Critical Updates

[Craig]

Can anyone help with this query?

Does any know of where I can download all the critical
updates for Windows XP?

Reason I ask is that at present whenever a new machine
comes into our company we have the pain of having to
connect it to the internet and download all the updates
from Windows Update, would make much mopre sense if we
could basically have all the updates on either a CD or
network share, this way we wouldn't have to wait for the
download itself.

Thanks in advance!

Craig

 

[Tom Porterfield]

Can anyone help with this query?

Does any know of where I can download all the critical
updates for Windows XP?

Reason I ask is that at present whenever a new machine
comes into our company we have the pain of having to
connect it to the internet and download all the updates
from Windows Update, would make much mopre sense if we
could basically have all the updates on either a CD or
network share, this way we wouldn't have to wait for the
download itself.

Thanks in advance!

Possibly you want to look into something like Software Update Services from
Microsoft. From the FAQ:

Q. What is Microsoft Software Update Services (SUS)?

A. Microsoft Software Update Services is a no-charge add-in component for
Windows 2000 and Windows Server? 2003 that is designed to greatly simplify
the process of keeping computers in your organization up to date with the
latest critical updates, security updates, and service packs. SUS installs
a web-based application that enables administrators to quickly and reliably
deploy updates to desktop and server machines running Windows 2000, Windows
XP, and Windows Server 2003. The updates can be synchronized from the live
Windows Update servers and saved on the SUS server. Then, after approving
only the updates you have tested and want to distribute, they can be
downloaded from the SUS server by the Automatic Updates component on client
machines.

More info at http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserversystem/sus/default.mspx.
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Tom Porterfield
MS-MVP Smart Display
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[Gary Tait]

Can anyone help with this query?

Does any know of where I can download all the critical
updates for Windows XP?

Reason I ask is that at present whenever a new machine
comes into our company we have the pain of having to
connect it to the internet and download all the updates
from Windows Update, would make much mopre sense if we
could basically have all the updates on either a CD or
network share, this way we wouldn't have to wait for the
download itself.

Thanks in advance!

Craig

Download the "netowork" versions of the updates from Windows
Catalogue. You can put them on a CDR, or on a server to access them.