How do I ensure my "client" directory is current?

[Sonicmojo]

One thing I have never understood about WSUS Offline is how to ensure I have a completely "refreshed" update layout - even if I have not updated in a long while.

Case in point - I want to rebuild my Win 7 machine but have not run a WSUS Offline "update" in a year easily. The WSUS Offline directory structure is still present on my machine - but what exactly should I do to get current?

Do I blow away this old install and grab the latest install and start over? And if so - what do I do after next months patch Tuesday to ensure my USB directory contains the very latest and greatest updates - while dumping any stuff that may have been superseded etc.?

Do I simply just keep running UpdateGenerator.exe via my current version? Will that auto clean the old, add the new and leave the required?

Appreciate any comments.

Cheers!

Sonic.

[boco]

1. The WSUSOU program itself has evolved, you'd need to update it. With fairly recent versions there should be an auto-update procedure. If not, extract the new version into a fresh directory and move the directories with the updates (w61, w61-x64 etc.) from the old to the new client directory.
2. To update the patch repository, simply re-run the UpdateGenerator (the 'download' part). It will download new updates and throw out superseded ones. It will skip over anything else, so you can always do a download run to make sure it is current.

[aker]

Also when running UpdateGenerator wsusou will update itself, if required.

[boco]

I already said that, but, depending on how old the previous version is, might not (yet) apply.