Re: How long does the roll-up download take??

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From: TK (tara_k_at_nospam.com.au)
Date: 06/22/04 

Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2004 23:44:19 GMT

Actually, the security rollup is . . . rather large. I've forgotten just
how big, but BIG. Enough to make downloading on a 56K modem a bit of a pain.

MS released a free security update CD with this rollup (and others) to
automate the process to some extent.

In Ozland you can order the security update CD from here:
http://www.microsoft.com/asia/security/ordercd.asp

Not sure if the US has a similar link, shouldn't be too hard to find.

SP2 should put paid to all this :)

TK

"Will Denny" <willdenny@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:em4Z9CHWEHA.2176@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> Hi
>
> Which specific Roll-up and what kind of Internet connection have you got.
I
> didn't think any of the Roll-ups would take that long.
>
> --
>
> Will Denny
> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
> Please reply to the News Groups
>
>
> "DeeDee" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:1f93601c4586e$6ae2ecc0$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> | I have a Dell inspiron that I purchased last fall and I
> | always download the free microsoft upgrades when I am
> | notified of a new one. I had a "device driver" problem
> | pop up so I sent the info to Microsoft and they
> | recommended I download the Roll-up package - a grouping
> | of the latest security downloads. It was 7am and I
> | figured I could waste an hour or so before starting work
> | (I earn my living on my home computer) SOOOO...I started
> | the download and install. The download took about 10 min
> | or less. The install went on and on....I just opted to
> | stop it after 4 HOURS - I can't afford to lose more work
> | time! How long should this take - and why doesn't
> | Microsoft give people a rough estimate of how long it
> | should take so they know before they hit the install
> | button? Thank you to anyone who responds!
>

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