Save Manual Download HotPatches in Windows\Softwaredistribution\download??

[Tagman]

Planning for a future OS reinstall.

In the past, I have downloaded all required hot fixes and manually installed them one by one prior to running windows update.

1) I realize that I could slipstream the patches, but prefer not to

What I would like to do is run windows update - have it discover that the hot fix already resides on my hard disk, install all applicable patches - and then download any that I may be missing, rebooting as required.

Wondering if I could copy all of the hotfixes I have accumulated and store them in Windows\Softwaredistrubution\download (or some other location) so that windows update would realize that they exist.

Is this feasible?

Do the patch files need to be in individual directories (or can I group together)?

Wondering if anyone has tried this and can offer some comments and suggestions.

 

[Guest]

Hotfixes are from microsoft to the end-user usually aquired via land line,they
arent installed thru update.Update supplies "updates" and "patches",however
save to a folder that you create,save in my documents somewhere or as
most do,save the folder in another hd.

 

[Tagman]

Wish I knew what you are talking about.

What does that have to do with automatically installing updates that were
previously downloaded and stored on my hard disk - using the Windows Update
feature to open and install the updates/patches?