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The update catalog file download behavior is controlled by the Download.ini file in the Security Update
Inventory Tool installation folder. The default installation folder is Program Files\SecurityPatch.
The Download.ini file contains entries that are similar to the following:
[Download1]
XMLCABURL=http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=23130
XMLCABDEST=1033
The XMLCABURL variable contains an HTTP link to the catalog that the Security
Update Inventory Tool downloads. In this example, the XMLCABURL variable contains a link
to the English version of the Mssecure.cab file. The XMLCABDEST variable contains the language ID of the catalog file. The language ID is used as the destination folder for the catalog file. The 1033 value represents the English catalog. When the Security Scan Sync task runs, the catalog file (Mssecure.cab) is downloaded from the location
that is specified in the XMLCABURL variable to the Program Files\SecurityPatch\1033\ folder. Each [Download
X] entry
downloads a separate catalog file.
How to configure the Download.ini file
To configure the Security Update Inventory Tool to download other catalog files, add a section
for each catalog language that you want to download.
Note Do not delete the existing English section. The inventory tool requires the English
catalog file. Each additional section must increment the download number by 1 for each entry.
For example, the next section must start as follows:
Fully localized catalogs for the Japanese, the French, and the German languages are available. Use the following links and language IDs
to download the localized catalogs for SMS 2003:
Japanese:
XMLCABURL=http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=26834
XMLCABDEST=1041
French:
XMLCABURL=http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=26835
XMLCABDEST=1036
German:
XMLCABURL=http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=26836
XMLCABDEST=1031
Use the following links and language IDs
to download the localized catalogs for SMS 2.0:
Japanese:
XMLCABURL=http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=18120
XMLCABDEST=1041
French:
XMLCABURL=http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=18122
XMLCABDEST=1036
German:
XMLCABURL=http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=18121
XMLCABDEST=1031
The following sample Download.ini file will download all four catalog files for SMS 2003:
[Download1]
XMLCABURL=http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=23130
XMLCABDEST=1033
[Download2]
XMLCABURL=http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=26834
XMLCABDEST=1041
[Download3]
XMLCABURL=http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=26835
XMLCABDEST=1036
[Download4]
XMLCABURL=http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=26836
XMLCABDEST=1031
The entries do not have to appear in this order. However the Download
X value must not skip any
numbers.
The following sample Download.ini file will download all four catalog files for SMS 2.0:
[Download1]
XMLCABURL=http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=23130
XMLCABDEST=1033
[Download2]
XMLCABURL=http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=18120
XMLCABDEST=1041
[Download3]
XMLCABURL=http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=18122
XMLCABDEST=1036
[Download4]
XMLCABURL=http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=18121
XMLCABDEST=1031
The entries do not have to appear in this order. However the Download
X value must not skip any
numbers.
How to use the new Download.ini file
After you configure the Download.ini file to download the localized update catalog files,
follow these steps to make sure that the changes are active:
- Update the scan tool package contents on your distribution
points. To do this, follow these steps:
- In the SMS Administrator Console, expand Packages.
- Right-click the inventory scan tool package, point to All Tasks, and then click Update Distribution Points.
- Click Yes when you are prompted to update the package on all targeted distribution points.
- Advertise the Security Scan Sync tool package to download the new localized catalog files.
After the new catalog files are downloaded, the Security Scan Sync tool automatically uses the localized
catalog files when it runs on a localized client. By default, the scan tool uses the English catalog file if the correct localized catalog file is not available.
If you modify the Download.ini file to add additional catalogs, and if any one of the catalogs is not downloaded successfully, updates to distribution points will not be completed. If this issue occurs, correct the download problem, and then repeat steps 1 and 2 to force a manual update of the catalogs on the distribution points.