Topic 'Re: [Vista] c:\windows\servicing\packages' in forum 'Microsoft' - dslreports.com http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Vista-cwindowsservicingpackages-18575131 en Thu, 24 Mar 2022 20:15:52 EDT Thu, 24 Mar 2022 20:15:52 EDT Re: [Vista] c:\windows\servicing\packages http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Vista-cwindowsservicingpackages-18643109 Do you know the relative API?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Vista-cwindowsservicingpackages-18643109 Mon, 09 Jul 2007 23:48:24 EDT Re: [Vista] c:\windows\servicing\packages http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Vista-cwindowsservicingpackages-18578920 --
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I tried "wmic qfe" at a command prompt just to see what it does (it's new to me) and it replied, "No Instance(s) Available."
The service may have been disabled (default state is enabled). Typing systeminfo in CMD is another way to get the info, but it may use WMI also (not sure).

said by DFWDraco76:

So back to the "store for OS roles and feature packages" - what exactly does that mean?
The various applications and features included with Windows are seperated into individual components/packages. You can pick and choose which packages you want to add/remove from an online or offline image by using tools like the "Turn Windows features on or off" GUI or via commandline tools like pkgmgr.exe (Windows Vista's package manager -- mostly used for servicing (adding/removing/updating) of offline images) or ocsetup.exe (Optional Component Setup -- basically the commandline version of the "Turn Windows features on or off" GUI).

Windows Server 2008 includes the concept of role-based setup where a set of packages is automatically installed for you when you specify a particular role (eg., Web Server, Application Server, File Server, Domain Controller, etc.). Roles can be configured via the GUI (like in Server 2003) or via the commandline. I think the tool is called ServerRoleManager.exe, but I may be mistaken.

The "servicing" directory is where the packages for each feature is stored so they can be installed without needing the Windows DVD, and so they can be updated by MS or new features can be added. More info on packages, pkgmgr, ocsetup, et al., is available at »technet2.microsoft.com/W ··· mfr=true]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Vista-cwindowsservicingpackages-18577112 Wed, 27 Jun 2007 17:40:25 EDT Re: [Vista] c:\windows\servicing\packages http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Vista-cwindowsservicingpackages-18576506
Unfortunately we can't count on WMI being installed/enabled...

I tried "wmic qfe" at a command prompt just to see what it does (it's new to me) and it replied, "No Instance(s) Available."

Typically we compare file versions to see if an update is installed; however, KB929399 doesn't update the file version. Vista RTM (x86) has the same file version for Msscp.dll before and after the update; and that is apparently the only file that is touched (according to Total Uninstaller), despite the fact MS lists 5 or 6 files there.

So back to the "store for OS roles and feature packages" - what exactly does that mean?
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If you want to get a listing of installed updates, you should use WMI. Check MSDN for the scripting and programming APIs. If you just want a list from the shell, you can use WMIC or Windows PowerShell to list installed updates:

WMIC
Type qfe from a WMIC prompt and press enter, or if in CMD, type wmic qfe and press enter.

PowerShell
Type Get-WmiObject Win32_QuickFixEngineering (alternatively gwmi Win32_QuickFixEngineering).]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Vista-cwindowsservicingpackages-18576240 Wed, 27 Jun 2007 15:01:21 EDT [Vista] c:\windows\servicing\packages http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Vista-cwindowsservicingpackages-18575131
i.e. If I want to see if KB999999 is installed and the *only* way (programmatically) I've found is to look for a certain file in this directory - is that a reliable test?

TIA
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