Re: patches and updates on a disk?

From: Jupiter Jones [MVP] (jones_jupiter_at_hotnomail.com)
Date: 04/30/04 

Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2004 19:20:07 -0600

Tom;
See #1 on this link:
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/wufix.htm
You can order the Windows Update Security CD and/or download from the
Windows Update Catalog and burn to CD.

NEVER get windows patches of any kind anywhere but directly from
Microsoft.
There is no assurance as to the quality or reliability from other
sources. 

-- 
Jupiter Jones  [MVP]
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/
<tmedwin@glinenet.com> wrote in message
news:18C33250-6340-40EC-B465-D4F08435B820@microsoft.com...
> I want to buy or burn patches and updates for XP to a CD so I can
reformat my harddrive without using my dial up connection as it would
take too long to update.
>
> Someone told me you can download execuatable files for all patches
and updates which I could then burn to a CD, although I would gladly
pay for a verson if Microsoft would ever put one out.
>
> Anyone know of executable download patches and updates?
>
> Thanks.
> Tom

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