Comments on: Windows users react as Vista SP1 comes, AutoPatcher goes http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/security-bytes/windows-users-react-as-vista-sp1-comes-autopatcher-goes/ A SearchSecurity.com blog Sat, 28 Nov 2009 07:26:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Richard Steven Hack http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/security-bytes/windows-users-react-as-vista-sp1-comes-autopatcher-goes/#comment-390 Richard Steven Hack Tue, 04 Sep 2007 15:16:03 +0000 http://security.blogs.techtarget.com/2007/08/31/windows-users-react-as-vista-sp1-comes-autopatcher-goes/#comment-390 Heise Security offer their Offline Update script which downloads critical security patches from Microsoft. The scripts can be modified to download other patches as well, but it is primarily intended to allow a consultant or system administrator to download the critical patches so that a machine can then be safely attached to the Internet to download any further patches needed. The scripts download directly from Microsoft, thus avoiding any concerns about tampering of the patches. This is not as efficient as AutoPatcher, but it has the same result - a collection of patches on CD, DVD or USB stick that can be used offline. Check it out here: http://www.heise-security.co.uk/articles/80682 Heise Security offer their Offline Update script which downloads critical security patches from Microsoft. The scripts can be modified to download other patches as well, but it is primarily intended to allow a consultant or system administrator to download the critical patches so that a machine can then be safely attached to the Internet to download any further patches needed.

The scripts download directly from Microsoft, thus avoiding any concerns about tampering of the patches. This is not as efficient as AutoPatcher, but it has the same result - a collection of patches on CD, DVD or USB stick that can be used offline.

Check it out here: <a href="http://www.heise-security.co.uk/articles/80682" title="http://www.heise-security.co.uk/articles/80682" target="_blank">http://www.heise-security.co.uk/articles…</a>

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