Windows Hotfixes and Updates
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I am keeping a running list of hotfixes released for Windows Vista (and now XP SP3), including those that are not pushed out to Windows Update. I thought I would publish this for everyone.
Note that this is only a list of the hotfixes that are publicly available on Microsoft's web site. There are more fixes available for specific issues if you call technical support. Most of these issues are documented in the Microsoft support knowledgebase.
Too many hotfixes? See the info on automating hotfix installation at the bottom of this page. (Updated Mar 31 2008)
If a hotfix description is too long and cut off, mouse over it to see the rest, or click here to print the list without limiting the length of the descriptions (might be a little ugly). Stay up to date: Subscribe to the RSS feed to receive updates whenever new hotfixes are posted, or have RSS updates delivered to your inbox or IM account with FeedBlitz. Feeds are available for individual Windows versions as well.
Hotfixes for Windows Vista SP1
| Applies to |
Date |
KB |
| Description |
Download |
WU? |
| Vista SP1 |
August 26, 2008 |
948473 |
 |
A WHQL test does not finish successfully on a Windows Vista-based comp... |
x86 x64 |
No |
| Vista SP1 |
August 26, 2008 |
951250 |
 |
Error message when Symantec Endpoint Protection MR2 quarantines a file... |
x86 x64 |
No |
| Vista SP1 |
August 26, 2008 |
951725 |
 |
An update that extends the mechanism for displaying snap-in context He... |
x86 x64 |
No |
| Vista SP1 |
August 26, 2008 |
953026 |
 |
You receive a "STOP 0x0000010E" or "STOP 0x000000C1" error message on ... |
x86 x64 |
No |
| Vista SP1 |
August 26, 2008 |
954708 |
 |
An update to add support for the serialization of complex Extensible M... |
x86 x64 |
No |
| Vista SP1 |
August 26, 2008 |
954946 |
 |
A PHP application that depends on the REQUEST_URI server variable may ... |
x86 x64 |
No |
| Vista SP1 |
August 26, 2008 |
955836 |
 |
Update for IME in Windows Vista |
x86 x64 |
No |
| Vista SP1 |
August 15, 2008 |
953631 |
 |
After you use the Last Known Good Configuration feature to start a com... |
x86 x64 |
No |
| Vista SP1 |
August 12, 2008 |
950974 |
 |
Vulnerability in Event System could allow remote code execution |
x86 x64 |
Yes |
| Vista SP1 |
August 12, 2008 |
951066 |
 |
Security update for Outlook Express and Windows Mail |
x86 x64 |
Yes |
| Vista SP1 |
August 12, 2008 |
953733 |
 |
Vulnerabilities in IPsec policy processing could allow information dis... |
x86 x64 |
Yes |
| Vista SP1 |
August 12, 2008 |
953838 |
 |
Cumulative security update for Internet Explorer |
x86 x64 |
Yes |
| Vista SP1 |
August 12, 2008 |
953839 |
 |
Microsoft Security Advisory: Cumulative security update for ActiveX |
x86 x64 |
Yes |
| Vista SP1 |
August 12, 2008 |
954366 |
 |
Install this update to resolve a set of known application compatibilit... |
x86 x64 |
No |
| Vista SP1 |
August 12, 2008 |
955302 |
 |
This update resolves some performance and reliability issues in Window... |
x86 x64 |
No |
| Vista SP1 |
July 22, 2008 |
950888 |
 |
You cannot create multiple RMS Client sessions for one user context on... |
x86 x64 |
No |
| Vista SP1 |
July 15, 2008 |
952664 |
 |
The Event Log service may stop responding because of a deadlock on a W... |
x86 x64 |
No |
| Vista SP1 |
July 8, 2008 |
950582 |
 |
Vulnerability in Windows Explorer could allow remote code execution |
x86 x64 |
Yes |
| Vista SP1 |
July 8, 2008 |
951072 |
 |
August 2008 cumulative time zone update for Microsoft Windows operatin... |
x86 x64 |
No |
| Vista SP1 |
July 8, 2008 |
951618 |
 |
A black screen issue occurs on a Windows Vista-based computer or a Win... |
x86 x64 |
No |
| Vista SP1 |
July 8, 2008 |
955020 |
 |
The words "Friendster," "Klum," "Nazr," "Obama," and "Racicot" are not... |
x86 x64 |
Yes |
| Vista SP1 |
June 26, 2008 |
952627 |
 |
Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Management Tools update for the release v... |
x86 x64 |
No |
| Vista SP1 |
June 24, 2008 |
949545 |
 |
An update is available to resolve an issue in which the Wusa.exe tool ... |
x86 x64 |
No |
| Vista SP1 |
June 24, 2008 |
950124 |
 |
An update that provides broader support in Media Center Extenders for ... |
x86 x64 |
Yes |
| Vista SP1 |
June 24, 2008 |
950125 |
 |
Media Center Extenders for Windows Vista update |
x86 x64 |
Yes |
| Vista SP1 |
June 24, 2008 |
952093 |
 |
Install this update to resolve the issue in which Microsoft Windows Se... |
x86 x64 |
No |
| Vista SP1 |
June 10, 2008 |
950126 |
 |
June 2008 Cumulative Update for Media Center for Windows Vista |
x86 x64 |
Yes |
| Vista SP1 |
June 10, 2008 |
950760 |
 |
Critical security update of ActiveX kill bits |
x86 x64 |
Yes |
| Vista SP1 |
June 10, 2008 |
950762 |
 |
Vulnerabilities in Pragmatic General Multicast (PGM) could allow denia... |
x86 x64 |
Yes |
| Vista SP1 |
June 10, 2008 |
951376 |
 |
Vulnerability in Bluetooth stack could allow remote code execution |
x86 x64 |
Yes |
| Vista SP1 |
June 10, 2008 |
951698 |
 |
Vulnerabilities in DirectX could allow remote code execution |
x86 x64 |
Yes |
| Vista SP1 |
June 10, 2008 |
951978 |
 |
Script output is not displayed as expected when you run VBScript or JS... |
x86 x64 |
No |
| Vista SP1 |
June 10, 2008 |
952709 |
 |
Performance and reliability update for Windows Vista |
x86 x64 |
No |
| Vista SP1 |
June 10, 2008 |
952714 |
 |
A June 2008 update is available for the Windows Vista Customer Experie... |
x86 x64 |
Yes |
| Vista SP1 |
June 3, 2008 |
940157 |
 |
Windows Search 4.0 |
x86 x64 |
Yes |
| Vista SP1 |
June 3, 2008 |
942288 |
 |
Windows Installer 4.5 |
x86 x64 |
No |
| Vista SP1 |
May 27, 2008 |
943170 |
 |
A Windows Vista-based computer may crash when a SATA hard disk drive u... |
x86 x64 |
No |
| Vista SP1 |
May 27, 2008 |
943509 |
 |
Jet 4.0 Database Engine hotfix package for Windows XP SP2, Windows Ser... |
x86 x64 |
No |
| Vista SP1 |
May 27, 2008 |
950194 |
 |
You cannot write to a BD-RE disc or to a DVD-RAM disc on a Windows Vis... |
x86 x64 |
No |
| Vista SP1 |
May 27, 2008 |
951116 |
 |
A memory leak occurs in performance counters that are used to monitor ... |
x86 x64 |
No |
| Vista SP1 |
May 27, 2008 |
951327 |
 |
The System Center Operations Manager 2007 console may crash in Windows... |
x86 x64 |
No |
| Vista SP1 |
May 27, 2008 |
953290 |
 |
An application may crash when it uses legacy methods to query performa... |
x86 x64 |
No |
| Vista SP1 |
May 13, 2008 |
952287 |
 |
An application that uses the ADO interface may malfunction, or data lo... |
x86 x64 |
No |
| Vista SP1 |
April 8, 2008 |
938371 |
 |
A software update is available for the Windows Vista installation comp... |
x86 x64 |
Yes |
| Vista SP1 |
April 8, 2008 |
941693 |
 |
Vulnerability in Windows Kernel could allow elevation of privilege |
x86 x64 |
Yes |
| Vista SP1 |
April 8, 2008 |
947562 |
 |
May 2008 Windows Vista Application Compatibility Update |
x86 x64 |
No |
| Vista SP1 |
April 8, 2008 |
948590 |
 |
Vulnerability in GDI could allow remote code execution |
x86 x64 |
Yes |
| Vista SP1 |
March 18, 2008 |
937286 |
 |
Windows Vista Service Pack 1 stand-alone packages do not contain the u... |
x86 x64 |
No |
| Vista SP1 |
March 6, 2008 |
943729 |
 |
Group Policy Preference Client Side Extensions for Windows Vista |
x86 x64 |
Yes |
| Vista SP1 |
February 26, 2008 |
940510 |
 |
This update enables Windows Vista to detect activation exploits that b... |
|
x86 only |
| Vista SP1 |
January 30, 2007 |
928439 |
 |
Windows PowerShell 1.0 Installation Package for Windows Vista |
x86 x64 |
No |
Hotfixes for Windows XP SP3
| Applies to |
Date |
KB |
| Description |
Download |
WU? |
| XP SP3 |
August 26, 2008 |
954708 |
 |
An update to add support for the serialization of complex Extensible M... |
x86 |
No |
| XP SP3 |
August 12, 2008 |
946648 |
 |
Description of the update for Windows Messenger 4.7 for Windows XP: Au... |
x86 |
Yes |
| XP SP3 |
August 12, 2008 |
950582 |
 |
Vulnerability in Windows Explorer could allow remote code execution |
x86 |
No |
| XP SP3 |
August 12, 2008 |
950974 |
 |
Vulnerability in Event System could allow remote code execution |
x86 |
Yes |
| XP SP3 |
August 12, 2008 |
951066 |
 |
Security update for Outlook Express and Windows Mail |
x86 |
Yes |
| XP SP3 |
August 12, 2008 |
952954 |
 |
Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows Image Color Management could allo... |
x86 |
Yes |
| XP SP3 |
August 12, 2008 |
953838 |
 |
Cumulative security update for Internet Explorer |
x86 |
Yes |
| XP SP3 |
August 12, 2008 |
953839 |
 |
Microsoft Security Advisory: Cumulative security update for ActiveX |
x86 |
Yes |
| XP SP3 |
August 5, 2008 |
955417 |
 |
Protected storage (PStore) uses a lower-quality cryptographic function... |
x86 |
No |
| XP SP3 |
July 8, 2008 |
951072 |
 |
August 2008 cumulative time zone update for Microsoft Windows operatin... |
x86 |
No |
| XP SP3 |
July 8, 2008 |
951618 |
 |
A black screen issue occurs on a Windows Vista-based computer or a Win... |
x86 |
No |
| XP SP3 |
July 8, 2008 |
951748 |
 |
Security update for DNS in Windows Server 2003, in Windows XP, and in ... |
x86 |
Yes |
| XP SP3 |
July 8, 2008 |
951978 |
 |
Script output is not displayed as expected when you run VBScript or JS... |
x86 |
Yes |
| XP SP3 |
June 24, 2008 |
953979 |
 |
Device Manager may not show any devices and Network Connections may no... |
x86 |
No |
| XP SP3 |
June 10, 2008 |
949269 |
 |
Security update for Active Directory Application Mode (ADAM) in Window... |
x86 |
No |
| XP SP3 |
June 10, 2008 |
950760 |
 |
Critical security update of ActiveX kill bits |
x86 |
Yes |
| XP SP3 |
June 10, 2008 |
950762 |
 |
Vulnerabilities in Pragmatic General Multicast (PGM) could allow denia... |
x86 |
Yes |
| XP SP3 |
June 10, 2008 |
951376 |
 |
Vulnerability in Bluetooth stack could allow remote code execution |
x86 |
Yes |
| XP SP3 |
June 10, 2008 |
951698 |
 |
Vulnerabilities in DirectX could allow remote code execution |
x86 |
Yes |
| XP SP3 |
June 10, 2008 |
953356 |
 |
Error message after you upgrade a computer that uses a processor other... |
x64 |
No |
| XP SP3 |
June 3, 2008 |
940157 |
 |
Windows Search 4.0 |
x86 |
Yes |
| XP SP3 |
June 3, 2008 |
942288 |
 |
Windows Installer 4.5 |
x86 |
No |
| XP SP3 |
May 27, 2008 |
944043 |
 |
Windows Server 2008 read-only domain controller compatibility pack for... |
x86 |
No |
| XP SP3 |
May 27, 2008 |
951830 |
 |
When you disable and then re-enable the LAN-side network adapter on a ... |
x86 |
No |
| XP SP3 |
May 13, 2008 |
923789 |
 |
Vulnerabilities in Macromedia Flash Player from Adobe could allow remo... |
x86 |
Yes |
| XP SP3 |
May 13, 2008 |
952287 |
 |
An application that uses the ADO interface may malfunction, or data lo... |
x86 |
No |
| XP SP3 |
May 6, 2008 |
926874 |
 |
Internet Explorer 7 |
x86 |
Yes |
| XP SP3 |
December 11, 2007 |
941569 |
 |
Vulnerability in Windows Media file format could allow remote code exe... |
x86 |
Yes |
| XP SP3 |
November 14, 2006 |
926139 |
 |
Windows PowerShell 1.0 Installation Packages for Windows Server 2003 a... |
x86 |
No |
| XP SP3 |
October 30, 2006 |
925850 |
 |
Windows Media Player 11 |
x86 |
Yes |
| XP SP3 |
October 26, 2006 |
914922 |
 |
Windows Defender |
x86 |
No |
Hotfixes for Windows XP x64 Edition SP2
| Applies to |
Date |
KB |
| Description |
Download |
WU? |
| XP x64 SP2 |
August 12, 2008 |
946648 |
 |
Description of the update for Windows Messenger 4.7 for Windows XP: Au... |
x64 |
Yes |
| XP x64 SP2 |
August 12, 2008 |
950582 |
 |
Vulnerability in Windows Explorer could allow remote code execution |
x64 |
No |
| XP x64 SP2 |
August 12, 2008 |
950974 |
 |
Vulnerability in Event System could allow remote code execution |
x64 |
Yes |
| XP x64 SP2 |
August 12, 2008 |
951066 |
 |
Security update for Outlook Express and Windows Mail |
x64 |
Yes |
| XP x64 SP2 |
August 12, 2008 |
952954 |
 |
Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows Image Color Management could allo... |
x64 |
Yes |
| XP x64 SP2 |
August 12, 2008 |
953838 |
 |
Cumulative security update for Internet Explorer |
x64 |
Yes |
| XP x64 SP2 |
August 12, 2008 |
953839 |
 |
Microsoft Security Advisory: Cumulative security update for ActiveX |
x64 |
Yes |
| XP x64 SP2 |
August 5, 2008 |
955417 |
 |
Protected storage (PStore) uses a lower-quality cryptographic function... |
x64 |
No |
| XP x64 SP2 |
July 8, 2008 |
951072 |
 |
August 2008 cumulative time zone update for Microsoft Windows operatin... |
x64 |
No |
| XP x64 SP2 |
July 8, 2008 |
951748 |
 |
Security update for DNS in Windows Server 2003, in Windows XP, and in ... |
x64 |
Yes |
| XP x64 SP2 |
June 10, 2008 |
949269 |
 |
Security update for Active Directory Application Mode (ADAM) in Window... |
x64 |
No |
| XP x64 SP2 |
June 10, 2008 |
950760 |
 |
Critical security update of ActiveX kill bits |
x64 |
Yes |
| XP x64 SP2 |
June 10, 2008 |
950762 |
 |
Vulnerabilities in Pragmatic General Multicast (PGM) could allow denia... |
x64 |
Yes |
| XP x64 SP2 |
June 10, 2008 |
951376 |
 |
Vulnerability in Bluetooth stack could allow remote code execution |
x64 |
Yes |
| XP x64 SP2 |
June 10, 2008 |
951698 |
 |
Vulnerabilities in DirectX could allow remote code execution |
x64 |
Yes |
| XP x64 SP2 |
June 3, 2008 |
940157 |
 |
Windows Search 4.0 |
x64 |
Yes |
| XP x64 SP2 |
June 3, 2008 |
942288 |
 |
Windows Installer 4.5 |
x64 |
No |
| XP x64 SP2 |
May 27, 2008 |
944043 |
 |
Windows Server 2008 read-only domain controller compatibility pack for... |
x64 |
No |
| XP x64 SP2 |
April 8, 2008 |
941693 |
 |
Vulnerability in Windows Kernel could allow elevation of privilege |
x64 |
Yes |
| XP x64 SP2 |
April 8, 2008 |
945553 |
 |
Vulnerability in DNS client could allow spoofing |
x64 |
Yes |
| XP x64 SP2 |
April 8, 2008 |
948590 |
 |
Vulnerability in GDI could allow remote code execution |
x64 |
Yes |
| XP x64 SP2 |
February 26, 2008 |
943729 |
 |
Group Policy Preference Client Side Extensions for Windows XP x64 Edit... |
x64 |
Yes |
| XP x64 SP2 |
February 12, 2008 |
931374 |
 |
Security update for Active Directory Application Mode (ADAM) in Window... |
x64 |
No |
| XP x64 SP2 |
February 12, 2008 |
942830 |
 |
Vulnerability in Internet Information Services could allow remote code... |
x64 |
Yes |
| XP x64 SP2 |
February 12, 2008 |
942831 |
 |
Vulnerability in Internet Information Services could allow elevation o... |
x64 |
Yes |
| XP x64 SP2 |
February 12, 2008 |
943055 |
 |
Security update for Windows 2000, for Windows XP, for Windows Server 2... |
x64 |
Yes |
| XP x64 SP2 |
February 12, 2008 |
946026 |
 |
Vulnerability in WebDAV Mini-Redirector could allow remote code execut... |
x64 |
Yes |
| XP x64 SP2 |
February 12, 2008 |
947518 |
 |
An Internet Explorer Automatic Component Activation (IE ACA) Preview #... |
x64 |
No |
| XP x64 SP2 |
January 22, 2008 |
932762 |
 |
The Service Host process may stop unexpectedly in Windows Server 2003 |
x64 |
No |
| XP x64 SP2 |
January 8, 2008 |
941644 |
 |
Vulnerability in TCP/IP could allow remote code execution |
x64 |
Yes |
| XP x64 SP2 |
January 8, 2008 |
943485 |
 |
Vulnerability in LSASS could allow local elevation of privilege |
x64 |
Yes |
| XP x64 SP2 |
December 11, 2007 |
941568 |
 |
Vulnerabilities in DirectX could allow remote code execution |
x64 |
Yes |
| XP x64 SP2 |
December 11, 2007 |
941569 |
 |
Vulnerability in Windows Media file format could allow remote code exe... |
x64 |
Yes |
| XP x64 SP2 |
December 11, 2007 |
942615 |
 |
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=2bedf591-79a8... |
x64 |
Yes |
| XP x64 SP2 |
December 11, 2007 |
944653 |
 |
Vulnerability in Macrovision driver could allow local elevation of pri... |
x64 |
Yes |
| XP x64 SP2 |
December 11, 2007 |
945007 |
 |
An Internet Explorer Automatic Component Activation (IE ACA) update is... |
x64 |
No |
| XP x64 SP2 |
November 13, 2007 |
943460 |
 |
Vulnerability in Windows URI Handling could allow remote code execution |
x64 |
Yes |
| XP x64 SP2 |
October 23, 2007 |
925066 |
 |
In a domain environment, Windows Explorer may stop responding on a cli... |
x64 |
No |
| XP x64 SP2 |
October 9, 2007 |
933729 |
 |
Vulnerabilities in RPC could allow denial of service |
x64 |
Yes |
| XP x64 SP2 |
October 9, 2007 |
941202 |
 |
Security Update for Outlook Express and Windows Mail |
x64 |
Yes |
| XP x64 SP2 |
September 25, 2007 |
938680 |
 |
Problems occur when you use Windows Server 2003 to implement Winsock D... |
x64 |
No |
| XP x64 SP2 |
August 28, 2007 |
939683 |
 |
Update for Windows Media Player 11 for Windows XP |
x64 |
Yes |
| XP x64 SP2 |
August 14, 2007 |
921503 |
 |
Vulnerability in OLE Automation could allow remote code execution |
x64 |
No |
| XP x64 SP2 |
August 14, 2007 |
932596 |
 |
Update to improve Kernel Patch Protection |
x64 |
Yes |
| XP x64 SP2 |
August 14, 2007 |
933579 |
 |
Description of the security update for Microsoft XML Core Services 6.0... |
x64 |
Yes |
| XP x64 SP2 |
August 14, 2007 |
936021 |
 |
Security update for Microsoft XML Core Services 3.0: August 14, 2007 |
x64 |
Yes |
| XP x64 SP2 |
August 14, 2007 |
936782 |
 |
Vulnerability in Windows Media Player could allow remote code execution |
x64 |
Yes |
| XP x64 SP2 |
August 14, 2007 |
938127 |
 |
Vulnerability in Vector Markup Language could allow remote code execut... |
x64 |
Yes |
| XP x64 SP2 |
July 10, 2007 |
925398 |
 |
Vulnerability in Windows Media Format could allow remote code execution |
x64 |
Yes |
| XP x64 SP2 |
June 26, 2007 |
930627 |
 |
The private data of the DEVMODE data structure may be corrupted when y... |
x64 |
No |
| XP x64 SP2 |
June 12, 2007 |
924667 |
 |
Vulnerability in Microsoft Foundation Classes could allow for remote c... |
x64 |
Yes |
| XP x64 SP2 |
June 12, 2007 |
929123 |
 |
Cumulative security update for Outlook Express and for Windows Mail |
x64 |
Yes |
| XP x64 SP2 |
June 12, 2007 |
935839 |
 |
Vulnerability in the Win32 API could allow remote code execution |
x64 |
Yes |
| XP x64 SP2 |
June 12, 2007 |
935840 |
 |
Vulnerability in Schannel could allow remote code execution |
x64 |
Yes |
| XP x64 SP2 |
June 12, 2007 |
936357 |
 |
A microcode reliability update is available that improves the reliabil... |
x64 |
Yes |
| XP x64 SP2 |
May 22, 2007 |
933061 |
 |
An update is available that improves the stability of the Windows Mana... |
x64 |
No |
| XP x64 SP2 |
May 22, 2007 |
933612 |
 |
A mail program cannot connect to an Exchange Server 2007 server by usi... |
x64 |
No |
| XP x64 SP2 |
May 8, 2007 |
923723 |
 |
Vulnerability in Step-by-Step Interactive Training could allow remote ... |
x64 |
No |
| XP x64 SP2 |
May 8, 2007 |
927891 |
 |
You receive an access violation error and the system may appear to bec... |
x64 |
Yes |
| XP x64 SP2 |
April 10, 2007 |
930178 |
 |
Vulnerability in Windows CSRSS could allow remote code execution |
x64 |
Yes |
| XP x64 SP2 |
April 10, 2007 |
931261 |
 |
Vulnerability in UPnP could allow remote code execution |
x64 |
Yes |
| XP x64 SP2 |
April 10, 2007 |
932168 |
 |
Vulnerability in Microsoft Agent could allow remote code execution |
x64 |
Yes |
| XP x64 SP2 |
April 3, 2007 |
925902 |
 |
Vulnerability in GDI could allow remote code execution |
x64 |
Yes |
| XP x64 SP2 |
March 30, 2007 |
929399 |
 |
Update for Windows Media Format 11 SDK for Windows XP x64 Edition |
x64 |
Yes |
| XP x64 SP2 |
March 27, 2007 |
932755 |
 |
An updated Storport storage driver is available for Windows Server 2003 |
x64 |
No |
| XP x64 SP2 |
March 13, 2007 |
926874 |
 |
Internet Explorer 7 |
x64 |
Yes |
| XP x64 SP2 |
March 8, 2007 |
932590 |
 |
Windows-based applications that use the TZ environment variable may no... |
x64 |
No |
| XP x64 SP2 |
November 14, 2006 |
923789 |
 |
Vulnerabilities in Macromedia Flash Player from Adobe could allow remo... |
x64 |
Yes |
| XP x64 SP2 |
November 14, 2006 |
926139 |
 |
Windows PowerShell 1.0 Installation Packages for Windows Server 2003 a... |
x64 |
No |
| XP x64 SP2 |
October 30, 2006 |
925850 |
 |
Windows Media Player 11 |
x64 |
Yes |
| XP x64 SP2 |
October 26, 2006 |
914922 |
 |
Windows Defender |
x64 |
No |
Note: The following applies to Windows Vista only.
The easiest way to install a bunch of hotfixes on a new Windows installation is to create a Windows Vista DVD with them integrated. This is a simple process for Windows Vista. Create an ISO image of your current Windows Vista DVD, create a folder called update in the root directory of the image, dump all of the .msu files into that folder, and then save a new image and burn it. You will need a tool like UltraISO to do this (and you must make sure that you use an existing Vista DVD or image as the base and the boot information is preserved, you can't just make a new image from scratch). Vista will automatically install all of the updates in the update folder during installation if you use this new DVD.
Note that you cannot integrate Windows Vista SP1 onto a Vista install DVD using this method; it works with regular hotfixes only. If you want to get a Vista DVD with SP1 integrated, you have to get it from Microsoft, or get it as a new copy of Vista once Microsoft and manufacturers start including the SP1 DVD.
Jayson M. writes and tells me that he has successfully integrated SP1 using Vista Update Integrator. I haven't tried this yet myself, but it looks like a pretty capable program. (It's in German, though.)
vLite also has beta support for slipstreaming SP1 now.
If Vista is already installed, you can install a bunch of hotfixes in a row with no user interaction. Just run an elevated command prompt, navigate to the folder containing the hotfixes, and run:
for %i in (*) do start /wait wusa %i /quiet /norestart
You can replace the * with *x86* or *x64* to pick only one type of hotfix, if the folder contains both.
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