Re: Getting Updates for Non Internet Connected Machines

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"Torgeir Bakken (MVP)" <Torgeir.Bakken-spam@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Don wrote:
>
>> Is there a way to get updates for machines that are not, and cannot be,
>> connected to the internet? We have several machines that can not be
>> connected, but I would like to install the latest service packs:
>>
>> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=b54730cf-8850-4531-b52b-bf28b324c662&DisplayLang=en
>>
>> and installer:
>>
>> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=5FBC5470-B259-4733-A914-A956122E08E8&displaylang=en
>>
>> Both want to do the validation and install process. However the machine
>> I am accessing the sites with is not the one I want to install the
>> updates on.
> Hi,
>
> Those download links doesn't force you to install the updates there and
> then, just save the exe file to disk instead, and then put them on e.g.
> a CD or USB stick later on.
>
> Also, I suggest you download the latest Windows Installer instead (3.1
> v2):
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=889482FC-5F56-4A38-B838-DE776FD4138C&displaylang=en
>
>
> --
> torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting, Porsgrunn Norway
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What if the machine on the internet is a Win XP box and I am trying to
download a Win 2000 update?

Thanks for the link!

Don



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