Download And Save XP Updates..

[JD]

I'm in the process of building a new computer and I don't look forward
to updating XP. I'll be installing XP home edition SP2 but I'll still
have a boat-load of updates to install after that.

I have the following web page:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...02-BAE0-4317-A1A9-0C56CD979D05&DisplayLang=en


as the place to download all the updates. The problem is there are 879
results and I'm not sure I need them all?

When I sort them by Popularity, I see #19, Standalone Update Package For
Windows XP Service Pack 3. It is the "release candidate" with a release
date of 12/18/2007. The file name is windowsxp-kb936929-sp3-x86-enu.exe
and it is 336.1 MB in size.

This is the "beta" version of SP3? Has anyone here tried this?

If running this this SP3 beta is not a good idea then how do I determine
which of the other 879 updates to run and what order to I run them in? I
was planning to download them to my 500MB USB enclosure HD.

 

[Jerry]

I'm in the process of building a new computer and I don't look forward to
updating XP. I'll be installing XP home edition SP2 but I'll still have a
boat-load of updates to install after that.

I have the following web page:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...02-BAE0-4317-A1A9-0C56CD979D05&DisplayLang=en

as the place to download all the updates. The problem is there are 879
results and I'm not sure I need them all?

When I sort them by Popularity, I see #19, Standalone Update Package For
Windows XP Service Pack 3. It is the "release candidate" with a release
date of 12/18/2007. The file name is windowsxp-kb936929-sp3-x86-enu.exe
and it is 336.1 MB in size.

This is the "beta" version of SP3? Has anyone here tried this?

If running this this SP3 beta is not a good idea then how do I determine
which of the other 879 updates to run and what order to I run them in? I
was planning to download them to my 500MB USB enclosure HD.

I just did the same thing with 2 computers and just the updates to automatic
and let it do it's thing. I think it downloaded and installed less than a
hundred.

 

[peter]

Do not download XP SP3........it is not ready for prime time yet.
All of the other "updates" are best done thru XP Update site...where is
scans your system and then tells you what might be needed. Even then you
should only download the High Priority ones.........look at the optional
software ones and see if you want to............and only download the
Hardware ones if they apply to a Microsoft Products...other Hardware drivers
should be updated from the manufacturers website.

Normally on a high speed Internet connection this might take an
hour........an hour well spend to make certain the RIGHT update is applied

peter

 

[JD]

I just did the same thing with 2 computers and just the updates to automatic
and let it do it's thing. I think it downloaded and installed less than a
hundred.

OK, thanks.

 

[JD]

OK thanks.

Do not download XP SP3........it is not ready for prime time yet.
All of the other "updates" are best done thru XP Update site...where is
scans your system and then tells you what might be needed. Even then you
should only download the High Priority ones.........look at the optional
software ones and see if you want to............and only download the
Hardware ones if they apply to a Microsoft Products...other Hardware
drivers should be updated from the manufacturers website.

Normally on a high speed Internet connection this might take an
hour........an hour well spend to make certain the RIGHT update is applied

peter

 

[Karl Snooks]

JD,
First, for trouble-free use then do not install a beta version.

2nd, having recently installed XP with SP2, then choosing Custom update
resulted iin more than 100 updates. You want to choose Custom to get the
full set of updates applicable to your system. Keep perfoming a Custom
update until Microsoft finally tells you that there are no more Critical,
Software, and Hardware updates.

Get ready to spend a half of a day just getting XP and all of the updates
installed. Then comes the fun of installing all of those programs dear to
your heart.

Have fun,
karl

 

[JD]

JD,
First, for trouble-free use then do not install a beta version.

2nd, having recently installed XP with SP2, then choosing Custom update
resulted iin more than 100 updates. You want to choose Custom to get the
full set of updates applicable to your system. Keep perfoming a Custom
update until Microsoft finally tells you that there are no more Critical,
Software, and Hardware updates.

Get ready to spend a half of a day just getting XP and all of the updates
installed. Then comes the fun of installing all of those programs dear to
your heart.

Have fun,
karl

Yes, I'm looking forward to the adventure of both setting up XP and
turning off un-necessary services, determining which "critical" updates
are actually critical, downloading those updates, installing programs
and then transferring the data files from the old computer. After that
I'm giving myself a hemorrhoidectomy!

 

[Karl Snooks]

JD,
Please don't try to 2nd guess MS. Simply download and instaall updates.
You want your efforts to be rewareded with a solid system.
karl

 

[Shenan Stanley]

I'm in the process of building a new computer and I don't look
forward to updating XP. I'll be installing XP home edition SP2 but
I'll still have a boat-load of updates to install after that.

I have the following web page:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...02-BAE0-4317-A1A9-0C56CD979D05&DisplayLang=en


as the place to download all the updates. The problem is there are
879 results and I'm not sure I need them all?

When I sort them by Popularity, I see #19, Standalone Update
Package For Windows XP Service Pack 3. It is the "release
candidate" with a release date of 12/18/2007. The file name is
windowsxp-kb936929-sp3-x86-enu.exe and it is 336.1 MB in size.

This is the "beta" version of SP3? Has anyone here tried this?

If running this this SP3 beta is not a good idea then how do I
determine which of the other 879 updates to run and what order to I
run them in? I was planning to download them to my 500MB USB
enclosure HD.

Don't install the Beta Service Pack.

Download and integrate the Update into your Windows XP CD. Then you will
have a better CD and less updates to install if you veer do this again. You
could even customize the CD (even make it into a DVD) so that it installs
more than just Windows XP. It could install your MS Office product, Adobe
Acrobat, 7Zip, Quicktime, Real Alternative, Firefox, whatever your heart
desires without you doing anything more than inserting the CD/DVD and
booting up to it and letting it go....

As for the updates - SP2+PostSP2 updates... An easy way is to get an
application called the Windows Updates Downloader:
http://wud.jcarle.com/ProgramFiles.aspx

Install it - get the right definition file and let it grab all the updates
for you

nLite is an application that could help you integrate the patches...
http://www.nliteos.com/

Want to really customize the installation media?
http://unattended.msfn.org/unattended.xp/

Want a more manual solution?

Here's SP2 through April 2007... It's a start. heh

Direct Download of Service Pack 2 (SP2) for Windows XP
http://snipurl.com/8bqy

Critical Updates
----------------------
Released: -- [ Web Page Address ] -- Description:
9/14/2004 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/885626 ]
-- Critical Update for Windows XP
11/22/2004 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/887742 ]
-- Update for Windows XP
12/13/2004 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/885835 ]
-- Security Update for Windows XP
12/13/2004 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/885836 ]
-- Security Update for Windows XP
12/13/2004 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/886185 ]
-- Critical Update for Windows XP
12/13/2004 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/873339 ]
-- Security Update for Windows XP
2/7/2005 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/891781 ]
-- Security Update for Windows XP
2/7/2005 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/888302 ]
-- Security Update for Windows XP
2/7/2005 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/887472 ]
-- Security Update for Windows Messenger
4/11/2005 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/890859 ]
-- Security Update for Windows XP
5/18/2005 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/894391 ]
-- Update for Windows XP
5/24/2005 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/896344 ]
-- Update for Windows XP
6/13/2005 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/896358 ]
-- Security Update for Microsoft Windows XP
6/13/2005 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/896428 ]
-- Security Update for Windows XP
6/24/2005 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/900930 ]
-- Update for Windows XP
6/27/2005 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/898461 ]
-- Update for Windows XP
7/11/2005 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/901214 ]
-- Security Update for Windows XP
8/8/2005 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/896423 ]
-- Security Update for Windows XP
8/8/2005 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/899587 ]
-- Security Update for Windows XP
8/8/2005 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/899591 ]
-- Security Update for Windows XP
8/8/2005 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/893756 ]
-- Security Update for Windows XP
10/10/2005 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/901017 ]
-- Security Update for Windows XP
10/10/2005 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/902400 ]
-- Security Update for Windows XP
10/10/2005 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/905749 ]
-- Security Update for Windows XP
10/10/2005 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/905414 ]
-- Security Update for Windows XP
10/10/2005 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/900725 ]
-- Security Update for Windows XP
12/12/2005 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/910437 ]
-- Update for Windows XP
12/13/2005 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/904706 ]
-- Security Update for Windows XP
1/9/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/908519 ]
-- Security Update for Windows XP
2/13/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/911927 ]
-- Security Update for Windows XP
4/10/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/911562 ]
-- Security Update for Windows XP
4/18/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/904942 ]
-- Update for Windows XP
4/25/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/900485 ]
-- Update for Windows XP
4/25/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/908531 ]
-- Security Update for Windows XP
5/9/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/913580 ]
-- Security Update for Windows XP
6/6/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/916595 ]
-- Update for Windows XP
6/8/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/918439 ]
-- Vulnerability in ART Image Rendering Could Allow Remote Code
Execution in Internet Explorer for Windows XP SP2
6/12/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/914389 ]
-- Security Update for Windows XP
6/12/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/917953 ]
-- Security Update for Windows XP
6/13/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/917344 ]
-- JScript 5.6 Security Update for Windows XP SP1 and SP2
6/27/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/911280 ]
-- Security Update for Windows XP
7/10/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/917159 ]
-- Security Update for Windows XP
7/10/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/914388 ]
-- Security Update for Windows XP
8/7/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/917422 ]
-- Security Update for Windows XP
8/7/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/920670 ]
-- Security Update for Windows XP
8/7/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/922616 ]
-- Security Update for Windows XP
8/7/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/920683 ]
-- Security Update for Windows XP
8/17/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/920872 ]
-- Update for Windows XP
9/11/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/920685 ]
-- Security Update for Windows XP
9/11/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/922582 ]
-- Update for Windows XP
9/11/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/919007 ]
-- Security Update for Windows XP
10/9/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/922819 ]
-- Security Update for Windows XP
10/9/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/924496 ]
-- Security Update for Windows XP
10/9/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923414 ]
-- Security Update for Windows XP
10/9/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923191 ]
-- Security Update for Windows XP
11/14/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/920213 ]
-- Vulnerability in Microsoft Agent could allow remote code
execution
11/14/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923789 ]
-- Vulnerabilities in Macromedia Flash Player from Adobe
could allow remote code execution
11/14/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/924270 ]
-- Vulnerability in Workstation Service could allow
remote code execution
11/14/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928088 ]
-- Vulnerability in Microsoft XML Core Services could
allow remote code execution
11/14/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923980 ]
-- Vulnerability in the Client Service could allow remote code
execution
12/12/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/926247 ]
-- Vulnerability in Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
could allow remote code execution
12/12/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/926255 ]
-- Vulnerability in Windows could allow elevation of privilege
12/12/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923694 ]
-- Cumulative security update for Outlook Express
1/9/2007 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929969 ]
-- Vulnerability in Vector Markup Language
Could Allow Remote Code Execution
* If you have installed IE7, also install the IE7 version
of this patch!
2/13/2007 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928255 ]
-- Vulnerability in Windows Shell Could Allow Elevation
of Privilege
2/13/2007 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927802 ]
-- Vulnerability in Windows Image Acquisition Service
Could Allow Elevation of Privilege
2/13/2007 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928843 ]
-- Vulnerability in HTML Help ActiveX Control Could
Allow Remote Code Execution
2/13/2007 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927779 ]
-- Vulnerability in Microsoft Data Access Components
Could Allow Remote Code Execution
2/13/2007 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/926436 ]
-- Vulnerability in Microsoft OLE Dialog Could Allow
Remote Code Execution
2/13/2007 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/924667 ]
-- Vulnerability in Microsoft MFC Could Allow Remote
Code Execution
2/13/2007 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/918118 ]
-- Vulnerability in Microsoft RichEdit Could Allow
Remote Code Execution
2/13/2007 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928090 ]
-- Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer
* If you have IE7, obtain that version of this update.
4/3/2007 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/925902 ]
-- Vulnerabilities in GDI Could Allow Remote Code Execution
4/10/2007 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/931261 ]
-- Vulnerability in Universal Plug and Play Could
Allow Remote Code Execution
4/10/2007 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/932168 ]
-- Vulnerability in Microsoft Agent Could Allow Remote
Code Execution
4/10/2007 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/930178 ]
-- Vulnerabilities in CSRSS Could Allow Remote Code
Execution
4/10/2007 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/931784 ]
-- Vulnerability in Windows Kernel Could Allow
Elevation of Privilege

Media Player:
-------------------
Released: -- [ Web Page Address: ] -- Description:
9/2/2004 -- [ http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=30984 ]
-- Windows Media Player 10
11/7/2005 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/902344 ]
-- Update for WMDRM-enabled Media Players
2/13/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/911564 ]
-- Security Update for Windows Media Player Plug-in
4/11/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/911565 ]
-- Security Update for Windows Media Player 10 for Windows XP
6/12/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/917734 ]
-- Security Update for Windows Media Player 10 for Windows XP
12/12/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923689 ]
-- Vulnerability in Windows Media Format Could Allow Remote
Code Execution

..NET Framework:
------------------------
Released: -- [ Web Page Address: ] -- Description:
3/30/2004 -- [ http://snipurl.com/10bde ]
-- Microsoft .NET Framework Version 1.1 Redistributable Package
8/30/2004 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/885055 ]
-- Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 Service Pack 1
2/8/2005 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/887219 ]
-- ASP.NET Security Update for Microsoft NET Framework 1.1
Service Pack 1
3/22/2006 -- [ http://snipurl.com/10bdv ]
-- Microsoft .NET Framework Version 2.0 Redistributable
Package (x86)
7/11/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/917283 ]
-- NDP 2.0 ASP.Net Security Update
10/10/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/922770 ]
-- NET Framework 2.0 SYSTEM.WEB.DLL Security Update

Other Updates:
---------------------
Released: -- [ Web Page Address: ] -- Description:
9/14/2004 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/873374 ]
-- Microsoft GDI+ Detection Tool
9/2/2005 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/893803 ]
-- Windows Installer 3.1 Redistributable (v2)
10/14/2005 -- [ http://snipurl.com/10bex ]
-- Windows Media Connect 2.0
11/29/2005 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/909520 ]
-- Microsoft Base Smart Card Cryptographic Service Provider
Package: x86
10/10/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/890830 ]
-- Microsoft® Windows® Malicious Software Removal Tool
- November 2006

Purely OPTIONAL:
----------------------
10/18/2006 -- [ http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/downloads/ ]
-- Internet Explorer 7.0
10/30/2006 -- [ http://snipurl.com/167ea ]
-- Media Player 11
12/8/2006 -- [ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/925876 ]
-- Remote Desktop Connection 6.0 client

 

[JD]

Sorry, but I decide what is a critical update. The critical update to
IE6 was not a good update when it first came out. I appreciate your
input and I can take it from here.

JD,
Please don't try to 2nd guess MS. Simply download and instaall updates.
You want your efforts to be rewareded with a solid system.
karl

JD,
First, for trouble-free use then do not install a beta version.

2nd, having recently installed XP with SP2, then choosing Custom update
resulted iin more than 100 updates. You want to choose Custom to get the
full set of updates applicable to your system. Keep perfoming a Custom
update until Microsoft finally tells you that there are no more Critical,
Software, and Hardware updates.

Get ready to spend a half of a day just getting XP and all of the updates
installed. Then comes the fun of installing all of those programs dear to
your heart.

Have fun,
karl

Yes, I'm looking forward to the adventure of both setting up XP and
turning off un-necessary services, determining which "critical" updates
are actually critical, downloading those updates, installing programs
and then transferring the data files from the old computer. After that
I'm giving myself a hemorrhoidectomy!

 

[Cocco Bill]

well I've got SP3 RC installed on my mashine, and it works with no
problemo.If you got SP3 then you don't need any other updates becouse SP3 is
collection of all previous updates.Not final.Who cares?It works.

 

[JD]

It is the "release candidate" with a release date of 12/18/2007?

well I've got SP3 RC installed on my mashine, and it works with no
problemo.If you got SP3 then you don't need any other updates becouse
SP3 is collection of all previous updates.Not final.Who cares?It works.