Hello,

I am having a lot of trouble with this ...so really need some help.

I want to download all the hotfixes since I installed XP/sp1 ( to slipstream
them) but when I try to get them from windows update it refuses. The
windowsupdate.log says that it's because I already have the updates(true).

If I can't download updates to disk that I already have installed then how
can I remove the ones I have or get rid of wherever XP keeps a record of this
stuff ?

thanks much

SP2 includes all of them, Mani.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
AumHa VSOP & Admin; DTS-L.org

Mani wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am having a lot of trouble with this ...so really need some help.
>
> I want to download all the hotfixes since I installed XP/sp1 ( to
> slipstream
> them) but when I try to get them from windows update it refuses. The
> windowsupdate.log says that it's because I already have the updates(true).
>
> If I can't download updates to disk that I already have installed then how
> can I remove the ones I have or get rid of wherever XP keeps a record of
> this stuff ?
>
> thanks much

Mani wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am having a lot of trouble with this ...so really need some help.
>
> I want to download all the hotfixes since I installed XP/sp1 ( to slipstream
> them) but when I try to get them from windows update it refuses. The
> windowsupdate.log says that it's because I already have the updates(true).
>
> If I can't download updates to disk that I already have installed then how
> can I remove the ones I have or get rid of wherever XP keeps a record of this
> stuff ?
>
> thanks much

You're trying to download in the wrong place. Go here instead:

How to download updates and drivers from the Windows Update Catalog or
from the Microsoft Update Catalog:
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;323166


Malke
--
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

For God sake man, READ my question.pls.

"PA Bear" wrote:

> SP2 includes all of them, Mani.

NO it doesn't - otherwise why have I got 100 odd updates *after* installing
sp2. !!!

> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
> AumHa VSOP & Admin; DTS-L.org
>
> Mani wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I am having a lot of trouble with this ...so really need some help.
> >
> > I want to download all the hotfixes since I installed XP/sp1 ( to
> > slipstream
> > them) but when I try to get them from windows update it refuses. The
> > windowsupdate.log says that it's because I already have the updates(true).
> >
> > If I can't download updates to disk that I already have installed then how
> > can I remove the ones I have or get rid of wherever XP keeps a record of
> > this stuff ?
> >
> > thanks much
>
>

Hi Malke,

I *am* trying to download from the site you suggest :
v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com
I can download drivers for my hardware, but I want to download about 100
hotfixes to slipstream them.

Is it true that if one has these hotfixes already installed on the machine
that they can't be downloaded ?

(my windowsupdate.log file shows that there is acheck being performed and
that I already *have* these updates so it seems to refuse to d/l ?)


"Malke" wrote:

> Mani wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I am having a lot of trouble with this ...so really need some help.
> >
> > I want to download all the hotfixes since I installed XP/sp1 ( to slipstream
> > them) but when I try to get them from windows update it refuses. The
> > windowsupdate.log says that it's because I already have the updates(true).
> >
> > If I can't download updates to disk that I already have installed then how
> > can I remove the ones I have or get rid of wherever XP keeps a record of this
> > stuff ?
> >
> > thanks much
>
> You're trying to download in the wrong place. Go here instead:
>
> How to download updates and drivers from the Windows Update Catalog or
> from the Microsoft Update Catalog:
> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;323166
>
>
> Malke
> --
> Elephant Boy Computers
> www.elephantboycomputers.com
> "Don't Panic!"
> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
>

Mani wrote:
> Hi Malke,
>
> I *am* trying to download from the site you suggest :
> v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com
> I can download drivers for my hardware, but I want to download about 100
> hotfixes to slipstream them.

OK.
>
> Is it true that if one has these hotfixes already installed on the machine
> that they can't be downloaded ?

No.

>
> (my windowsupdate.log file shows that there is acheck being performed and
> that I already *have* these updates so it seems to refuse to d/l ?)

No. You're doing something wrong but since you aren't very descriptive
about what you're doing, I can't guess what. Perhaps you're hitting Run
instead of Save, but I really have no idea. Thousands - if not millions
- of people have no problem downloading Windows Updates separately from
the Catalog to use in slipstreaming and deploying, so it is something
you're not doing right but I have no idea what.


Malke
--
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

"Mani" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote
> Hi Malke,
>
> I *am* trying to download from the site you suggest :
> v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com
> I can download drivers for my hardware, but I want to download about 100
> hotfixes to slipstream them.
>
> Is it true that if one has these hotfixes already installed on the machine
> that they can't be downloaded ?
>
> (my windowsupdate.log file shows that there is acheck being performed and
> that I already *have* these updates so it seems to refuse to d/l ?)

> "Malke" wrote:
>
>> Mani wrote:
>> > Hello,
>> >
>> > I am having a lot of trouble with this ...so really need some help.
>> >
>> > I want to download all the hotfixes since I installed XP/sp1 ( to
>> > slipstream
>> > them) but when I try to get them from windows update it refuses. The
>> > windowsupdate.log says that it's because I already have the
>> > updates(true).
>> >
>> > If I can't download updates to disk that I already have installed then
>> > how
>> > can I remove the ones I have or get rid of wherever XP keeps a record
>> > of this
>> > stuff ?
>> >
>> > thanks much
>>
>> You're trying to download in the wrong place. Go here instead:
>>
>> How to download updates and drivers from the Windows Update Catalog or
>> from the Microsoft Update Catalog:
>> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;323166

It's not clear what you are doing, to tell why it isn't working but one way
to do this is to lookup the update history, note the KB article numbers,
then search the KB for each article and follow the links in them for
downloading the updates.

http://support.microsoft.com/search/?adv=1

This should work just fine as well using the windows update catalog so I
don't know what you're doing wrong.

--
Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]

HI Rock,

No I don't know what I am doing wrong either.

I can download a C-media driver update ok,
but d/ling a hotfix just fails. After I have accepted the Eula, the screen
just returns to the first page when I logged on to the website, my download
basket is full of 23Mb but no download.

*Thankfully* a MS pro is on the case for me .
If it doesn't work I'll be d/ling each hofix as you suggest.
Mani.

"Rock" wrote:

> "Mani" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote
> > Hi Malke,
> >
> > I *am* trying to download from the site you suggest :
> > v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com
> > I can download drivers for my hardware, but I want to download about 100
> > hotfixes to slipstream them.
> >
> > Is it true that if one has these hotfixes already installed on the machine
> > that they can't be downloaded ?
> >
> > (my windowsupdate.log file shows that there is acheck being performed and
> > that I already *have* these updates so it seems to refuse to d/l ?)
>
> > "Malke" wrote:
> >
> >> Mani wrote:
> >> > Hello,
> >> >
> >> > I am having a lot of trouble with this ...so really need some help.
> >> >
> >> > I want to download all the hotfixes since I installed XP/sp1 ( to
> >> > slipstream
> >> > them) but when I try to get them from windows update it refuses. The
> >> > windowsupdate.log says that it's because I already have the
> >> > updates(true).
> >> >
> >> > If I can't download updates to disk that I already have installed then
> >> > how
> >> > can I remove the ones I have or get rid of wherever XP keeps a record
> >> > of this
> >> > stuff ?
> >> >
> >> > thanks much
> >>
> >> You're trying to download in the wrong place. Go here instead:
> >>
> >> How to download updates and drivers from the Windows Update Catalog or
> >> from the Microsoft Update Catalog:
> >> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;323166
>
> It's not clear what you are doing, to tell why it isn't working but one way
> to do this is to lookup the update history, note the KB article numbers,
> then search the KB for each article and follow the links in them for
> downloading the updates.
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/search/?adv=1
>
> This should work just fine as well using the windows update catalog so I
> don't know what you're doing wrong.
>
> --
> Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]
>
>

"Mani" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote
> HI Rock,
>
> No I don't know what I am doing wrong either.
>
> I can download a C-media driver update ok,
> but d/ling a hotfix just fails. After I have accepted the Eula, the screen
> just returns to the first page when I logged on to the website, my
> download
> basket is full of 23Mb but no download.
>
> *Thankfully* a MS pro is on the case for me .
> If it doesn't work I'll be d/ling each hofix as you suggest.
> Mani.
>
> "Rock" wrote:
>
>> "Mani" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote
>> > Hi Malke,
>> >
>> > I *am* trying to download from the site you suggest :
>> > v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com
>> > I can download drivers for my hardware, but I want to download about
>> > 100
>> > hotfixes to slipstream them.
>> >
>> > Is it true that if one has these hotfixes already installed on the
>> > machine
>> > that they can't be downloaded ?
>> >
>> > (my windowsupdate.log file shows that there is acheck being performed
>> > and
>> > that I already *have* these updates so it seems to refuse to d/l ?)
>>
>> > "Malke" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Mani wrote:
>> >> > Hello,
>> >> >
>> >> > I am having a lot of trouble with this ...so really need some help.
>> >> >
>> >> > I want to download all the hotfixes since I installed XP/sp1 ( to
>> >> > slipstream
>> >> > them) but when I try to get them from windows update it refuses. The
>> >> > windowsupdate.log says that it's because I already have the
>> >> > updates(true).
>> >> >
>> >> > If I can't download updates to disk that I already have installed
>> >> > then
>> >> > how
>> >> > can I remove the ones I have or get rid of wherever XP keeps a
>> >> > record
>> >> > of this
>> >> > stuff ?
>> >> >
>> >> > thanks much
>> >>
>> >> You're trying to download in the wrong place. Go here instead:
>> >>
>> >> How to download updates and drivers from the Windows Update Catalog or
>> >> from the Microsoft Update Catalog:
>> >> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;323166
>>
>> It's not clear what you are doing, to tell why it isn't working but one
>> way
>> to do this is to lookup the update history, note the KB article numbers,
>> then search the KB for each article and follow the links in them for
>> downloading the updates.
>>
>> http://support.microsoft.com/search/?adv=1
>>
>> This should work just fine as well using the windows update catalog so I
>> don't know what you're doing wrong.


To download an update you don't need to accept the EULA. That only happens
when you are trying to install it.

--
Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]

/You/ read your post:

> I want to download all the hotfixes since I installed XP/sp1

If you meant all hotfixes released since WinXP *SP2*, say so.
--
~PA Bear

Mani wrote:
> For God sake man, READ my question.pls.
>
> "PA Bear" wrote:
>
>> SP2 includes all of them, Mani.
>
> NO it doesn't - otherwise why have I got 100 odd updates *after*
> installing
> sp2. !!!
>
>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
>> MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
>> AumHa VSOP & Admin; DTS-L.org
>>
>> Mani wrote:
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I am having a lot of trouble with this ...so really need some help.
>>>
>>> I want to download all the hotfixes since I installed XP/sp1 ( to
>>> slipstream
>>> them) but when I try to get them from windows update it refuses. The
>>> windowsupdate.log says that it's because I already have the
>>> updates(true).
>>>
>>> If I can't download updates to disk that I already have installed then
>>> how
>>> can I remove the ones I have or get rid of wherever XP keeps a record of
>>> this stuff ?
>>>
>>> thanks much