Using the script from here, I can patch my Core box. I’ve added some code so I don’t have to look up the return codes (which can be found here).
Dim myResultCode(5) myResultCode(0) = "Not started" myResultCode(1) = "In Progress" myResultCode(2) = "Succeeded" myResultCode(3) = "Succeeded, but with errors" myResultCode(4) = "Failed" myResultCode(5) = "Aborted" Set updateSession = CreateObject("Microsoft.Update.Session") Set updateSearcher = updateSession.CreateupdateSearcher() WScript.Echo "Searching for updates..." & vbCRLF Set searchResult = _ updateSearcher.Search("IsInstalled=0 and Type='Software'") WScript.Echo "List of applicable items on the machine:" For I = 0 To searchResult.Updates.Count-1 Set update = searchResult.Updates.Item(I) WScript.Echo I + 1 & "> " & update.Title Next If searchResult.Updates.Count = 0 Then WScript.Echo "There are no applicable updates." WScript.Quit End If WScript.Echo vbCRLF & "Creating collection of updates to download:" Set updatesToDownload = CreateObject("Microsoft.Update.UpdateColl") For I = 0 to searchResult.Updates.Count-1 Set update = searchResult.Updates.Item(I) WScript.Echo I + 1 & "> adding: " & update.Title updatesToDownload.Add(update) Next WScript.Echo vbCRLF & "Downloading updates..." Set downloader = updateSession.CreateUpdateDownloader() downloader.Updates = updatesToDownload downloader.Download() WScript.Echo vbCRLF & "List of downloaded updates:" For I = 0 To searchResult.Updates.Count-1 Set update = searchResult.Updates.Item(I) If update.IsDownloaded Then WScript.Echo I + 1 & "> " & update.Title End If Next Set updatesToInstall = CreateObject("Microsoft.Update.UpdateColl") WScript.Echo vbCRLF & _ "Creating collection of downloaded updates to install:" For I = 0 To searchResult.Updates.Count-1 set update = searchResult.Updates.Item(I) If update.IsDownloaded = true Then WScript.Echo I + 1 & "> adding: " & update.Title updatesToInstall.Add(update) End If Next WScript.Echo vbCRLF & "Would you like to install updates now? (Y/N)" strInput = WScript.StdIn.Readline WScript.Echo If (strInput = "N" or strInput = "n") Then WScript.Quit ElseIf (strInput = "Y" or strInput = "y") Then WScript.Echo "Installing updates..." Set installer = updateSession.CreateUpdateInstaller() installer.Updates = updatesToInstall Set installationResult = installer.Install() 'Output results of install RetCode = installationResult.ResultCode WScript.Echo "Installation Result: " & _ RetCode & " (" & myResultCode(RetCode) & ")" WScript.Echo "Reboot Required: " & _ installationResult.RebootRequired & vbCRLF WScript.Echo "Listing of updates installed " & _ "and individual installation results:" For I = 0 to updatesToInstall.Count - 1 RetCode = installationResult.GetUpdateResult(i).ResultCode WScript.Echo I + 1 & "> " & _ updatesToInstall.Item(i).Title & _ ": " & RetCode & " (" & myResultCode(RetCode ) & ")" Next End If |