Unattended Update Release Notes for Windows* 2000

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Windows 2000 Unattended Update Files:

W2KUPDATE.EXE   - Update executable

W2KUPDATE.TXT   - This text file



This update package performs unattended software updates

under Windows 2000 for the NIC software.



W2KUPDATE.EXE can be invoked via command line options.

It upgrades the drivers silently by copying the files and updating

the registry.



W2KUPDATE.EXE, the PnP INF file (NETxxxx.INF) and the associated

software must be placed in the same directory.



W2KUPDATE.EXE is invoked as follows:



      W2KUPDATE [-iInfFileName] [-h"HardwareId"] [-u]



where:



      InfFileName   = a fully qualified path to the PnP INF

                      This parameter is optional.  If it is not

                      specified, the current directory is searched

                      for the first NET*.INF to use.



      HardwareId    = is a fully qualified PCI hardware Id for the

                      device to update.

                      E.g. PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1229&SUBSYS_00098086

                      This parameter is optional.  If it is not

                      specified, all 8086 network devices in the

                      PnP INF file are updated.



      -u            = specifies that the driver should be unloaded 

		      and then reloaded.  This saves having to either

		      reboot the system or manually disable and then

		      reenable the device to start using the updated

		      driver.

                      This parameter is optional.  The default behavior

		      is to not reload the driver.



Examples:



    To update all 8086 network devices in the PnP INF of the current directory



        W2KUPDATE





    To update all 8086/1229/8086/1009 devices in the PnP INF of

    the current directory



        W2KUPDATE -h"PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1229&SUBSYS_10098086"



    To update all 8086/1229/8086/1009 devices in the NET.INF of

    the Update directory on drive D:



        W2KUPDATE -iD:\Update\NET.INF -h"PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1229&SUBSYS_10098086"





Update results are written to a log file.



All updates will take effect when the computer is restarted.







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