UpdateInstaller shows blank (empty) "Software tab

[DanH]

Version 8.3, Win 7 Ultimate (English), Office 2010 Pro (English)

Testing UpdateInstaller 8.3.
UpdateInstaller works fine. However, the Software tab shows a blank (see screenshot below). Unchecking everything on the Update tab, except "Verify...", will start to install missing Office 2010 updates on my system.
So I guess that this is a GUI issue only. However, if I need to update a system that has Office 2010 installed and I do not want to have the Office software updated, how would I do that if the Gui does not allow to de-select it?
And why are there patches installed I do not have selected? Where does the blacklist come from? Is that equal to the hidden updates in the Windows Updates tool? However, the skipped updates below are not on the hidden updates list.


Starting WSUS Offline Update (v. 8.3) at 18:50:36.46...
Checking user's privileges...
Determining system's properties...
Found OS caption: Microsoft Windows 7 Enterprise
Found Microsoft Windows version: 6.1.7601 (w61 x64 enu sp1)
Found Microsoft Office 2010 Word version: 14.0.6129.5000 (o2k10 x86 enu sp1)
Checking medium content...
Medium build date: 06.05.2013
Medium supports Microsoft Windows (w61 x64 glb).
Medium supports Microsoft Office (o2k10 glb).
Checking Windows Service Pack version...
Checking Windows Update Agent version...
Checking Windows Installer version...
Checking Windows Script Host version...
Checking Internet Explorer version...
Checking Microsoft Security Essentials installation state...
Checking Windows Defender installation state...
Checking Office Service Pack versions...
Checking state of service 'Windows Update'...
Verifying integrity of Windows Update catalog file...
hashdeep64.exe: Audit passed
18:51:05.41 - Listing ids of missing updates (please be patient, this will take a while)...
18:53:45.36 - Done.
Listing ids of installed updates...
Listing update files...
Info: Skipping update kb982861 (Internet Explorer 9) due to matching black list entry.
Warning: Update kb954430 (id: ad99d2a2-9483-4a22-be93-b2f422024ba0) not found.
Warning: Update kb2635086 (id: 1e3a57a7-8cc4-4c19-88fb-f1d45bd04682) not found.
Info: Skipping update kb976002 (Browser Choice) due to matching black list entry.
Warning: Update kb2815347 (id: b8e94223-f3b7-407c-893a-ee4ba9d5dbf7) not found.
Installing updates...
Installing update 1 of 1...
Verifying integrity of ..\w61-x64\glb\windows6.1-kb2840149-x64_26191fcca52d4d37b1771187c0760d669f486e52.cab...
hashdeep64.exe: Audit passed
Installing ..\w61-x64\glb\windows6.1-kb2840149-x64_26191fcca52d4d37b1771187c0760d669f486e52.cab...

[stopped installation here by closing the window]
In the previous run it tried to install a onenote patch..

[aker]

./viewtopic.php?f=7&t=3611

to add a file:
Open UpdateInstaller.ini and add a line under [MSI]

Code: Select all

"<your msi-file name>"=Enabled

[DanH]

Thanks aker.
This answers why the Software Tab is blank. Good to know.

The other question was why UpdateInstaller installs anything at all if I just have selected Verify Installation Packages and nothing else?

[boco]

All settings in that GUI are for optional components or advanced features. The core feature, installing missing updates, will be always done. With the Verify box checked all updates are additionally verified before installing them. The same for the other boxes.

However, if I need to update a system that has Office 2010 installed and I do not want to have the Office software updated, how would I do that if the Gui does not allow to de-select it?

If updates for Office 2010 are on the media (or in the /client directory), and they are missing, then they will be installed. There is no way to selectively select products for updating apart from not including these updates into the media.

[harry]

Where does the blacklist come from?

The "blacklist" is defined in the file .\client\exclude\ExcludeList.txt, for details see

...
The following updates are already excluded:
- kb816093 (Security update for Microsoft VM)
- kb951847 (.NET Framework 3.5 SP1 Family Update (will be explicitly installed if selected))
- kb890830 (Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT))
- kb926874 (Internet Explorer 7 (will be explicitly installed if selected))
- kb940767 (Internet Explorer 7 (will be explicitly installed if selected))
- kb944036 (Internet Explorer 8 (will be explicitly installed if selected))
- kb982861 (Internet Explorer 9 (will be explicitly installed if selected))
- kb2718695 (Internet Explorer 10 (will be explicitly installed if selected))
- kb976002 (Browser Choice)
- kb923618 (Office 2003 Service Pack 3 (will be implicitly installed if required))
- kb2526086 (Office 2007 Service Pack 3 (will be implicitly installed if required))
- kb2460049 (Office 2010 Service Pack 1 (will be implicitly installed if required))
- kb936929 (Windows XP Service Pack 3 (will be implicitly installed if required))
- kb914961 (Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 (will be implicitly installed if required))
- kb936330 (Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (will be implicitly installed if required))
- kb948465 (Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (will be implicitly installed if required))
- kb976932 (Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (will be implicitly installed if required))

Please be aware that excluding updates may have an impact on the security of your PC.
...

[DanH]

Thanks a lot everyone. Great support here!

Dan