Re: Save Upgrades to Disc
From: Jason Haynes (jasonlhaynes_at_COLDmail.com)
Date: 03/08/04
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Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2004 14:43:23 -0500
Or you could go the easy way and order the free updates cd from Microsoft.
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/default.asp?Locale=en-us
"Agimat" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> hi, are you referring to the updates in the "Windows
> Update" site? if you are, here's what i did to save those
> update to disk just in case i needed to install/reinstall
> winxp:
>
> 1. start windows Update
> 2. after winupdates loads in IE, click on "Personalize
> Windows Update" on the left menu
> 3. check "Display the link to the Windows Update Catalog
> under See Also", then click "save settings" on the upper
> right corner.
> 4. click on "Windows Update catalog" on the left menu
> 5. click on "Find updates for Microsoft Windows operating
> systems"
> 6. choose your OS, i.e. Window XP SP1
> 7. click "Search" to get all updates or use "Advanced
> Search" and type in the KB or Q number in the box to get
> a specific one, since you have a list on what you need
> 8. when you get to the results (Crit. Updates,
> Recommended Updates, etc.) click "add" on the ones you
> need
> 9. go to the download basket, browse for a folder on your
> disk, like c:\winupdates or something, then click download
> 10. after download, each update .exe will be put in it's
> own folder, so you have to drill down to a nest of
> folders created during the download just to run each
> update
>
> good luck, and i hope this helps.
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >I just recently bought a new computer but have only
> recently been able to access the internet. I checked to
> see what upgrades I might need. I found that I needed
> 21.2 mb of data to be up to date. My BIG problem is I
> have a really slow connection and it will take hours upon
> hours to download all of the upgrades I need to be safe.
> Is it possible to download the upgrades, here at work and
> then save them to disc so I can just take the disc home
> and upgrade at home from the disc? I have a list of the
> upgrades I need.
> >thank you
> >.
> >
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