Any quicker way of doing the ms updates

Phil2008 · 18 Mar 2015 at 14:06

I have been reinstalling quite a few pc's for people lately and the worst thing is all the ms updates as it takes 3-4hrs. So is there any other way to do the updates that's a bit faster?

binaryknight · 18 Mar 2015 at 14:17

wsus server or there are a few programs that download them all en masse havent tried the second method though

ED209 · 18 Mar 2015 at 14:48

I recently re installed windows 7 pro 64 bit (at the weekend) but didn't want the hassle of all the updates so I followed this guide here. think there is like 214 updates from a SP1 ISO file to download.

http://forums.mydigitallife.info/th...7-distribution?p=756785&viewfull=1#post756785

it tells you to download a file called UpdatePack7R2 version 15.2.17, this is updated every so often when new updates come out.

it tells you how to update the current ISO or DVD with all the updates and then you can either re create a ISO file or copy the extract iso to a USB stick which is what I did

after following that post I had 22 updates to download and saved a lot of time and hassle.

xbenjiiman · 18 Mar 2015 at 16:18

You can slipstream the updates into an ISO and put it on a USB.

There's a handy guide here: http://lifehacker.com/how-to-slipstream-windows-updates-into-your-installatio-1562956432

paulo7 · 18 Mar 2015 at 17:07

nice advice

Bry · 18 Mar 2015 at 18:32

http://www.wsusoffline.net/

Stoner81 · 18 Mar 2015 at 22:16

I use Simplix Pack for my AIO I have saves me an insane amount of time, it does take a while to make my ISO but it has every version of Windows 7 in it but it is well worth it

Stoner81.

dhallam · 19 Mar 2015 at 16:28

We use WSUS server at work which is a easy to set up, but home as said above WSUSoffline is great, never got around to using it at home but may have a play one day.

wesley · 19 Mar 2015 at 23:21

ED209 said:
I recently re installed windows 7 pro 64 bit (at the weekend) but didn't want the hassle of all the updates so I followed this guide here. think there is like 214 updates from a SP1 ISO file to download.

http://forums.mydigitallife.info/th...7-distribution?p=756785&viewfull=1#post756785

it tells you to download a file called UpdatePack7R2 version 15.2.17, this is updated every so often when new updates come out.

it tells you how to update the current ISO or DVD with all the updates and then you can either re create a ISO file or copy the extract iso to a USB stick which is what I did

after following that post I had 22 updates to download and saved a lot of time and hassle.

link is not working

ED209 · 20 Mar 2015 at 07:27

wesley said:
link is not working

just tried it and it doesn't work for me either, did at the time of posting.

ron3003 · 20 Mar 2015 at 10:08

Link to the Russian forum where the mydigital site points you to and the simplix download is found
http://forum.oszone.net/thread-257198.html

bledd · 20 Mar 2015 at 10:26

http://www.isitdownrightnow.com/mydigitallife.info.html

ED209 · 20 Mar 2015 at 11:05

links now working as just tested it

darael · 20 Mar 2015 at 11:10

http://forums.mydigitallife.info/th...tem-Integrate-hotfixes-into-Win7-distribution

The above link works again now, except all the links now show as "hidden content".

bledd · 20 Mar 2015 at 12:41

Need to be logged in with a post count over 1.

ED209 · 20 Mar 2015 at 12:49

darael said:
http://forums.mydigitallife.info/th...tem-Integrate-hotfixes-into-Win7-distribution

The above link works again now, except all the links now show as "hidden content".

the only link I used was the one to download the update exe file (612mb)

the ISO etc I had already.

if you want the UpdatePack7R2-15.2.17 I can upload it if required? but I will not be able to do it till I get home tonight

ED209 · 20 Mar 2015 at 12:56

on a note, I create a account and didn't do a post and managed to get the links

to download the file use this link

http://update7.simplix.info/UpdatePack7R2-15.2.17.exe

if you need any other links let me know

wesley · 31 Mar 2015 at 12:36

i recent found a better and quicker way

install win7 64bit from USB pendrive
install IE11
install updates
install office 2013, opening it to activate the updates for office suite.
install full updates for office.
do not install any drives, leave them out.

when all updates installed. sysprep the machine.

use winpe and DSM to capture the wim file to USB external hard drive.

boot up the machines, complete the sysprep. rename the wim file on the external hard drive to 'install.wim'.

then overwrite the install.wim in sources folder in win7 installation folder.

i tested install on 4 differetn machines. its perfect

no updates anymore woohoo

SpeckleD · 2 Apr 2015 at 08:31

Best way to reduce post build updates is to slipstream all the updates into the .wim file, you can get a tool called windows update downloader, this downloads all the relevant updates for whatever OS you select from a dropdown in one go.

Then used powershell to slipstream the updates in one shot, this reduced post build updates significantly!