Windows Update Catalog creates separate folders for each update?
- By Ramesh Srinivasan
- Published March 5, 2006
Q: I used the Windows Update Catalog to download the fixes locally. the problem is that it downloads the updates to different folders (seperate folder for each update) and if there are hundred updates, I have to go into each folder and move the .exe files to a separate folder. This is time consuming.
How do I organize the updates (move the .exe files to a separate location, say D:\AllUpdates)
A: You may use the file search feature in XP to accomplish this task. Assuming that you've downloaded the WU fixes to this location:
C:\Hotfix\WU\Software\en
Do a file search in this folder (and sub-folders). Search for all the *.exe files, and when the search result appears, move the executables to a new folder of your choice (D:\AllUpdates). All the executables are in one location now.