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Wise Package Studio is a very great tool for packaging software for our deployment. But we also need an image of Windows XP or Vista to deploy our software too. One of the tools we need to build cool images is the Windows Automated Installation Kit.
This article will help you through the task of capturing the Windows Automatic Installation Kit and build your own MSI of it.
First we have to download the software. This can be found on http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?Fa...
The Windows Automated Installation Kit (Windows AIK) is designed to help corporate IT professionals customize and deploy the Microsoft Windows Vista™ family of operation systems. By using Windows AIK, you can perform unattended Windows installations, capture Windows images with ImageX, and create Windows PE images.
The download is almost 1 GB, so you need some space. When you have downloaded the WAIK, you have to burn it to a DVD, or you can mount it with Daemon tools. The download is an IMG file that can be simply mounted and used. I mount it on my server, and share it as a drive letter. This will make it simple for my client to pick up.
When the image is mounted, make a network mapping from the windows 2003 server to the drive.
Start Wise Package Studio, and create a new project named WAIK.
I'm going to repackage it with the Windows Installer. Click close to save the project and go back to the Wise Package Studio screen.
Click run on the Create Package task and start the process by selecting Next.
I create a snapshot in conjunction with the Smart Monitor. Click Next to continue.
I first create a new snapshot, so the initial scan that was previously created is rerun. Click Next to start the scan.
Now we see the package that we selected during the building of the project. Select execute to start the installation.
Now we see the initial startup screen for the Windows Automated Installation Kit. I first select MSXML 6.0 Setup because that is not on my computer and I want it in my package.
Click Next in the Welcome screen.
Select agree for the MSXML 6.0 setup, and click Next.
Check the correct username and company information and click Next to continue.
Now you can click Install to start the installation.
Click Finish to end the installation of the MSXML 6.0 component.
When the MSXML 6.0 component is installed, you can select Windows AIK to start the installation of the software we need.
Click Next in the welcome screen.
Select I agree and click Next to continue.
Select the installation path where you want to install the software, and select Next to continue.
Then click Next to start the installation. This will take some time, so grab a cup of coffee and be patient. It is a big installation.
Click Close to finish the installation.
Click Exit in the screen of the Windows AIK to close.
Now select Next to run the second snapshot. This will help you capture all the changes that are made to the system while installing and configuring the WAIK.
Now you are able to exclude various files and registry keys that you do not want in your package. Again this depends on what software is running on your computer, and therefore it is almost impossible to list all the files and registry keys that you need to exclude.
If you feel uncomfortable with this, just leave it as it is and click Next. In the next screen you see all the exclusion that you have made.
Click Next to go to the next step.
Our setup capture is now finished. Wise Setup Capture will give you the version number of the software and also it will list the Default Directory where the software is installed.
Click Finish to go to the next step.
Next step is the Edit Package feature. Run the task and edit it at your will. All the steps are explained in Part 3 of this series.
Now we select Run to start the Validate Compliance with Standards task.
Next step is to distribute the package to the Share Point directory. Click on Run to start the task. This task will run, and when it is finished the screen disappears automatically.
Just give it some time until you see that the next task, Import into Software Management Database is selected.
Start that task by selecting Run. This task will import the software into the Software Management Database. When the task is ready, then Next will be selected. Start the Resolve Conflicts task by selecting Run.
Select all the packages. As you see there are no conflicts.
My final task is to make the package available. Select run to start that task. When you wish, you can also select the Distribute Software task to distribute it to your SMS or Altiris Deployment Server.
Now we have installed and configured the WAIK, and we have built a package so we can use it on more computers, we are up to the next step in this article.
We are going to use the WAIK to do our job.
Close Wise Package Studio and install the customized MSI on another machine. After the installation you will find a new shortcut in the start menu that will start the Windows System Image manager. Start the shortcut.
Before we start building an answer file for the Windows Vista deployment we first have to configure some tasks.
We start with the distribution share.
Right click on the Select Distribution Share line.
Select Create Distribution Share.
Browse to the directory where you want to locate the Distribution Share.
The Windows Automated Installation Kit creates the folders that are needed.
The Windows Automated Installation Kit uses WIM files and Catalog files to deploy standardized Windows images to the client.
Windows System Image Manager uses Windows image (.wim) files and catalog (.clg) files to display the available components and packages that can be added to an unattended answer file. Windows images and catalog files contain configurable settings that you can modify once the component or package is added to an answer file.
A Windows image (.wim) file contains one or more compressed Windows images. Each Windows image in a .wim file contains a list of all of the components, settings, and packages available with that Windows image.
The following list describes some of the limitations of using .wim files.
Because of these limitations, Windows SIM uses catalogs when creating an answer file.
A "catalog" file is a binary file that lists the state of all the settings and packages in a Windows image. When a catalog is created, it queries the Windows image for a list of all the settings in that image. Because the contents of a Windows image can change over time, it is important that you recreate the catalog file whenever you update a Windows image.
Because Windows images can be opened only by administrators, you must have administrator privileges on the system to create a catalog file.
The Windows retail DVD includes pre-generated catalog files for each Windows image inside install.wim. These catalog files are in the Sources directory of the retail DVD and can be used to create an answer file for a Windows image in the default install.wim file. However, if you intend to create a catalog for a custom Windows image, you should use Image Manager to recreate the catalog for that custom Windows image.
The catalog contains the following information:
Catalog (.clg) files have several advantages over .wim files.
Significantly smaller than Windows image (.wim) files, .clg files can be less than 1 MB, while .wim files can be several GB in size. Also, .clg files are easier to copy to removable media or a network share.
While .clg files enable multiple users to create answer files for a single .clg file at the same time, a .wim file enables only one person to open and to access the .wim file at any given time.
Non-administrators can create answer files for a .clg file. However, .wim files can only be opened by administrators.
How to build a WIM file and the catalog files can be found in this article Deployment Console, Part 10: Creating Windows WIM and Catalog Files in the series of Altiris Deployment Solution.
Wise Package Studio, Part 8: Building an Office 2003 Generic Transform File
Wise Package Studio, Part 10: Orca, What is It and Why Do We Need It?
Dism /Mount-Wim /WimFile:install.wim /index:1 /MountDir:C:\mnt
Dism /image:C:\mnt /add-package /packagepath:V:\langpacks\fr-fr\lp.cab
Dism /Unmount-Wim /MountDir:C:\mnt /commit
Dism /Mount-Wim /WimFile:install.wim /index:2 /MountDir:C:\mnt
Dism /image:C:\mnt /add-package /packagepath:V:\langpacks\fr-fr\lp.cab
Dism /Unmount-Wim /MountDir:C:\mnt /commit
Dism /Mount-Wim /WimFile:install.wim /index:3 /MountDir:C:\mnt
Dism /image:C:\mnt /add-package /packagepath:V:\langpacks\fr-fr\lp.cab
Dism /Unmount-Wim /MountDir:C:\mnt /commit..... Dism /image:C:\mnt /add-package /packagepath:Microsoft-Windows-LocalPack-FR-Package.cab Dism /Mount-Wim /WimFile:boot.wim /index:1 /MountDir:C:\mnt
Dism /image:C:\mnt /add-package /packagepath:V:\WinPE_LangPacks\x86\fr-fr\lp.cab
Dism /image:C:\mnt /add-package /packagepath:V:\WinPE_LangPacks\x86\fr-fr\winpe-scripting_fr-fr.cab
Dism /image:C:\mnt /add-package /packagepath:V:\WinPE_LangPacks\x86\fr-fr\winpe-srt_fr-fr.cab
Dism /image:C:\mnt /add-package /packagepath:V:\WinPE_LangPacks\x86\fr-fr\winpe-wds-tools_fr-fr.cab
Dism /image:C:\mnt /add-package /packagepath:V:\WinPE_LangPacks\x86\fr-fr\winpe-wmi_fr-fr.cab
Dism /Unmount-Wim /MountDir:C:\mnt /commit Dism /Mount-Wim /WimFile:boot.wim /index:2 /MountDir:C:\mnt
Dism /image:C:\mnt /add-package /packagepath:V:\WinPE_LangPacks\x86\fr-fr\lp.cab
Dism /image:C:\mnt /add-package /packagepath:V:\WinPE_LangPacks\x86\fr-fr\winpe-setup_fr-fr.cab
Dism /image:C:\mnt /add-package /packagepath:V:\WinPE_LangPacks\x86\fr-fr\winpe-setup-client_fr-fr.cab
Dism /image:C:\mnt /add-package /packagepath:V:\WinPE_LangPacks\x86\fr-fr\winpe-scripting_fr-fr.cab
Dism /image:C:\mnt /add-package /packagepath:V:\WinPE_LangPacks\x86\fr-fr\winpe-srt_fr-fr.cab
Dism /image:C:\mnt /add-package /packagepath:V:\WinPE_LangPacks\x86\fr-fr\winpe-wds-tools_fr-fr.cab
Dism /image:C:\mnt /add-package /packagepath:V:\WinPE_LangPacks\x86\fr-fr\winpe-wmi_fr-fr.cab
...(see following remark)
Dism /Unmount-Wim /MountDir:C:\mnt /commit
_________________________
[Available UI Languages]
en-US = 3
fr-FR = 2
[Fallback Languages]
en-US = en-us
_________________________
imagex /export C:\Temp\install.wim 1 C:\temp\install_reduced.wim
imagex /export C:\Temp\install.wim 2 C:\temp\install_reduced.wim
imagex /export C:\Temp\install.wim 3 C:\temp\install_reduced.wim
imagex /export C:\Temp\install.wim 4 C:\temp\install_reduced.wim
imagex /export C:\Temp\install.wim 5 C:\temp\install_reduced.wim
imagex /export C:\Temp\install.wim ............ imagex /info your_install.wim #index "Name" "Description" imagex /info DVDmui\sources\install.wim 1 "Windows7 Starter" "Windows 7 Starter 32bits edition"
imagex /info DVDmui\sources\install.wim 2 "Windows7 HomeBasic" "Windows 7 Home Basic 32bits edition"
imagex /info DVDmui\sources\install.wim 3 "Windows7 HomePremium" "Windows 7 Home Premium 32bits edition" Dism /Mount-Wim /WimFile:boot.wim /index:2 /MountDir:C:\mnt
Copy /Y C:\Mnt\sources\fr-fr\readme.rtf DVDMui\sources\fr-fr
Xcopy C:\Mnt\sources\licenses\fr-fr\ DVDMui\sources\licenses\fr-fr\ /cherkiy
Dism /UnMount-Wim /MountDir:C:\mnt /discard _________________________
[Available UI Languages]
en-US = 3
fr-FR = 2
[Fallback Languages]
en-US = en-us
_________________________
Dism /Mount-Wim /WimFile:DVDMui\Sources\install.wim /index:1 /MountDir:C:\mnt
Copy C:\mnt\windows\system32\recovery\WinRE.WIM C:\Temp\WinRE32.WIM
Dism /UnMount-Wim /MountDir:C:\mnt /Discard Dism /Mount-Wim /WimFile:C:\Temp\WinRE32.WIM /index:1 /MountDir:C:\mnt
Dism /image:C:\mnt /add-package /packagepath:V:\WinPE_LangPacks\x86\fr-fr\lp.cab
Dism /image:C:\mnt /add-package /packagepath:V:\WinPE_LangPacks\x86\fr-fr\winpe-setup_fr-fr.cab
Dism /image:C:\mnt /add-package /packagepath:V:\WinPE_LangPacks\x86\fr-fr\winpe-setup-client_fr-fr.cab
Dism /image:C:\mnt /add-package /packagepath:V:\WinPE_LangPacks\x86\fr-fr\winpe-scripting_fr-fr.cab
Dism /image:C:\mnt /add-package /packagepath:V:\WinPE_LangPacks\x86\fr-fr\winpe-srt_fr-fr.cab
Dism /image:C:\mnt /add-package /packagepath:V:\WinPE_LangPacks\x86\fr-fr\winpe-wds-tools_fr-fr.cab
Dism /image:C:\mnt /add-package /packagepath:V:\WinPE_LangPacks\x86\fr-fr\winpe-wmi_fr-fr.cab
Dism /Unmount-Wim /MountDir:C:\mnt /commit Dism /Mount-Wim /WimFile:C:\Temp\WinRE64.WIM /index:1 /MountDir:C:\mnt
Dism /image:C:\mnt /add-package /packagepath:V:\WinPE_LangPacks\amd64\fr-fr\lp.cab
Dism /image:C:\mnt /add-package /packagepath:V:\WinPE_LangPacks\amd64\fr-fr\winpe-setup_fr-fr.cab
Dism /image:C:\mnt /add-package /packagepath:V:\WinPE_LangPacks\amd64\fr-fr\winpe-setup-client_fr-fr.cab
Dism /image:C:\mnt /add-package /packagepath:V:\WinPE_LangPacks\amd64\fr-fr\winpe-scripting_fr-fr.cab
Dism /image:C:\mnt /add-package /packagepath:V:\WinPE_LangPacks\amd64\fr-fr\winpe-srt_fr-fr.cab
Dism /image:C:\mnt /add-package /packagepath:V:\WinPE_LangPacks\amd64\fr-fr\winpe-wds-tools_fr-fr.cab
Dism /image:C:\mnt /add-package /packagepath:V:\WinPE_LangPacks\amd64\fr-fr\winpe-wmi_fr-fr.cab
Dism /Unmount-Wim /MountDir:C:\mnt /commit Dism /Mount-Wim /WimFile:DVDMui\Sources\install.wim /index:1 /MountDir:C:\mnt
Copy /Y C:\Temp\WinRE32.WIM C:\mnt\windows\system32\recovery\WinRE.WIM
Dism /UnMount-Wim /MountDir:C:\mnt /Commit
Dism /Mount-Wim /WimFile:DVDMui\Sources\install.wim /index:2 /MountDir:C:\mnt
Copy /Y C:\Temp\WinRE32.WIM C:\mnt\windows\system32\recovery\WinRE.WIM
Dism /UnMount-Wim /MountDir:C:\mnt /Commit
....
oscdimg -bC:\Temp\DVDmui\boot\etfsboot.com -lW7_MUI_DVD -t07/14/2009,11:26:40 C:\Temp\DVDmui mui_windows_7.iso -u2 -m -h -o
or
oscdimg -bC:\Temp\DVDmui\boot\etfsboot.com -lW2008R2_MUI_DVD -t07/14/2009,11:33:28 C:\Temp\DVDmui mui_windows_2008r2.iso -u2 -m -h -o
Useful commands:
----------------
Dism /image:C:\mnt /get-packages (show which package are installed in a mounted .WIM index)
Dism /image:C:\mnt /get-intl (show which language pack are installed in a mounted .WIM index)
Dism /Get-WimInfo /WimFile:install.wim /index:1 (show infos including language pack installed in an unmounted .WIM file)
Dism /Unmount-Wim /MountDir:C:\mnt /discard (unmount a .WIM file without saving updates done)
Imagex /INFO install.wim (show infos for an unmounted .WIM file. List and content of INDEXES)
Mctadmin /a FR or Mctadmin /r FR (dynamically add/remove localpack for the actual user)
-> Meet the minimum requirements :
1GHz Processor (x86 or x64)
1GB of RAM
16GB HDD
DVD-RW Drive
Your laptop or desktop needs these four criteria to be able to install and run
Win7.
To run Aero, you will need a proper Graphics card which supports at least
DX9 an 128MB memory, but we're going for the performance here,
so aero really doesn't matter and is prefered to be disabled.
-> Follow this guide
Sure, the aero interface is really nice, but it is a resource hogg, especially on
an old desktop or laptop. So disabling it will gives us the juice we need.
-Right Click on your Desktop and select ”Personalize”.
Then click the Window Color tab.
-Uncheck the Box saying ”Enable Transparency” and then click on
”Open classic appearance properties for more color options”.
-A window will pop up. Apply a Standard or Basic theme from it.
Aero Snap enables you to maximize, minimize and resize windows by dragging
and dropping them in the screen corners.
Aero Peek enables you to peek through all the open windows by showing only
their outlines. Aero Peek is like the ”Show Desktop” Feature in XP and Vista,
only a bit more fancy.
Goto Control Panel and double-click on ”Ease of Access Center”.
Now click on the ”Make it easier to focus on tasks”
Now uncheck
”Prevent windows from being automatically arranged when moved to the edge of the screen” .
Right click on the Windows 7 taskbar and select Properties.
Now untick the ”Use Aero Peek to preview the desktop” option from there.
-Go to control panel -> classic view (large thumbs)
-Click System -> advanced system settings
-Select the Advanced tab -> Performance settings -> visual effects
Now untick all the options except the last four
(actually three; you can untick the second option from the last four).
The diference after reboot will be noticable...
-Go into your bios (usually "Del" key or "F2" upon boot).
-Disable boot screen, mem check and any other boot features that increase
boot time. Set bios for fast boot if the option is there.
(for laptops these are usually not present)
-In windows, type msconfig in a run box, and go into the Boot tab.
-Check "NoGui Boot"
-Go to Advanced Options...
-When dualbooting, set time-out to 3, otherwise set it to 0.
-When having dual or quad core, check the number of processors box and
set it to the number of cores you have.
Goto control panel -> Programs and features -> Turn features on or off
uncheck features you don't plan on using.
The User account control (UAC) feature in Windows 7 can protect
your computer, though when you are a daily user of your computer it can be
very annoying. Also, when using a proper AV+FW+Malware setup, really it's
not that crucial.
However I do not recommend this for the ones who want this feature
enabled, so this will be users choice.
-Goto control panel -> action center (classic view)
-Click "settings for User Account Control" on the left
-Drag the slider all the way down to "Never Notify"
-"Ok" and reboot
A lot of services are set to automatic, but aren't actually used at all.
Some you will only need occasionally and aren't crucial.
So a lot of resources get eaten which you can save.
Just type services.msc in a run box. It will open the services pane.
www.blackviper.com for figuring out everything you need to know about
services in win7. Use the site, and go over the services one by one.
Disable the unneeded ones, or set to manual if it is recommended.
NOTE : on the site, guidelines are included for barebones.
Search Indexing service keeps track of files so that they can be
found quickly when asked at some other time.
This feature is only useful if you perform frequent searches on your system,
but mind it is a desastrous resource hog.
We are going for performance here, so I certainly recommend you to disable
this feature.
rightclick every hard drive you have, and uncheck the
"use this drive to index blablabla"
AND
goto services.msc and set Windows search to Manual.
Doubleclick Power options in control panel.
Click the arrow down to show additional plans.
Activate the High Performance plan, and go to advanced if you want to
tweak a little here and there.
The ready boost feature in Windows 7 boosts performance and speed of
windows 7 greatly by using your flash/pen drive as Ram.
This one is a must for old machines with little as little as 1Gb of ram.
You need to have a High Speed Flash/USB or Pendrive with you which is
ready boost compatible.
Plug it in and open explorer.
Right-click the on USB Flash/Pendrive and select “Ready Boost”
Now check “Use this device”.
(You can configure how much space on your drive to be used as Ram.)
This feature will show small thumbnails of the contents of a folder instead of
it’s icon. But this feature does eat system resources.
Explorer will speed up when this is disabled.
In explorer, click the organise menu at the top.
Goto folder and search options -> "view" tab.
check "Always show icons, never thumbnails".
Rightclick desktop -> personalize
Click the Screen Saver link and set to "None".
Now goto "desktop background" link
From the Location drop down menu select "Solid Colors" and pick one color.
A lot of installed apps will enable certain services at startup.
When you install tons of apps, this loss of resources can be significantly high.
Disabling them will save up lots of resources, AND speedup boot time with a
few seconds.
So first install all the apps you need on the machine.
Then type msconfig in a run box.
Goto the startup tab.
Uncheck all apps you don't want running at startup, there by disabling them
and certain services from starting up at login.
There are litterally tons of tweaks one can use for this purpose.
There are many threads on MDL alone you can lookup to determine which
ones could be of use to u.
Everyone prefers other kinds of tweaks, and will need their own set according
to the rig they have set up. So I will leave this completely to you to decide
whether to use them and which ones.
dvd1 | - Project Root
| - BOOT (CONTAINS THE BCD FILE TO BE EDITED)
| - EFI
| - SOURCES (CONTAINS THE PE .WIM FILES)
| - OTHER FILES
bcdedit /store bcd /enum
Windows Boot Manager
--------------------
identifier {bootmgr}
description Windows Boot Manager
locale en-US
inherit {globalsettings}
default {default}
displayorder {default}
toolsdisplayorder {memdiag}
timeout 30
Windows Boot Loader
-------------------
identifier {default}
device ramdisk=[boot]\sources\boot.wim,{7619dcc8-fafe-11d9-b411-000476eba25f}
path \windows\system32\boot\winload.exe
description Windows Setup
locale en-US
inherit {bootloadersettings}
osdevice ramdisk=[boot]\sources\boot.wim,{7619dcc8-fafe-11d9-b411-000476eba25f}
systemroot \windows
detecthal Yes
winpe Yes
ems Yes
bcdedit /store bcd /ENUM
bcdedit /store bcd /copy {default} /d "Active Boot Disk" operation completed successfully.
{613fe2f0-2356-11de-bf6a-001e4cdc40b1}
***{613fe2f0-2356-11de-bf6a-001e4cdc40b1}=new guid
bcdedit /store bcd /set {newguid} DEVICE ramdisk=[boot]\sources\boot32.wim,{oldguid} operation completed successfully.
bcdedit /store bcd /set {newguid} OSDEVICE ramdisk=[boot]\sources\boot32.wim,{oldguid} bcdedit /store bcd /ENUM
Windows Boot Manager
--------------------
identifier {bootmgr}
description Windows Boot Manager
locale en-US
inherit {globalsettings}
default {default}
displayorder {default}
{613fe2f0-2356-11de-bf6a-001e4cdc40b1}
toolsdisplayorder {memdiag}
timeout 30
Windows Boot Loader
-------------------
identifier {default}
device ramdisk=[boot]\sources\boot.wim,{7619dcc8-fafe-11d9-b411-000476eba25f}
path \windows\system32\boot\winload.exe
description Windows Setup
locale en-US
inherit {bootloadersettings}
osdevice ramdisk=[boot]\sources\boot.wim,{7619dcc8-fafe-11d9-b411-000476eba25f}
systemroot \windows
detecthal Yes
winpe Yes
ems Yes
Windows Boot Loader
-------------------
identifier {613fe2f0-2356-11de-bf6a-001e4cdc40b1}
device ramdisk=[boot]\sources\boot32.wim,{7619dcc8-fafe-11d9-b411-000476eba25f}
path \windows\system32\boot\winload.exe
description Active Boot Disk
locale en-US
inherit {bootloadersettings}
osdevice ramdisk=[boot]\sources\boot32.wim,{7619dcc8-fafe-11d9-b411-000476eba25f}
systemroot \windows
detecthal Yes
winpe Yes
ems Yes
{7619dcc8-fafe-11d9-b411-000476eba25f} Rem BCD (boot configuration data) editor for multiple WINDOWS 7/Vista PE
REM THIS IS THE ORIGINAL BCD FILE EXTRACTED FROM ANY WINDOWS 7 WINPE / Win 7 / VISTA DVD (I USED Windows 7 INSTALLATION)
set BCD-File="c:\bcd 1\BCD"
REM SET THE NAME FOR THE WINDOWS 7 PE HERE
set pename="Your PE Name"
REM SET THE NAME FOR THE WIM.FILE HERE WITH PATH
set filena=[boot]\sources\yourwimfile.wim
for /f "eol=r tokens=1-2" %%a in ('bcdedit /store %BCD-File% /ENUM all') do set rdo=%%b
for /f "tokens=1-7" %%a in ('Bcdedit /store %BCD-File% /copy {default} /d %pename%') do set guid1=%%g
bcdedit /store %BCD-File% /set %guid1:~0,38% DEVICE ramdisk=%filena%,%rdo%
bcdedit /store %BCD-File% /set %guid1:~0,38% OSDEVICE ramdisk=%filena%,%rdo%
bcdedit /store %BCD-File% /ENUM
| The List of Tested Updates: 1) Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Service Pack 1 Redistributable Package (KB973923): Description: A security issue has been identified that could allow an attacker to compromise your Windows-based system with Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Service Pack 1 Redistributable Package and gain complete control over it. You can help protect your computer by installing this update from Microsoft. After you install this item, you may have to restart your computer. Reported Issues: None Status: Safe Official Link: Description of the security update for the Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Service Pack 1 Redistributable Package Official Download Link: Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Service Pack 1 Redistributable Package ATL Security Update 2) Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package (KB973924): Description: A security issue has been identified that could allow an attacker to compromise your Windows-based system with Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package and gain complete control over it. You can help protect your computer by installing this update from Microsoft. After you install this item, you may have to restart your computer. Reported Issues: None Status: Safe Official Link: Description of the security update for the Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package Official Download Link: Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Service Pack 1 Redistributable Package ATL Security Update 3) Microsoft Silverlight 3.0.4 (KB974331) Description: This update includes security and reliability improvements for Micorosoft Silverlight. This update broadens support for Unicode characters, especially for the GB18030 character set for China. This update is backward-compatible with applications that were created against earlier versions of Silverlight. Rating: Optional Reported Issues: None Status: Safe Official Link: Description of the update for Silverlight Official Download Link: The Official Site of Silverlight 4) Microsoft Windows 7 Update: Internet Explorer 8 (KB973874): Description: An update is available for the Windows Internet Explorer 8 Compatibility View list that is dated August 25, 2009. This Compatibility View list update makes Web sites that are designed for older browsers look better in Internet Explorer 8. When you install Internet Explorer 8, you can decide whether the sites that you browse should be displayed in Compatibility View. After you install this update, you may have to restart Internet Explorer. Rating: Important Reported Issues: Superceded by Update # 13 - KB975364 Status: Safe Official Link: A Compatibility View list update is available for Windows Internet Explorer 8: August 25, 2009 Official Download Links: Update for Internet Explorer 8 Compatibility View List for Windows 7 (KB973874) x86 Update for Internet Explorer 8 Compatibility View List for Windows 7 (KB973874) x64 5) Microsoft Windows 7 Update (KB974332): Description: Install this update to resolve issues with non-compatible applications for Windows 7. For complete details of this update, see Knowledge Base Article KB974332. After you install this item, you may have to restart your computer. Rating: Recommended Reported Issues: Might solve some comptability issues with certain reported software including Alcohol 52%, Windows Live Photo Gallery, and many others. Note that the update might stop some incompatible programs from running such as old versions of winrar. No deactivation issues were reported. Status: Safe Official Link: Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Application Compatibility Update Official Download Links: Update for Windows 7 (KB974332) x86 Update for Windows 7 (KB974332) x64 October 2009 Updates (October 13th, 2009): 6) Cumulative Security Update of ActiveX Kill Bits (KB973525): Description: This security update addresses a privately reported vulnerability that is common to multiple ActiveX controls and is currently being exploited. The vulnerability that affects ActiveX controls that were compiled using the vulnerable version of the Microsoft Active Template Library (ATL) could allow remote code execution if a user views a specially crafted Web page with Internet Explorer, instantiating the ActiveX control. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights. This security update is rated Critical for all supported editions of Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows XP, Important for all supported editions of Windows Vista and Windows 7, Moderate for all supported editions of Windows Server 2003, and Low for all supported editions of Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2. Rating: Important Reported Issues: None Status: Safe Official Link: Cumulative Security Update of ActiveX Kill Bits (KB973525) Official Download Links: Cumulative Security Update of ActiveX Kill Bits x86 Cumulative Security Update of ActiveX Kill Bits x64 7) Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (KB974455): Description: This security update resolves three privately reported vulnerabilities and one publicly disclosed vulnerability in Internet Explorer. The vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user views a specially crafted Web page using Internet Explorer. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights. This security update is rated Critical for all supported releases of Internet Explorer: Internet Explorer 5.01, Internet Explorer 6, Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1, Internet Explorer 7, and Internet Explorer 8. Rating: Important Reported Issues: None Status: Safe Official Link: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (KB974455) 8) Security Update for MSXML 4.0 Service Pack 2 (KB954430): Description: A security issue has been identified in Microsoft XML Core Services (MSXML) that could allow an attacker to compromise your Windows-based system and gain control over it. You can help protect your computer by installing this update from Microsoft. After you install this item, you may have to restart your computer. Once you have installed this item, it cannot be removed. Rating: Important Reported Issues: None Status: Safe Official Link: Security Update for MSXML 4.0 Service Pack 2 (KB954430) Official Download Link: Security Update for MSXML 4.0 Service Pack 2 (KB954430) 9) Security Update for Windows 7 (KB974571): Description: This security update resolves two publicly disclosed vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerabilities could allow spoofing if an attacker gains access to the certificate used by the end user for authentication. This security update is rated Important for all supported editions of Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, and Windows 7. Rating: Important Reported Issues: None Status: Safe Official Link: Security Update for Windows 7 (KB974571) Official Download Links: Security Update for Windows 7 (KB974571) x86 Security Update for Windows 7 (KB974571) x64 10) Security Update for Windows 7 (KB975467): Description: This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could allow denial of service if an attacker sent a maliciously crafted packet during the NTLM authentication process. This security update is rated Important for all supported editions of Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, and Windows 7. Rating: Important Reported Issues: None Status: Safe Official Link: Security Update for Windows 7 (KB975467) Official Download Links: Security Update for Windows 7 (KB975467) x86 Security Update for Windows 7 (KB975467) x64 11) Update for Windows 7 (KB974431): Description: Another important reliability update. This update resolves some reliability issues in Windows 7. By applying this update, you can achieve better reliability in various scenarios. After you install this item, you may have to restart your computer. Reported Issues: This update targets and updates most significantly Windows Explorer, Windows Media Player, and Windows Media Center. Other minor improvements that boost reliability were also reported. For more details, check out the official link. Rating: Important Status: Safe Official Link: Update for Windows 7 (KB974431) Official Download Links: Update for Windows 7 (KB974431) x86 Update for Windows 7 (KB974431) x64 12) Update for Windows 7 (KB975053): Description: The update is for Windows Media Center in Windows 7. Install this update to improve the Windows 7 Media Center experience when you are using an ISDB tuner. After you install this item, you may have to restart your computer. Rating: Optional Reported Issues: None N.B: This update might not be delivered with automatic updates "Windows Updates". For this reason, you'll have to download it and install it manually from Microsoft's official website linked below. Status: Safe Official Link: Update for Windows 7 (KB975053) Official Download Links: Update for Windows 7 (KB975053) x86 Update for Windows 7 (KB975053) x64 13) Update for Internet Explorer 8 Compatibility View List for Windows 7 (KB975364): Description: An update is available for the Windows Internet Explorer 8 Compatibility View list that is dated October 27, 2009. This Compatibility View list update makes Web sites that are designed for older browsers look better in Internet Explorer 8. When you install Internet Explorer 8, you can decide whether the sites that you browse should be displayed in Compatibility View. After you install this update, you may have to restart Internet Explorer. Rating: Recommended Reported Issues: Supercedes Update # 4 - KB973874 Status: Safe Official Link: A Compatibility View list update is available for Windows Internet Explorer 8 Official Download Links: Update for Internet Explorer 8 Compatibility View List for Windows 7 (KB975364) x86 Update for Internet Explorer 8 Compatibility View List for Windows 7 (KB975364) x64 14) Update for Windows 7 (KB947821): Decription: This tool is being offered because an inconsistency was found in the Windows servicing store which may prevent the successful installation of future updates, service packs, and software. This tool checks your computer for such inconsistencies and tries to resolve issues if found. After you install this item, you may have to restart your computer. Rating: Optional Reported Issues: Requires Validation of Windows!! Status: Safe Official Link: Description of the System Update Readiness Tool Official Download Links: Update for Windows 7 (KB947821) x86 Update for Windows 7 (KB947821) x64 15) Update for Internet Explorer 8 in Windows 7 (KB976749): Description: This update resolves issues introduced in a cumulative security update for Internet Explorer, (KB974455) which was announced in security bulletin MS09-054. Rating: Important Reported Issues: Do not install this update if you have not installed security update KB974455. If you install this update without first installing security update KB974455, Internet Explorer may not work correctly!! If this occurs, uninstall this update, install security update KB974455, and then reinstall this update. Status: Safe Official Link: An update is available for Internet Explorer that resolves issues that occur after you apply security update 974455 Official Donwload Links: Update for Internet Explorer 8 in Windows 7 (KB976749) x86 Update for Internet Explorer 8 in Windows 7 (KB976749) x64 16) Update for Windows 7 (KB976098): Description: Install this update to resolve issues caused by revised daylight saving time and time zone laws in several countries. This update enables your computer to automatically adjust the computer clock on the correct date in 2009. Rating: Important Reported Issues: Supersedes and replaces update KB970653. Requires Validation of Windows!! Restart may be needed after install. Issues with Office Outlook have been reported. (Before you apply the update, be aware of potential issues that may affect Microsoft Outlook.) Status: Safe Official Link: December 2009 cumulative time zone update for Microsoft Windows operating systems Official Download Links: Update for Windows 7 (KB976098) x86 Update for Windows 7 (KB976098) x64 17) Update for Microsoft XML Core Services 4.0 Service Pack 2 (KB973688) Description: Install this update to prevent applications from sending too many HTTP requests while a well-known Document Type Definition (DTD) is included. Rating: Important Reported Issues: After you install this item, you may have to restart your computer. Once you have installed this item, it cannot be removed. Status: Safe Official Link: When an application uses MSXML to process XHTML, redundant retrieval requests for well-known DTD files from the W3C Web server cause XHTML parsing to fail on a Windows-based computer Official Download Link: Update for Microsoft XML Core Services 4.0 Service Pack 2 (KB973688) 18) Update for Windows 7 (KB976092) Description: Install this update to resolve a possible data loss issue involving controllers that support ADMA. During some transfers to a SD card, the data written to the card could be corrupted. Rating: Optional Reported Issues: Requires Validation of Windows!! After you install this item, you may have to restart your computer. Status: Safe Official Link: An update is available for Windows 7 to fix a data corruption issue for Secure Digital (SD) cards Official Download Links: Update for Windows 7 (KB976092) x86 Update for Windows 7 (KB976092) x64 19) Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer 8 in Windows 7 (KB976325) Description: This update addresses the vulnerability discussed in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS09-072. Security issues have been identified that could allow an attacker to compromise a computer running Microsoft Internet Explorer and gain control over it. You can help protect your computer by installing this update from Microsoft. Rating: Important Reported Issues: After you install this item, you may have to restart your computer. Status: Safe Official Link: MS09-072: Cumulative security update for Internet Explorer Official Download Links: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer 8 in Windows 7 (KB976325) x86 Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer 8 in Windows 7 (KB976325) x64 |