custom/StaticDownloadLinks-cpp-x86-glb.txt

[cecinit]

A product needs vs c++ 2010 SP1, which is this
http://download.microsoft.com/download/ ... st_x86.exe
and this
http://download.microsoft.com/download/ ... st_x64.exe

I added a custom/StaticDownloadLinks-cpp-x86-glb.txt to the static folder (& likewise for x64) but neither
are being downloaded.

It doesn't look to me like ":DownloadCPP" in DownloadUpdates.cmd checks for the possible existence of these
files to include them.

[aker]

But wsusou already has a feature to download c++ 2010 sp1.
Just install .\client\cpp\vcredist_x86_2010.exe.
You don't need to add any downloadlinks. Just select "Download .NET Framework and CPP runtime" in UpdateGenerator.

[boco]

In normal operation, CPP packages are not automatically clean-installed, only automatically updated if older versions exist. So if you installed the package once manually (see aker's post), WSUSOU will keep it current, then.

Small general note: Only properly installed packages are updated; there have been applications in the past that merely kept the required files with them, this behavior is now generally discouraged as DLL hell ended with SxS. Such stray files are not updated because they aren't detected.

[harry]

Only as a supplement:

The download links posted by cecinit are for version 10.0.40219.01 from 2011-02-20; the links included in {WOU}\static\ are for version 10.0.40219.325 from 2011-06-29!

[cecinit]

How strange! That version is the one the application owners insisted should
be installed. Have to double check that.