Re: How can I download these updates in French?

From: Jupiter Jones [MVP] (jones_jupiter_at_hotnomail.com)
Date: 06/27/04 

Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2004 12:27:03 -0600

Alan;
Use the Windows Update Catalog, #1 on the link.
You can select the language from there:
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/wufix.htm 

-- 
Jupiter Jones  [MVP]
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/
"Alan Parker" <reply@thisgroup.please> wrote in message
news:%23nPcYGHXEHA.3420@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> OK, long story cut short:
> Me: Fast pc, adsl connection, cd writer, don't speak much French.
> Aunt: Very old, lives in middle of no-where in France, very slow
dialup, cd
> player in laptop running WinME. Going to visit in a few days.
>
> Problem: I managed to get her to open the critical updates page
(somehow in
> English, even though the locale is set to FR - she's a bright
woman!). But
> she won't want all the updates to start speaking English to her.
> So with regards to all the things I have to put on a CD and take to
her,
> what's the easiest way of downloading the French versions and
installing
> them in such a way that we don't need to dialup (or if we do, we
don't need
> to download much...average speed is about 24Kb IIRC!)
>
> Many thanks.
>
> From the windowsupdate page.....
> Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 (Windows 98, Windows
Me)*
> Download size: 455 KB, 5 minutes
> Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 (SP1) is the most recent version
of the
> Internet Explorer 6 core technologies in Windows® XP Home Edition
and
> Windows XP Professional. Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 helps
provide a
> private, reliable, and flexible browsing experience and the freedom
to
> experience the best of the Internet for users of Windows XP, Windows
> Millennium Edition (Windows Me), Windows 2000, Windows 98, and
Windows NT®
> 4.0 Service Pack 6a. Total download size for a typical installation
is
> approximately 25 megabytes (MB). However, because setup downloads
only those
> files that are necessary for your computer, this size can vary
between 11
> and 75 MB. Read more...
>
> * Must be installed separately from other updates
> Remove
> Security Update for Microsoft Windows ME (KB825119)
> Download size: 217 KB, 2 minutes
> A security issue has been identified that could allow an attacker to
> remotely compromise a computer running Microsoft Windows ME and gain
> complete control over it. You can help protect your computer by
installing
> this update from Microsoft. After you install this item, you may
have to
> restart your computer. Read more...
> Remove
> Critical Update for Windows Media Player Script Commands (KB828026)
> Download size: 2,2 MB, 23 minutes
> This update contains a change to the behavior of Windows Media
Player's
> ability to launch URLs in the local computer zone from other zones.
You can
> help protect your computer by installing this update from Microsoft.
After
> you install this item, you may have to restart your computer. Once
you have
> installed this item, it cannot be removed. Read more...
> Remove
> 823559: Security Update for Microsoft Windows
> Download size: 309 KB, 3 minutes
> An identified security issue in Microsoft Windows could allow an
attacker to
> compromise a Microsoft Windows-based system and then take a variety
of
> actions. For example, an attacker could execute code on the system.
By
> installing this update, you can help protect your computer. After
you
> install this item, you may have to restart your computer. Read
more...
> Remove
> Security Update for Microsoft Windows (819696)
> Download size: 856 KB, 9 minutes
> An identified security issue in Microsoft DirectX could allow an
attacker to
> run programs on a computer running Microsoft Windows. The attacker
would
> first have to send you an e-mail message or entice you into visiting
a
> malicious Web site. You can help protect your computer by installing
this
> update from Microsoft. Once you have installed this item, it cannot
be
> removed. Read more...
> Remove
> Flaw In Windows Media Player May Allow Media Library Access (819639)
> Download size: 1,9 MB, 19 minutes
> An identified security issue in Windows Media Player 9 could allow
an
> attacker to see certain information on your computer after you
viewed a Web
> page. For instance, this issue could allow an attacker to view
information
> about your media library and modify it. By installing this update,
you can
> help protect your computer. After you install this item, you may
have to
> restart your computer. Once you have installed this item, it cannot
be
> removed. Read more...
> Remove
> 816093: Security Update Microsoft Virtual Machine (Microsoft VM)
> Download size: 5,1 MB, 53 minutes
> This update helps resolve a vulnerability in the Microsoft virtual
machine.
> After you install this item, you may have to restart your computer.
Once you
> have installed this item, it cannot be removed. Read more...
> Remove
> 814078: Security Update (Microsoft Jscript version 5.5, Windows 98,
Windows
> Millennium Edition, Windows NT 4.0)
> Download size: 348 KB, 4 minutes
> A security issue has been identified that could allow an attacker to
run
> programs on a computer running Microsoft® Windows®. The attacker
would first
> have to send you an e-mail message or entice you into visiting a
malicious
> Web site. You can help protect your computer by installing this
update from
> Microsoft. After you install this item, you may have to restart your
> computer. Once you have installed this item, it cannot be removed.
Read
> more...
> Remove
> Q329414: Security Update (MDAC 2.5)
> Download size: 814 KB, 8 minutes
> This security update applies to a component of Windows known as the
> Microsoft Data Access Component (MDAC). Please install now to help
protect
> your Windows-based computer. For more information, read the
associated
> Microsoft Security Bulletin at http://www.microsoft.com/security.
Read
> more...
> Remove
> Q329115: Security Update (Windows Me)
> Download size: 372 KB, 4 minutes
> This update resolves the "Certificate Validation Flaw Could Enable
Identity
> Spoofing" vulnerability in Windows Millennium Edition (Windows Me).
Download
> now to help prevent an attacker from attempting identity spoofing
using
> certificates. Read more...
> Remove
> Q323172: Security Update (Windows Me)
> Download size: 217 KB, 2 minutes
> This update resolves the "Flaw in Digital Certificate Enrollment
Component
> Allows Certificate Deletion" security vulnerability in Windows
Millennium
> Edition (Windows Me). Download now to help stop a Web site or HTML
e-mail
> from deleting digital certificates on your computer and preventing
you from
> using the services they are associated with. Read more...
> Remove
> Q323255: Security Update (Windows Me)
> Download size: 504 KB, 5 minutes
> This update resolves the "Unchecked buffer in HTML Help can lead to
Code
> Execution" security vulnerability in Windows Millennium Edition
(Windows
> Me). Download now to help prevent a malicious user from running an
> unauthorized program on your computer. Read more...
> Remove
> Security Update, February 14, 2002 (Internet Explorer 5.5)
> Download size: 310 KB, 3 minutes
> This is an updated version of Security Update, February 14, 2002.
This
> update resolves the "Incorrect VBScript Handling can Allow Web Pages
to Read
> Local Files" security vulnerability in Internet Explorer 5.5 and
Windows
> Millennium Edition (Windows Me), Windows 98, or Windows NT® 4.0, and
is
> discussed in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS02-009. Download now to
prevent a
> malicious user from using an unauthorized Web site to read the
contents of
> files on your local computer. Read more...
> Remove
> Security Update, April 2, 2001
> Download size: 125 KB, 1 minute
> This update resolves the "Erroneous VeriSign-Issued Digital
Certificates
> Pose Spoofing Hazard" security vulnerability, and is discussed in
Microsoft
> Security Bulletin MS01-017. Download now to help prevent an
unauthorized
> user from running code on your computer by digitally signing
programs as
> "Microsoft Corporation." Read more...
> Remove
> Windows Share Level Password Update
> Download size: 196 KB, 2 minutes
> This update resolves the "Windows Share Level Password"
vulnerability in
> Windows Millennium Edition (Windows Me). If a computer that is
linked to a
> network has File and print Sharing enabled, and has at least one
> password-protected folder shared, it may be possible for a user on
the
> network to gain unauthorized access to the folder. This
vulnerability exists
> because of the way the password feature of share level access is
implemented
> for computers running Windows Me. A malicious user can exploit this
> vulnerability and use a special client utility to gain access to a
share
> without knowing the entire password, and may be able to retrieve,
modify, or
> delete any file within that share. Download now to prevent
unauthorized
> access to files that are shared over a network that uses share level
> security. Read more...
> Remove
> 811630: Critical Update (Windows Me)
> Download size: 507 KB, 5 minutes
> This update enables applications to access HTML Help in a new,
restricted
> mode. Future updates of Internet Explorer require this new
capability.
> Download now to ensure that Internet Explorer can properly display
HTML Help
> in HTML pages. Read more...
> Remove
> 812709: Security Update (Windows Me)
> Download size: 297 KB, 3 minutes
> An identified security issue in the Microsoft Windows® Me Help and
Support C
> enter could enable an attacker to read files or run programs on a
computer
> that visited his or her Web site. You can help protect your computer
by
> installing this update from Microsoft. After you install this item,
you may
> have to restart your computer. Once you have installed this item, it
cannot
> be removed. Read more...
>
>
>

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