Windows UpdateControl plugin v1.2.0 for MediaPortal 1.2.0 and higher

Here it is, a MediaPortal plugin to show, search, download and install windows updates!

Highlights:

• show installed updates
• search for available updates using different search options
• download and install available updates
• open knowledge base articles in your favorite browser

Installation:

• download and start the installer file "UpdateControl.mpe1" from the download repository
  or
• download and extract the attached file "UpdateControl.zip" from this post and copy all required files to your MediaPortal directory manually (see manual below for detailed instructions)

Skin Support:

• Blue3
• StreamedMP
• PurevisionHD family
• Black Glass family
• Maya
• Titan

Language Support:

• german, english, dutch (thx to powermarcel10)

Latest Changes (for a detailed version history, please consult the attached manual):

• v1.0.4 - bugfix for available update selection functionality
• v1.0.5 - source maintenance, cumulative updates
• v1.1.0 - major source maintenance
• v1.1.1 - minor improvements for MediaPortal v1.3.0, skin changes
• v1.2.0 - maintenance release

This is a stable version and was tested with Windows 7 and Windows 8 only, please report any bugs in this thread, thank you.

Cheers, Micropolis ;-)

Re: Windows UpdateControl plugin for MediaPortal v0.3.0

Nice addition again Alex, a lot

Just skinned it for streamedmp

p.s.
The skin relies on a non standard background for streamedmp. I use this also in my HTPCInfo skin files, so if you use those you are good otherwise you need to edit the xml and change the background.

Re: Windows UpdateControl plugin for MediaPortal v0.3.0

Nice idea!!! thanks for your effort!

Re: Windows UpdateControl plugin for MediaPortal v0.3.0

Got a little question;

What do the notifications display? Does the plugin autocheck say once a day for new updates and am I able to show somewhere in the skin that there are windows updates available?
That would be really cool!

Just not too sure about what the difference is between the notifications and the confirmations (last one I guess is the popup that displays when you have done a search for example?!)

Re: Windows UpdateControl plugin for MediaPortal v0.3.0

Hi joz,
notification dialogs comes up, if this plugin want inform you, e.g. "10 updates available." or "Cannot retrieve update list. Error code: 0815." Confirmation dialogs are used, to get an final feedback about a planned action, e.g. ""1 update(s) available. Install these updates?" or "A reboot is required to install updates. Continue?".
Currently you have the option to run a silent update at startup. After the search phase (which process in background), you can display the update count using the property #UpdateControl.AvailableUpdateCount. Now, if you have switch on the option "Show confirmation dialogs", the plugin will ask you and you can decide to start or stop the installation, otherwise available updates are installed in background.
Hopefully it's a good explanation.

Cheers, Micropolis ;-)

Windows UpdateControl plugin for MediaPortal v0.3.5

Dear community,
the updated version v0.3.5 of this plugin is ready for downloading.

Informations for users:

• list sensitive properties added
• severity images added

Informations for skinners:

• If you want to display the new properties, skin changes are required. For a list of new properties, please consult the attached manual.

Cheers, Micropolis ;-)

Re: Windows UpdateControl plugin for MediaPortal v0.3.5

Hey Mircopolis,

thanks for this great plugin. I have been looking for such a plugin for years.

One Question:
Is it possible to select or deselect any updates? If not, could you please implement this in a future version?

Edit:
I updated joz StreamedMP xml files:


Anyone knows which visible condition i need to hide the ( ~ ) in searching mode ?

Re: Windows UpdateControl plugin for MediaPortal v0.3.5

Hi Scrounger,
currently all updates are handled as one download stream, because of this you don't have the possibility to select/deselect updates.
Maybe later, if I understand the mysterious API of Windows Update better and find a working solution based on a MediaPortal standard control, this functionality can be included.

Regarding your condition question: use <visible>string.equals(#UpdateControl.UpdateTitle, )</visible>

Cheers, Micropolis ;-)