King Kong Posted October 24, 2008 Posted October 24, 2008 First post I saw c't Offline Update on this page https://wiki.lunarsoft.net/wiki/PC_Security and was just wondering what it is? Is it abit like autopatcher? Quote
greenknight Posted October 24, 2008 Posted October 24, 2008 First post I saw c't Offline Update on this page https://wiki.lunarsoft.net/wiki/PC_Security and was just wondering what it is? Is it abit like autopatcher? It downloads updates from Microsoft Update and converts them to an ISO file you can burn to a CD or DVD. Then you can update multiple computers from that disc. A little like AutoPatcher, yes, except the c't Offline Update install scripts automatically install only the updates that are missing from each computer. With AutoPatcher you have to manually select the updates to install. Quote
James_A Posted October 25, 2008 Posted October 25, 2008 With AutoPatcher you have to manually select the updates to install. Not quite! Critical updates are selected automatically for you. Quote
Administrator Tarun Posted October 25, 2008 Administrator Posted October 25, 2008 I find c't Offline Update far more valuable than AutoPatcher. Another great program to check out is Windows Updates Downloader. Quote
James_A Posted October 31, 2008 Posted October 31, 2008 I find c't Offline Update far more valuable than AutoPatcher. Interesting. I was thinking about the good and bad points of each. May I ask why you prefer c't Offline Update? Quote
Administrator Tarun Posted October 31, 2008 Administrator Posted October 31, 2008 AutoPatcher would allow people to install hotfixes that did not go with their system. I had previously used it at a tech shop and found it caused some pretty bad issues at times. c't Offline Update does like Windows Update, finding what you need to have installed and making it easier. Quote
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