Transfering XP updates to a slow computer

[Barney Katz]

I plan to do a clean install of XP on a computer with a slow dial-up
connection to the Internet. After installation is complete, I want to
download the latest XP updates for the computer but that would take too much
because of the slow connection. Is it possible to download the updates on
another computer with a fast connection and then transfer the files to the
slow computer?

Thank you.

Barney

 

[Mikhail Zhilin]

Barney,

You can go to MS Windows Update Catalog, and download and save all the
actual XP updates for the future use:
http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/catalog/en/default.asp?allowv4cat=true

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Mikhail Zhilin
MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
http://www.aha.ru/~mwz
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Please reply to the newsgroups only.
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[Rock]

I plan to do a clean install of XP on a computer with a slow dial-up
connection to the Internet. After installation is complete, I want to
download the latest XP updates for the computer but that would take too
much because of the slow connection. Is it possible to download the updates
on another computer with a fast connection and then transfer the files to
the slow computer?

Sure. After reinstalling XP, go to to windows update and do a manual scan
to generate the list of needed updates. Record the KB article number or
security bulletin number for them. You can then use that list to download
the updates on the other computer using the windows update catalog and the
Microsoft Security bulletin Search.

HOW TO Download Windows Updates and Drivers from the Windows Update Catalog
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=323166

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/current.aspx

 

[Barney Katz]

Before I received the advice from Rock and Mikhail, I downloaded the file
WindowsXP-KB835935-SP2-ENU which is 266 MB. The instructions state this file
is for developers, not individual users. Is it OK to use this file for the
update?

Thank you.

Barney

 

[Mikhail Zhilin]

Bartney,

It is Service Pack 2 itself -- that can be used for update of Windows XP
Gold (First Edition) and Windows XP SP1.

If your Windows XP installation CD is already with SP2 -- this file is
useless. But if your CD is WinXP or WinXP-SP1, then you need to install
this update after CD installation as the first update, and only after
that install the updates for SP2.

In my archive there are 128 post-SP2 updates, which are actual to this
moment -- more than 250 Megabytes total (including not only critical
updates though -- but the recommended ones, too, and some of the
specific updates that are not mentioned in Windows Update Catalog, but
only in the articles of Microsoft Support Knowledge Base).

--
Mikhail Zhilin
MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
http://www.aha.ru/~mwz
Sorry, no technical support by e-mail.
Please reply to the newsgroups only.
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[Guest]

Hi Barney,

I was in the process of doing the same thing and what a tedious job it is.
Visit Autopatcher.com and see if this is for you.
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Thanks,
PattiR

Windows XP Sp2
IE 6.0
AOL 9.0 SE

 

[Rock]

Before I received the advice from Rock and Mikhail, I downloaded the file
WindowsXP-KB835935-SP2-ENU which is 266 MB. The instructions state this
file is for developers, not individual users. Is it OK to use this file
for the update?

Sure it ok, assuming you want SP2. It 's the full download for SP2. You'll
still need all the post SP2 updates.

 

[Barney Katz]

I used the file WindowsXP-KB835935-SP2-ENU to install SP2 without any
problems whatsoever. The only remaining step now is to install the updates
for SP2. I'm exploring the possibility of taking Patti's advice to use
autopatcher.com. I visited the website and read about the service. It's
seems like the best and easiest way to proceed. Why didn't MS create a site
like this?

Barney