Kyuso said:
Is there a single binary that bundles all security and bug patches
so I only have to click once to update everything in XP?
At this time it seems like I have to manually click each update for
each XP machine, and I see there are tens of security updates. When
it's
time to re-install XP, I have to do this all over again.
I maintain several laptops with Windows XP, and it becomes a
hassle, since the laptops are not connected to the fast internet.
And I can't allow automatic update because these laptops are
mission-critical and I don't allow updates until I test the updates
in one of the machines first.
I hope the solution is not more $$$.
No.
Download them all, script the install.
You want Windows XP 32bit SP2 versions of the patch. Some will not have
that option - only "Windows XP" or "Windows XP SP1 or SP2" etc.. Get the
one that seems most correct and you do not have the 64bit version. Install
in the order given and you should be fine. The first link, separated out -
is the 270+MB SP2 patch.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...BE-3B8E-4F30-8245-9E368D3CDB5A&displaylang=en
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/834707
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/873333
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/873339
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/883939
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/885222
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/885250
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/885626
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/885836
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/885894
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/886185
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/886677
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/886716
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/887472
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/887742
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/887797
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/888113
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/888240
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/888302
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/890046
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/890047
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/890175
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/890831
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/890859
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/890923
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/891781
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/893066
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/893086
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/893756
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/893803
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/894391
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/896344
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/896358
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/896422
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/896423
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/896424
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/896428
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/896688
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/896727
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/898458
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/898461
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/899587
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/899588
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/899589
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/899591
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/900725
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/900930
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/901017
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/901190
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/901214
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/902400
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/903235
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/904706
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/905414
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/905749
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/905915
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/908519
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/909520
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/910437
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/911927
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/912919
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/913446
Or better yet - integrate them into your install.
Rather than give you just a little information - I will tell you how to get
the updates, how to integrate them into your own CD, etc.. That way you are
better informed about your options when it comes to the Windows Updates.
Direct Download of Service Pack 2 (SP2) for Windows XP
http://snipurl.com/8bqy
What to Know Before You Download and Install Windows XP Service Pack 2
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/sp2/sp2_whattoknow.mspx
You can download all updates and burn them to CD..
You can download each update manually - based off the KB Article number,
etc. That way you can back it up/burn a CD of them in case you need them or
use them to keep a slipstream/integrated (updated) Windows XP CD.
How to use the Windows Update Catalog
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/323166
(In order to use the Windows Update Catalog, you must use IE to get the
patches..)
Windows Update Catalog
http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/catalog/en/default.asp
(In order to use the Windows Update Catalog, you must use IE to get the
patches..)
Creating an Integrated Installation
http://snipurl.com/el43
Integrate software updates into your Windows installation source files
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/828930
Really customize your CD..
http://unattended.msfn.org/
Produce an up-to-date XP Distibution CD
http://xpcreate.com/
AutoPatcher
http://www.autopatcher.com/
AutoStreamer
http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=223562
You can see the critical (security and other) patches released for a given
month using the following:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms##-***.mspx
At the end of this line you see "ms##-***.mspx" .. If you simply replace ##
with the two-digit year and the *** with the three character month
abbreviation, you will see the list of "critical" and "important" patches
for that month (since it only happens once a month usually, if you check by
the second Tuesday (wait until afternoon) of each month - you should be
fine) - note that future months will not work.
As an example...
December 2004's patches..
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms04-dec.mspx
March 2005's patches..
None released.. so that one will fail...
May 2005's patches..
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms05-may.mspx
July 2005's patches..
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms05-jul.mspx
Once you get on the page with each month's list of patches.. You can go to
the related KB articles and grab the appropriate files from there.
Or create master images or an unattended install from a network...
http://unattended.sourceforge.net/
(Unattended Network Install)
http://unattended.msfn.org/
(Unattended CD/DVD)
http://www.leinss.com/uniimg.html
(See the WinXP Blog addition - imaging with universal image)
http://www.gc.peachnet.edu/www/wbeck/W2KXP.htm#Master
(More on building and ghosting a master image)
I do a little of all of them - dependent on the immediate need. Have some
that can re-image from a partiton and that partition can be updated remotely
at a time of my choosing.. Have some that are redone by CD/DVD only. Others
that I use strictly an unattended over the network. Many times I use the
unattended setups I have to help create the base image - so I do not miss
anything.
