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Monthly Archives: January 2007

Installing Microsoft Update Standalone Packages Silently

30-Jan-07

I can find very little information on the Update Standalone Packages on the Microsoft site, with this knowledgebase article being it. What I do know about them is that they use a .MSU file extenstion and they display a dialog box similar to the Windows Update install dialog when installing.
As they use the same switches [...]

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PowerShell 1.0 released for Windows Vista

30-Jan-07

Yay! (it is so very geeky to get excited over a scripting tool isn’t it?) Microsoft have released PowerShell 1.0 for Windows Vista today. It comes as a Microsoft Update Standalone Package.

Windows PowerShell 1.0 Installation Package for Windows Vista (KB928439)
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Windows PowerShell 1.0 Installation Package for Windows Vista x64 (KB928439)
[ Direct link ]

Overview
Windows [...]

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Microsoft’s Busy Bees: Swag of updates available for Windows Vista

29-Jan-07

Someone at Microsoft didn’t get to take holidays between the RTM of Vista and the consumer release. Check out the updates available for Windows Vista today:

Update for Windows Vista (KB929427) [ Application compatibility fix ]
Update for Windows Vista (KB928089) [ Internet Explorer Phishing Filter performance fix ]
Update for Windows Vista (KB930163) [ VPN using wired/wireless [...]

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Unattended Windows Vista tech. on Windows XP/2003

28-Jan-07

UPDATE (09/12/2007): Updated with the list of applications and components listed here: Windows Vista components available for Windows XP.
With Microsoft releasing a number of applications developed for Windows Vista also available for Windows XP, I’ve put together a quick ‘how to’ guide for performing an unattended install for each application.

Windows Internet Explorer 7 [ Windows [...]