Backup for XP security updates

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Andy

Since support is going away next year, how could I backup my security fixes so that I can restore them in case my O.S. has to be rebuilt.

I have Sp3 saved to a CD.

Thanks.
Andy
 
Andy said:
Since support is going away next year, how could I backup my security fixes so that I can restore them in case my O.S. has to be rebuilt.

I have Sp3 saved to a CD.

Thanks.
Andy
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http://download.wsusoffline.net/

http://forums.wsusoffline.net/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=411

That's a tool, which draws the downloads from Microsoft
servers, using Microsoft manifest information. You keep
all those downloads in a folder, and can re-apply them
to a fresh reinstall later. While you can test WSUSoffline
now if you like, you'd probably want to do your final run
in March 2014.

Paul
 
Since support is going away next year, how could I
backup my security fixes so that I can restore them
in case my O.S. has to be rebuilt.
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On installation, each WinXP security update generates
a new folder in c:/windows with the filename
$NTUninstallKB and a string of numbers. Each also
includes an EXE file and INF file and a TXT file that informs
you what it does. You can copy all these $NTUninstallKB
files on a CD like your SP3. (I do not bother because I
clone c:/Windows and c:/Documents and Settings
from time to time.)
 
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