Microsoft KB Archive/838403

= How to download localized Catalog files for the Security Update Inventory Tool in SMS 2.0 and in SMS 2003 =

Article ID: 838403

Article Last Modified on 10/25/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Systems Management Server 2.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003

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SUMMARY
By default, the Security Update Inventory Tool in Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) 2.0 and in Microsoft SMS 2003 downloads the English version of the update catalog file (Mssecure.cab). However, you can manually configure the tool to download catalog files for multiple languages.



MORE INFORMATION
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 ] 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:

[Download2]

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 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 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.</li> <li>Right-click the inventory scan tool package, point to All Tasks, and then click Update Distribution Points.</li> <li>Click Yes when you are prompted to update the package on all targeted distribution points.</li></ol> </li> <li>Advertise the Security Scan Sync tool package to download the new localized catalog files.</li></ol>

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.

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Keywords: kbinventory kbsmsutil kblocalization kbsoftwaredist kbmisctools kbinfo KB838403

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