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by afr25

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When using HFNETCHK, it attempts to download to MSSECURE.CAB file from the MS Website. If your using the command from within a Company, it requires Proxy authentication. How do you authenticate to the proxy via a DOS prompt. MS does not provide any proxy switch as part of the HFNETCHK tool(how dumb is that?). How can I download MSSECURE.CAB automatically on a daily basis?

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by joseph moore

Well, as long as you are using a machine that has already been configured to use the proxy server, than the download should run ok. So, make sure you are running HFNETCHK on a machine that can get out to the net through the proxy.
Now, as for getting the CAB every day, just go to this URL:
http://download.microsoft.com/download/xml/security/1.0/nt5/en-us/mssecure.cab
(please remove any spaces)

This is the CAB itself. You could write a macro that will open IE, use the URL, and click the Save button and save it to wherever you would like. There are dozens of free Windows macro programs out there.

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