Is there a way of obtaining all Windows Updates since SP2?

Question

Is there a way of obtaining most of the Windows Updates that have been released since service pack 2 for XP was released?

I have a few PC's to rebuild and would like some way of saving the updates so I do not have to download them all the time.

I have saved the main packages (WMP & IE7) but would like to have all the files downloaded to save time.

Is this possible?

Answer 1

visit http://www.autopatcher.com It has all the reqd updates. Must be around 300 MB. Just download it, save it onto a pendrive or a cd and use it wherever u wish.. cheers!! (U dont need an authorised win xp copy)

Answer 2

Hi there, yes I think you should beable to get all windows updates since SP2 was released to do this, go to your start menu, click on it, let the programs menu open, at the very top of the menu, you will have microsoft update and windows update, I'd click on Microsoft update, it takes you to the windows download page, when you get to the page the site will scan your computer to see what updates you have and what updates you need, when the scan is finished windows update will inform you of what updates you need to install, choose express install and update your computer as there is allot of updates since SP2 was released and some are important to have as there is malicious software bugs around etc, so get this done as soon as possible, hope you get all the updates from SP2 release.

Answer 3

1. http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/catalog
2. Click Go to download basket.
3. In the Type or browse to the download location of your choice box, either type the full path for the folder where you want to save the update or click Browse to locate the folder.
4. Click Download Now, and then click Accept to accept the license agreement.

Microsoft also offers CDs containing the updates for sale, which may be worth a look.

Answer 4

In internet explorer got to tools>windows update

this will take you to the windows update site - verify that you have a legitimate version of windows then search for all updates necessary to the computer and give you a chance to review, download and install them.

Answer 5

See:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/downloads/default.mspx

Also, you could add a second OS'

Get UBUNTU (or XUBUNTU if the computer has less than 256MB of RAM).

It's a free, reliable and up to date operating system.

You can explore it from the "LIVE CD".

It's easy to install and use. You can dual boot it with other operating systems.

Once you have it installed, you gain access to thousands of free programs created by the open source community. There is excellent support - see the WIKI starter guide, and the Linux forums.

Always back up your data before making changes to your computer.

Answer 6

This is called slip streaming. It is a long and involved process but it is possible. Several good articles exist on the net for this fire up the search engine and look for slip streaming or maybe slipstreaming.