Script to automate MBSA scan and download missing patches

hi,

not powershell guy go easy on me here. found script use. script scans missing patches via ms's mbsa, downloads them , generates batch file install missing ones. issue having command downloads patches doesn't download anything. author of script has closed wrote on site future comment. ideas?

 $updatexml = “updates.xml”      $tofolder = “c:\temp\”      $installfile = $tofolder +”\_install.bat”        #initialize webclient downloading files      $webclient = new-object net.webclient      $webclient.usedefaultcredentials = $true        # content of xml file      $updates = [xml](get-content $updatexml)        “@echo off” | out-file $installfile      “rem install patches” | out-file $installfile -append        foreach ($check in $updates.xmlout.check)      {      write-host “checking for”, $check.name      write-host $check.advice.tostring()        #checking files download      foreach ($updatedata in $check.detail.updatedata)      {      if ($updatedata.isinstalled -eq $false)      {      write-host “download file kb”, $updatedata.kbid      write-host “starting download “, $updatedata.title, “.”      $url = [uri]$updatedata.references.downloadurl      $filename = $url.segments[$url.segments.count – 1]      $tofile = $tofolder +”\”+ $filename      #$webclient.downloadfile($url, $tofile)      write-host “done downloading”        “@echo starting installing “+ $filename | out-file $installfile -append      if ($filename.endswith(“.msu”))      {      “wusa.exe “+ $filename + ” /quiet /norestart /log:%systemroot%\temp\kb”+$updatedata.kbid+”.log” | out-file $installfile -append      }      elseif ($filename.endswith(“.cab”))      {      “start /wait pkgmgr.exe /ip /m:”+ $filename + ” /quiet /nostart /l:%systemroot%\temp\kb”+$updatedata.kbid+”.log” | out-file $installfile -append      }      else      {      $filename + ” /passive /norestart /log %systemroot%\temp\kb”+$updatedata.kbid+”.log” | out-file $installfile -append      }      “@echo installation returned %errorlevel%” | out-file $installfile -append      “@echo.” | out-file $installfile -append      write-host      }      }        write-host      }   

use windows update install updates.  mbsa not designed used way.  reporting tool.

also site not repairing scripts found on internet.

you might explain why commented out download command. 

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