Re: Download Updates for Distribution?

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From: Jerry (NoSpamChiefZeke_at_MSN.com)
Date: 05/06/04 

Date: Thu, 6 May 2004 13:33:58 -0700

Go to the Windows Update web page. Select the Windows Update Catalog in the
left pane. Select operating system, click Search, download required files.

"Gary" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:971c01c4339f$32a2e750$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> Is there a way to download all critical updates WITHOUT
> installing them? And then burn them to a CD and take the
> CD to multiple PCs for installation?
>
> We've got a few Windows XP PCs that are not attached to a
> network and only have dialup access to the Internet.
> Downloading the critical updates takes hours on these
> machines and is not a workable option.
>
> Whenever I go to the update page it just wants to search
> and update the particular machine I happen to be using.
>
> Gary

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