Autopatcher was the perfect solution to update your Windows operating system while it lasted. You could download all patches to your local computer and execute them there. This made it possible to download patches once and update several computers locally without download the patches several times from Microsoft servers.
Autopatcher has been closed down by Microsoft. There is an alternative, a great one that can be used instead. It is called c’t Offline Updater. It supports Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP, windows Server 2003, 64-bit editions of XP and Server 2003 as well as Windows Vista. Besides the operating systems it also supports Office 2000, Office XP, Office 2003 and Office 2007. As you can see from the screenshot below lots of different languages are supported as well.
The user has the option to exclude service packs and to create iso images, either one CD iso for every operating system or Office edition or one DVD iso that contains all the patches. A click on start begins the download process which can take some time. When the download finishes you find the created iso(s) in the /iso subdirectory.
You can then burn the iso and start it directly in Windows. Several options are presented when you execute UpdateInstaller.exe. The script asks if you want to create backups, install Internet Explorer 7, automatically reboot and recall or show the log file.
A click on start begins the update process. The Offline Update is an excellent way to download all patches for your operating system in one go.
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[...] Windows only: Ever since every sysadmin’s favorite offline Windows patching program AutoPatcher had the plug pulled on it by Microsoft, those without constant Internet access or looking to keep multiple Windows boxes up to date have been looking for a valid replacement. Offline-Update, a free download for Windows 2000 and newer, may not have the same easy-to-grok interface, but it does give you the same basic functionality. Choose updates for the OS or Microsoft Office program to download and then create a burn-able ISO. Pop the Offline-Update CD into any computer and an auto-run program will ask you to create backups and install the updates. I haven’t had time to do serious testing with the update program, but everything went smoothly in creating an update CD from Vista Home Premium. Offline-Update is a free download for Windows 2000 and newer systems only. Offline-Update [via gHacks] [...]
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[...] Windows only: Ever since every sysadmin’s favorite offline Windows patching program AutoPatcher had the plug pulled on it by Microsoft, those without constant Internet access or looking to keep multiple Windows boxes up to date have been looking for a valid replacement. Offline-Update, a free download for Windows 2000 and newer, may not have the same easy-to-grok interface, but it does give you the same basic functionality. Choose updates for the OS or Microsoft Office program to download and then create a burn-able ISO. Pop the Offline-Update CD into any computer and an auto-run program will ask you to create backups and install the updates. I haven’t had time to do serious testing with the update program, but everything went smoothly in creating an update CD from Vista Home Premium. Offline-Update is a free download for Windows 2000 and newer systems only. Offline-Update [via gHacks] [...]
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not 98? I would really need it right now.
I miss autopatcher. I hope this delivers!
c’t worked GREAT! I let it grab the updates overnight, then the next morning the iso was ready, burned it to cd with Nero, and then updated an offline computer. Thanks for this, excellent program.
Awesome…i need say no more…
Thanks
Does this program do the software updates also or just the high priority?
i am having problems with the new c’t Offline Updater updater. doesn’t matter what options i choose the iso always comes out 700 and some odd meg larger than a dvd. always comes out to 5354132kb. anyone having this same problem with the new 09 release ?
Need 98? go here from your 98:
http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/en/default.asp
Need 95?
http://v3.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/en/default.asp
I wonder if it does incremental updates for downloading as well for installation.
New URL for Offline Updates:
http://www.h-online.com/security/Offline-Update–/features/112953
Thanks, this is a very good utility.
[He said grok...]