Keeping Windows embedded up to date

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I would like to now how I can keep windows embedded up-to-date, because I
can't use windows update and downloading all the patches individual is a hell
of a job.

Thanks for any response,
R.Demandt
 
You got many alternatives:

1. Install the latest componentized XPe security update rollups into the
XPe database, upgrade your XPe configuration to pick up the latest updated
components and produce a new build. You'll probably need to do this on
monthly or bi-monthly basis and based on the cumulative nature of the
rollup packages, you only need to install the latest rollup. If you're
maintaining the XPe image for your customers, you can send them an updated
image in whatever mechanism you prefer (e.g. a binary file with
instructions for customers on how to re-image their devices).

2. If you already have an SMS server, you can use it to deploy the updates
to the XPe client machines in the same way it’s deployed to XP Pro clients.
However, before deploying an update to XPe, it should be first verified
whether the OS feature that the update patches does indeed exist in the XPe
image; you don’t want to push an IE update to an XPe image that doesn’t
have IE. Also, the XPe image should be built with the SMS advanced client
components for it to be managed using SMS.

3. Same as # 2 above, but you have a WSUS server instead. With WSUS server
you can deploy security updates to the client machines but you can’t do
software deployment as in SMS. Updates can be deployed to XPe devices
through WSUS in the same way as for XP Pro devices. An IT person sync’s his
WSUS server with Microsoft Windows Update site and download all the
available XP Pro security updates. Then he looks through these updates and
only approves those needed for the XPe devices. For WSUS deployment to
work, the XPe image should be built with the WSUS client components
(include all the components that start with "Windows Update" in their
names).

4. Use Device Update Agent (DUA), which is an XPe-specific feature. It’s
simply a Windows service that can be configured to poll a web server or a
local folder. A user writes a DUA script that will explicitly copy a given
security updates binaries onto the XPe device. This approach might involve
a bit more work than using SMS or WSUS.

KS

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Hi Demandt,

If you are looking for something like MS WU you are out of luck with XPe.

However, there is still lots of ways to manage and service your devices properly. it is just that it will require a little bit of
effort on dev and admin sides.

SUS is probably what you are looking for if you want to keep up to date with Microsoft patches easiest way.

Read these articles:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/e...cingWithWindowsXPEmbeddedWithServicePack2.asp

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/e...PSupportingWindowsXPEmbedded-basedDevices.asp

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/e...UsingSUSWithWindowsXPEmbeddedServicePack2.asp
 
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