install updates offline

I'm using an MDT2010 task sequence to deploy Windows 7 machines in a Workgroup. I'm struggling to find a good way to patch these systems from within the deployment TS. I've read several blog post, like and , that that suggest using the MDT Install Updates Offline task. For two days now I've tried to get this to work and so far have been unsuccessful. Here's where I'm at. I've got the Install Updates Offline task sandwiched between the Apply Network Settings and Configure tasks in the PostInstall section of my TS and that task is pointed to the Windows 7x64 Updates package i created. The Windows 7x64 Updates Package in on the local DP. I've included a screen shot of my TS if that helps. 
 
I run the TS which completes without any error's but when i check the installed updates in Windows nothing is there. I check the ZTIPatches.log which seems to show that the TS is seeing all the updates but never seems to install them. The ZTIPatches.log contains a couple of failures at the end:
 
2/9/2012 11:58:10 AM    Adding language pack entries to unattend.xml
2/9/2012 11:58:10 AM    Nothing to save, exit.
2/9/2012 11:58:10 AM    Language pack entries added to unattend.xml successfully
2/9/2012 11:58:10 AM    Copy Folder: C:\_SMSTaskSequence\WDPackage\Servicing\X64 to C:\_SMSTaskSequence\Servicing
2/9/2012 11:58:11 AM    About to run command: "C:\_SMSTaskSequence\Servicing\pkgmgr.exe"  /o:C:\;C:\windows /n:"C:\Windows\panther\unattend\unattend.xml" /l:C:\_SMSTaskSequence\SMSOSD\OSDLOGS\BDD_pkgmgr.log /s:C:\_SMSTaskSequence\Sandbox /quiet /norestart
2/9/2012 11:58:22 AM    Return code from command = -2146498514
2/9/2012 11:58:22 AM    FAILURE: -2146498514  0x800F082E: Run Command: "C:\_SMSTaskSequence\Servicing\pkgmgr.exe"  /o:C:\;C:\windows /n:"C:\Windows\panther\unattend\unattend.xml" /l:C:\_SMSTaskSequence\SMSOSD\OSDLOGS\BDD_pkgmgr.log /s:C:\_SMSTaskSequence\Sandbox /quiet /norestart[/style]
2/9/2012 11:58:22 AM    Remove Folder: C:\_SMSTaskSequence\Sandbox
2/9/2012 11:58:22 AM    FAILURE: -2146498514  0x800F082E: Offline servicing using PKGMGR[/style]
2/9/2012 11:58:22 AM    ZTIPatches processing completed successfully.
 
Any help on this would be greatly appreciated.
 
Thanks,
Justin
 
 
 

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Attached the full ZTIPatche.log if that helps at all.
 
Justin

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What updates are included in what you selected?

Primarily security updates for Windows 7x64.

If you use a normal updates step instead of offline, do they install correctly?

If i use the regular Install Software Updates task it does nothing. No errors in the TS. it just run through the task and doesn't do anything.

Chris/Brian,
 
Adding the MP and SLP properties to the Setup Windows/Configmgr step did the trick to get the Install Software Updates task to work. I already had the updates advertised to the All Unknown Computers collection so adding the MP and SLP was the missing step. I just tested and all of the updates installed. Thanks for the help on this!
 
Justin