Download Updates to disk?

[Shadyfella13]

Is there a way to download Service packs and windows
updates to a folder for later download. I would like to be
able to burn them onto a disk at work and take them home.
I do not have access to internet at home and need to
install critical updates drivers and service packs to my
XP home edition because of hard drive failure and hence
replacement.

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Windows Update Versus Windows Update Catalog
http://www.theeldergeek.com/windows_update_catalog.htm

HOW TO: Download Windows updates and drivers from the Windows Update Catalog
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;323166

Microsoft has released "Win Update 2004 English NA Feb Direct 2CD Windows Security Kit".
It contains all security updates through October 2003 for Windows 98,
98SE, Millennium, 2000 and XP.

Order the Windows Security Update CD
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/cd/order.asp

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

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| Is there a way to download Service packs and windows
| updates to a folder for later download. I would like to be
| able to burn them onto a disk at work and take them home.
| I do not have access to internet at home and need to
| install critical updates drivers and service packs to my
| XP home edition because of hard drive failure and hence
| replacement.

 

[Prashanth Kaankadae [MSFT]]

Check out this KB article.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;283147

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Automatic Updates Downloads Cannot Be Installed on Other Computers

This article was previously published under Q283147

SYMPTOMS
When the Automatic Updates feature downloads an update, the downloaded
files cannot be installed on another computer.

RESOLUTION
You can download all the updates that are available from Automatic Updates
by using the Windows Update Catalog. For additional information about how
to download updates from the Windows Update Catalog, click the following
article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

323166 HOW TO: Download Windows Updates and Drivers from the Windows Update
Catalog

Visit the Windows Update Web site:
http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com

1. Click Personalize Windows Update.
2. Select the Display the link to the Windows Update Catalog under See Also
check box.
3. Click Save Settings.
4. A Windows Update Catalog link appears under See Also. Click the Windows
Update Catalog link.
5. Click Find updates for Microsoft Windows operating systems.
6. Click the appropriate product, and then click Search.
7 .Click Critical Updates and Service Packs.
8. Locate the patch you want, and then click Add.
9. Click Go to download basket.
10. In the Type or browse to the download location of your choice box, type
the full path for the folder in which you want to save the patch. Or, click
Browse to browse to the folder.
11. Click Download Now.

Updates that you download from this site are self-installing program (.exe)
files that you can install on other computers.


Hope this helps.

Thanks,

Prashanth

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[Lester Stiefel]

Is there a way to download Service packs and windows
updates to a folder for later download. I would like to be
able to burn them onto a disk at work and take them home.
I do not have access to internet at home and need to
install critical updates drivers and service packs to my
XP home edition because of hard drive failure and hence
replacement.

Yes there is. On the windows update site, look for the link
in the lefy pane called "configure windows update". Click on
it and check the "Show windows update catalog" and save
changes. From there you can open the catalog and navigate to
the updates and download them to an downloads folder. Once
the updates are downloaded, you'll need to shorten the
folder names or eliminate some in order to burn to cd.
What I did is to move the files to 2 subfolders called
'critical' and 'recommended' - Of coarse you can dl these to
the folder names I gave then reposition the actual installer
to the main folder level, so you will have a structure like:
Critical>update1, update2, update3, update4, update5
Recommended>update1, update2, update3, update4

To finish you'll need the sp1a file which can be obtained
through
http://www.theeldergeek.com/slipstreamed_xpsp1_cd.htm