Re: Windows Updates for Dialup Users

Hi Wayne,
If you have to download one at a time, then download from the official MS
site - not that I know of anything wrong with the link suggested.
If you are updating to SP2 then I would say that it is even more sensible to
get them all from MS.
You can still get the SP2 on disk free from MS - that will save you time.

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/sp2/default.mspx

After that, there are up to 70 further security/critical updates.
I don't know if you are aware of WGA/WGN - may be a good idea to avoid those
two to start with.

This is a good read if you need it

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=windowsxpsp2

Some updates get upset with different AV progs - and considering the time
each system may be connected to the net on dial-up, I think your choice of
burning to disk and loading is the best.
Then you can disconnect each system from the net and disable the AV and
firewall.
That's how I update all security/critical from MS now.
Rgds
Antioch


"Wayne Wengert" <wayneSKIPSPAM@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Amen to that!!!


"ByTor" <ByTor@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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In article <uMuTcu3wGHA.4460@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
wayneSKIPSPAM@xxxxxxxxxxx says...

Thanks for that link. Am I correct that I would need the SP2 update and
then
all of the other "Essential" patches? I assume I would install SP2 and
then
the other patches in date order?

Wayne

Exactamundo!! I believe the release date of Sp2 was 2004?

This is probably the better site I ever found for the downloads.....Only
drawback is ya have ta download em one at a time......

I wish MS would hurry up & release SP3, it's about freakin due with
those gazillion updates after SP2.........






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