How to batch deploy Microsoft Patch .cab files

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    doug
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    I’m surprised to hear that you downloaded any standalone updates from Microsoft in .cab format. I only recall ever seeing updates downloaded from Microsoft in the form .msu/.msi/.msp/.exe

    My first thought/suggestion is that if you have a .cab, you should probably find the .msu/.exe version. I’m curious what is the KB number of the update that you are referring to? I think it’s highly unlikely that a KB update would not have a .msu/.msi/.msp/.exe but let me know.

    In any case, if for some reason .cab is truly the only available format (this would be pretty surprising to me but certainly not impossible), then you need to first work out the proper syntax to silently install the .cab from the command line. Once you have the command line syntax, you can use that syntax in BatchPatch to deploy it. Essentially you would use that syntax in the “Command to execute” field of the BatchPatch Deployment form. However, you would absolutely need to get your command line syntax working properly from the command line without using BatchPatch before you try to use it inside of BatchPatch.

    -Doug

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