japanese updates
· Fix: DownloadUpdates.sh and CreateISOImage.sh scripts did not support symbolic links as working directories
· Fix: Installation of kb2416447 (security update for .NET 1.1) caused uncontrolled reboots
· Fix: Security update for .NET 3.5 SP1 on Windows Vista / Server 2008 (kb2416470) was not properly installed
· Fix: Security update for Jscript for Windows Server 2003 (KB971961) was not downloaded for Jscript v. 5.6
· Fix: Double-quoted argument check in SafeRmDir.cmd could cause installation failures
January 6th, 2011· Optional installation of Internet Explorer 9 Beta on Windows Vista, 7 and Server 2008(R2) (x86/x64) systems
· Optional download and automatic update of Windows Defender definition files
· Optional installation of Windows Defender on Windows XP and Server 2003 (x86/x64) systems
· CreateISOImage.cmd and CopyToTarget.cmd scripts will now log to ..\log\download.log file
· Optional verification of digital file signatures will now include .NET, MSSE and Windows Defender packages
· HashDeep utility updated to version 3.7
· Fix: Microsoft removed the Office File Converter Pack (oconvpck.exe) from their servers
· Fix: CreateISOImage.cmd script did not properly signal errors
December 22nd, 2010· Microsoft Security Essentials installation updated to version 2.0
· Optional verification of digital file signatures will now include Windows Update Agent installation and catalog files
· Files whose digital signatures can't be verified will now be automatically deleted
· Downloads from a local WSUS server will now only optionally use proxy settings
· Subsequent downloads from a local WSUS server speeded up by using wget '-N' option
· CreateISOImage.cmd script will now compute hashes for generated ISO files
· Obsolete directories ...\client\win\\ie6setup will be removed
· Fix: Self version check script CheckOUVersion.cmd did not work properly in v. 6.7
· Fix: Self update script UpdateOU.cmd overwrote itself while running
· Fix: DownloadUpdates.cmd script ignored custom static and exclude lists if corresponding lists were not delivered
· Fix: DoUpdate.cmd script ignored custom static installation definition list ...\static\custom\StaticUpdateIds-dotnet.txt
· Fix: CopyToTarget.cmd and CreateISOImage.cmd scripts missed language specific directories when called with "all" parameter
· Fix: DownloadUpdates.sh script contained a reference to the obsolete filter ExtractDownloadLinks-win-x86-glb.xsl
· Fix: DownloadUpdates.sh script contained a duplicate menu id
December 6th, 2010· Windows 2000 support removed
· Office 2010 support added
· Office updates will be dynamically determined again
· Office support removed from Linux download and ISO creation scripts
· Office updates will also preferentially be downloaded from an optional local WSUS server
· Downloads from a local WSUS server will now also use proxy settings
· WSUS download source configuration may optionally be transferred to client side WUStatusServer
· Automatic recall feature enhanced to support Windows Vista and Server 2008 systems
· Proprietary autologon implementation replaced by Sysinternals' tool Autologon.exe
· Removed obsolete utility extract.exe
· XSLT filters for Windows ("win") refined
November 11th, 2010· NOTE: This version is supposed to be the last one supporting Windows 2000 (see Microsoft support lifecycle)
· Office updates up to 11/2010 integrated by static definitions
· Self update capability added
· Optional automatic system shutdown on download completion added to UpdateGenerator script
· Update for Root Certificates (rootsupd.exe/kb931125) updated to Oktober 2010
· OS language detection corrected and enhanced
· Fix: Late popd in DownloadUpdates.cmd script lead to logging error
· Fix: Missing hash computation after download of Office Update Inventory Tool Catalog file subsequently lead to false audit errors
· Fix: UpdateGenerator and UpdateInstaller scripts will terminate if system's environment variable TEMP contains a trailing colon
· Fix: KB951847 (.NET Framework 3.5 SP1) added to installation exclude list due to misleading warnings
· Fix: ISO creation under Linux lead to invalid "builddate.txt" format
· Fix: FAQs enhanced
October 14th, 2010· NOTE: This version is supposed to be the last one supporting Windows 2000 (see Microsoft support lifecycle)
· Office updates up to 10/2010 integrated by static definitions
· Update for Root Certificates (rootsupd.exe/kb931125) updated to August 2010
· Fix: Hash computation attempts on empty / non existing directories subsequently lead to false audit errors
· Fix: XSLT filters for Windows Server 2003 missed kb975558
· Fix: Download exclude list for Windows XP (ExcludeList-wxp-x86.txt) erroneously excluded kb923561
· Fix: Static download links corrected for Windows XP SP3 and Server 2003 SP2
· Fix: Office XP patches kb975008 and kb2293422 weren't downloaded as the required language specific versions
· Fix: Office 2003 patch kb2293428 wasn't downloaded as the required language specific version
· Fix: Improved error handling and reporting of scripts InstallOSUpdate.cmd and InstallOfficeUpdate.cmd
· Fix: Eliminated misleading warnings about missing integrity database files on first download runs with verification enabled
September 15th, 2010· Office updates up to 09/2010 integrated by static definitions
· Prerequisites' checks enhanced for UpdateGenerator (directory substructure) and UpdateInstaller (path properties) scripts
· Fix: Missing hash file deletion on download without verification could subsequently lead to false audit errors
· Fix: Version checks could fail if version strings were of unexpected / abbreviated structure
· Fix: DownloadUpdates.sh script did not evaluate exclude lists because of missing "dos2unix" command
· Fix: Cmd.exe environment size reduced by abbreviating versions' variable names
June 18th, 2010· English FAQs completed (Thanks to "boco")
· Fix: DirectX End-User Runtimes rolled back to v. 9.28.1886 (February 2010) because v. 9.29.1962 (June 2010) fails to install under Windows 2000 (Thanks to "Denniss")
· Fix: Installation of IE8 did not request recall on Windows XP and Server 2003 systems
· Fix: Installation of .NET 3.5 SP1 did not request recall
June 16th, 2010· NOTE: This version is supposed to be the last one supporting Windows 2000
· NOTE: Inverted logic for 'Include/Exclude Service Packs' option in UpdateGenerator script; UpdateGenerator.ini file keyword changed; no parameter modification for DownloadUpdates script (Thanks to "AlBundy", "Gerby" and "-Iwan-")
· Office updates up to 06/2010 integrated by static definitions
· Optional installation of .NET Framework 4 on Windows XP, Vista, 7 and Server 2003/2008 (R2) systems (Thanks to "AnonymousHero")
· Optional installation of Microsoft Security Essentials on Windows XP, Vista and 7 (x86/x64) systems (Thanks to "AlBundy")
· Date of last download / medium creation will be displayed/logged by UpdateGenerator/UpdateInstaller/DoUpdate scripts (Thanks to "automatix")
· DoUpdate.cmd script will now adjust boot sequence for automatic reboots on Windows Vista, 7 and Server 2008 (R2) systems (Thanks to "NorFie")
· Update for Root Certificates (rootsupd.exe/kb931125) updated to May 2010 (Thanks to "harry")
· DirectX End-User Runtimes updated to June 2010 (Thanks to Matthias Koehler and "Denniss")
· CompileAutoItScripts.cmd script added (Thanks to "boco")
· DetermineSystemProperties.vbs script detects Office 2010 now
· Automatic clock adjustment for daylight savings time removed (Thanks to "Gerby" and "boco")
· English FAQs initiated (Thanks to "boco")
· Fix: CreateISOImage.sh script didn't correctly evaluate ISO filter files containing Windows line feeds (Thanks to Bob Lindell)
· Fix: DoUpdate.cmd script didn't return errorlevel 3010 (reboot required) after installation of dynamically determined updates (Thanks to "hel")
· Fix: Missing WSH_VERSION_TARGET_* variables lead to misleading error messages under Windows Vista/7 (Thanks to "lexx_qq")
· Fix: Windows Media Player 11 and Terminal Services Client 6 Installation attempts failed on Windows Server 2003 x64 systems
· Fix: Invalid hash file search sequence lead to false audit errors when installing .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 Family Update (kb958481, kb958483 and kb958484)
· Fix: Dynamic determination of Windows Update Agent download URLs replaced by static definitions (Thanks to "automatix", "boco" and "Denniss")
· Fix: FinalizationHook.cmd wasn't executed by DoUpdate.cmd (Thanks to "-Iwan-")
· Fix: Recall requests removed after installations of Windows Installer (MSI) and Windows Script Host (WSH) (Thanks to "BrentNewland")
· Fix: Hash computation and verification were missed for Windows Update Agent and catalog file (wsusscn2.cab)
· Fix: Browser choice update (kb976002) is black listed now (Thanks to "boco")
· Fix: Installation of IE8 did not request recall on Windows Vista and Server 2008 systems (Thanks to "boco")
· Fix: Installation of .NET Frameworks won't any longer try to install language packs (Thanks to "schose" and "AlBundy")
· Fix: Windows Media Player update attempts lead to errors on Windows Server 2003 (x86/x64) systems
· Fix: Reboot requests were ignored if all missing updates were either black listed or not found
· Fix: Update process could have been unintentionally abandoned if update medium didn't contain latest Office Service Pack (Thanks to "Lurchie7")
· Fix: PrepareReleaseTree.cmd script did not properly detect non-existing target paths containing spaces (Thanks to Mark Gerber)
· Fix: Localized updates for MSXML4 and MSXML6 are unavailable for several languages (Thanks to "vsu")
· Fix: Required localized versions of Office 2003 patches KB975051 and KB983503 will now be downloaded (Thanks to "vsu")
· Fix: Outlook 2003 and 2007 Junk Email Filter updates won't any longer be installed by static definitions (Thanks to "Computerist" and "-Iwan-")
· Fix: Installation of .NET 1.1 updates kb947742, kb953297, kb971108 and kb979906 could lead to unexpected reboots (Thanks to "lbriggs", "vsu" and "boco")
· Fix: Replaced deprecated update kb955655 for Visio 2003 by kb982126 (Thanks to "vsu")
April 9th, 2010· HashDeep utility updated to version 3.6
· Fix: Windows Script Host (WSH) v. 5.7 will now be installed on Windows 2000 and Server 2003 (x86) systems since Microsoft removed WindowsXP-Windows2000-Script56-KB917344-x86-.exe files (Thanks to "roba0665" and "Denniss")
· Fix: office2007-kb947318-fullfile-x86-glb.exe was missed (Thanks to "wsususer")
· Fix: OfficeXP-kb832668-v2-fullfile-enu.exe was missed due to an invalid URL in Microsoft's update catalog file (Thanks to "mjakobi" and "boco")
March 25th, 2010· Office updates up to 03/2010 integrated by static definitions
· Optional installation of Windows PowerShell 2.0 on Windows XP, Server 2003 and Vista (x86/x64) systems
· Optional installation of most recent Windows Media Player on Windows 2000, XP and Server 2003 (x86/x64) systems
· Optional installation of most recent Windows Terminal Services Client (Remote Desktop Connection) on Windows XP, Server 2003 and Vista (x86/x64) systems
· Optional client side hash verification of update installation packages
· Custom additional configuration capabilities added to download and installation parts' static and exclude directories (Thanks to Eberhard Werle and "boco")
· Custom initialization and finalization hook capabilities added to DownloadUpdates.cmd and DoUpdate.cmd scripts (Thanks to "petebob796")
· UpdateGenerator script will now show log file on demand after downloading (Thanks to Andreas Bardelli)
· UpdateInstaller script will now allow automatic reboot option even if started from a network share on Windows Vista, 7 and Server 2008 (R2) systems
· DoUpdate.cmd script will now exit with errorlevel 3011 if recall after reboot is required and still exit with errorlevel 3010 if reboot only is required (Thanks to "othiman")
· AutoIt script compiler updated to version 3.3.6.0
· Static download definitions added for Microsoft Security Essentials for Windows XP (Thanks to "nicname")
· Fix: Security Update for Microsoft Office 2003 File Converter Pack (KB974882) could have been missed (Thanks to "Denniss")
· Fix: Security Update for Microsoft Office 2003 File Converter Pack (KB974882) was installed using invalid parameters (Thanks to "-Iwan-")
· Fix: PowerPoint Updates KB973143 (oxp) and KB976881 (o2k3) replaced KB957781 (oxp) and KB957784 (o2k3), which will now be excluded (Thanks to "Denniss")
· Fix: Download XSLT filters will now check for valid 'http://' prefixes in URLs (Thanks to "automatix")
· Fix: DownloadUpdates.cmd script won't any longer delete wuredist.cab in order to work around Microsoft's versioning problems (Thanks to "automatix", "boco" and "harry")
· Fix: For x86 target platforms, .NET x64 patches were additionally downloaded and vice versa (Thanks to "wsususer")
· Fix: Chinese traditional language option was erroneously labelled "Taiwanese" in UpdateGenerator script (Thanks to "wyattwong")
· Fix: DownloadUpdates.sh script downloaded two copies of XP SP3 (Thanks to "nebyah")
· Fix: DownloadUpdates.sh script contained obsolete removal of wsusscn2.cab (Thanks to "nebyah")
· Fix: Missing variable initialization in DownloadUpdates.sh script could lead to syntax error (Thanks to Ulrich Windl)
· Fix: Replaced Microsoft's unstable file hash computation tool fciv.exe by open source utility hashdeep.exe (Thanks to "insertrealname" and "boco")
· Fix: SetTargetEnvVars.cmd script expects Windows Update Agent (WUA) version 7.4.7600.226 now (Thanks to Mark Gerber)
· Fix: Decreased "cross-product" ISO image sizes by removing legacy Windows 2000 platform
February 13th, 2010· Office updates up to 02/2010 integrated by static definitions
· Digital signatures of downloaded files will be verified if corresponding option is selected
· Installed updates' determination implementation changed in order to enhance performance and become independent of WUA
· DoUpdate.cmd script will exit with errorlevel 3010 now if reboot/recall is required and automatic reboot is disabled
· Update for Root Certificates (rootsupd.exe/kb931125) updated to November 2009
· Office Compatibility Pack Service Pack 2 removed since Microsoft integrated it into FileFormatConverters.exe
· Office Converter and Compatibility Packs will now be downloaded also if Office 2007 ("o2k7") target is selected
· UpdateGenerator script will now trigger download of .NET Framework components only for the first platform/target selected
· Info-Zip's UnZip integrated because of persistent FTP download problems - FTP proxy for wget removed because it's not used any longer
· AutoIt script compiler updated to version 3.3.4.0
· DirectX End-User Runtimes updated to February 2010
· DownloadUpdates.sh script encapsulates wget calls in doWget() function now for easier parameterization
· Fix: Windows Vista ISO images and USB copies did not contain .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 Family Update files KB958483 and KB958484
· Fix: DoUpdate.cmd script attempted invalid automatic recalls under Windows Vista/7/2008(R2) and was unable to install SPs on Windows 2008 DCs
· Fix: CheckOUVersion.cmd script misleadingly reported outdated Offline Update version
· Fix: ISO volume ids and installation log file name adjusted to fit to project's new name
· Fix: Removed o2k remainders in xslt directory
· Fix: DownloadUpdates.sh script contained obsolete reference to ../static/StaticDownloadLink-ifadmin.txt
January 8th, 2010· Support removed for Office 2000 since Microsoft discontinued support for it on July 14th, 2009
· Office updates up to 11/2009 integrated by static definitions
· WSUS Offline Update will now fake SP1 on Windows XP SP0 target systems
· CopyToTarget.cmd script will now only copy newer files
· Installation part won't any longer evaluate the "Office Update Inventory Tool Catalog" (invcif.exe) since Microsoft discontinued support for it on August 1st, 2009
· Fix: UpdateGenerator and UpdateInstaller dialog scaling could lead to zero size dialog dimensions
· Fix: DownloadUpdates.cmd will set FTP proxy for wget now
January 8th, 2010· Support added for Microsoft Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2
· Office updates up to 10/2009 integrated by static definitions
· WSUS Offline Update will now check for new versions of itself when starting download
· Installation of IE7 remade optional
· Automatic shutdown after updating option added
· UpdateGenerator and UpdateInstaller dialogs will now be scaled dependent on system's font size (dpi) setting
· CopyToTarget.cmd script will now show filenames while copying
· ISO creation filters for Windows 2000 exclude patches for .NET and Windows Rights Management Services now
· ISO creation filters for Windows XP and Server 2003 exclude patches for .NET 1.x and .NET 2 SP 0/1 now
· Static download definitions for IE8 installation packages removed for wxp and w2k3 (x86 and x64) since Microsoft added them to wsusscn2.cab
· DirectX End-User Runtimes updated to August 2009
· Update for Root Certificates (rootsupd.exe/kb931125) updated to September 2009
· Fix: Linux scripts contained invalid Windows (CRLF) instead of Unix (LF) line feeds
· Fix: IE8 installation files were called with invalid /nobackup switch
· Fix: Download exclude lists for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 (x86/x64) updated to avoid *-js56-x86* files
· Fix: DownloadUpdates.sh script didn't work under Slackware because of missing dos2unix tool
· Fix: DetermineSystemProperties.vbs script set invalid environment variable %PSH_INSTALLED_MAJOR% instead of %PSH_INSTALLED%
· Fix: CopyToTarget.cmd script contained invalid usage instructions
· Fix: Download exclude list for Windows XP modified since Offline Update missed patch IE7-WindowsXP-KB938127-v2-x86-DEU.exe
June 2nd, 2009· Installation hint: In spite of the different directory name inside the archive, you still may unpack v. 6.0 into an existing structure, overwriting existing files
· New: Download scripts for Linux
· New: USB stick option added to UpdateGenerator script
· New: Service Packs 2 for Office 2007 and Office Compatibility Pack integrated
· New: Optional installation of Windows PowerShell 1.0 on Windows XP, Server 2003 and Vista (x86/x64) systems
· Fix: Internet Explorer 8 wasn't installed on automatic recall runs
· Fix: Office 2000 Service Pack level was not properly detected
· Fix: Office 2000 Service Release 1a (O2KSR1aDL.EXE) would not be installed
· Fix: DownloadUpdates.cmd echoed and logged credentials for proxy access
· Fix: Displayed number of statically defined updates to be downloaded was incorrect
· Fix (defect #70): WSUS download errors caused re-downloading of existing updates
· Fix: Sleep.vbs was not found on SafeRmDir.cmd calls in DownloadUpdates.cmd
April 7th, 2009· Note: To download IE8 installation packages of languages other than ENU and DEU for
· Windows Vista / Server 2008, the files download links static-W60- glb.txt-adapted or
· extended.
· New: Optional installation of Internet Explorer 8 on Windows XP, Vista and Server
· 2003-/2008- (x86-/x64-) systems
· New: statically defined updates are only installed if they do not yet exist
· New: XSLT filters include updates for the IE8 a
· New: ISO filter for Windows XP and Server 2003 include DirectX End-User Runtimes from
· Fix (bug # 29): The identification of versions of Office was mixed with incomplete
· installations
· Fix: The Office installation language for Office 2000 and Windows on x64-based
· systems are not correctly identified
· Fix: ISO images for Windows 2000 and Office packages containing the installation
· package. NET Framework 3.5 SP1
· Fix: Download source for mkisofs.exe changed because of an incompatible filter
· 2.01.01a57 format
May 24th, 2008· Windows Vista Service Pack 1 integrated
· Windows XP Service Pack 3 integrated
· Office updates may optionally be omitted (enh. #26)
· Fix: Installation failures using DVD images on mixed Office 2003/2007 systems
· Fix: Obsolete patch file office2003-KB943985-FullFile-ENU.exe removed
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