MBSA offline scanning quick start

Here is the fastest way to get the MBSA offline scanning started

(1) download MBSA 2.1.1 and install on an English XP professional
(2) copy the \Program Files\Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer 2\mbsacli.exe and wusscan.dll to USB-storage
(3) download the Offline catalog (Wsusscn2.cab) to USB-storage
(4) cd to USB-storage drive, run "mbsacli.exe /xmlout /catalog wsusscn2.cab /nvc > otuput.txt"

Note: I encountered this error messages "An error occurred while scanning for security updates. (0x80247002)" when running above command on a Windows 2003 server just after SP1->SP2 upgrade.
It was resolved by installing WUA standalone installer for x86.


Here is one good reference site http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa302360(printer).aspx