Asked By jcd
16-Nov-09 06:41 AM
Hi,
If I download a microsoft patch. E.g. WindowsXP-KB971557-x86-ENU.exe
I wish to be able to list the files that it patches, and also get it to
patch an individual file of my choosing.
For example,
Say I have a file:
Avifil32.dll
that this windows patch happens to modify.
I would like to put the avifil32.dll that came with the XP install media in
a directory on its own, then apply this patch, so that I now have two copies
of the file, one from the original XP install media, and one with the patch
applied.
I would like to automate this process, so that I can take the file from the
XP install media, and then apply all the MS patches to it, with the result
being that one now has every single version of avifil32.dll there has ever
been.
So, where is the format of these patch files documented?
As I understand it, the patch file does not contain a new version of the
avifil32.dll, it instead contains a method for modifying the avifil32.dll
that is already installed.
Can anyone help me?