DOWNLADS: Windows Update

I recently bought a new computer (Dell XPS 400) with Windows XP (Media
Center). I need to download a critical update for Office 2003. However I
use dial-up and, according to Microsoft, this critcal update will take 9
hours!!! (Two days ago it was only 5 hours). Is there another way to get
critical updates of this magnitude short of a 9 hour download?
If not, how can I be sure the 'puter won't 'go to sleep' (well I would!) and
my ISP won't time out due to no activity?
Thanks in advance.

Option 1 if you live in US or Canada
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/FX010383631033.aspx

Option 2 - get a friend with a fast internet connection to download it for
you burn to CD.



"me'nmesa" wrote:

> I recently bought a new computer (Dell XPS 400) with Windows XP (Media
> Center). I need to download a critical update for Office 2003. However I
> use dial-up and, according to Microsoft, this critcal update will take 9
> hours!!! (Two days ago it was only 5 hours). Is there another way to get
> critical updates of this magnitude short of a 9 hour download?
> If not, how can I be sure the 'puter won't 'go to sleep' (well I would!) and
> my ISP won't time out due to no activity?
> Thanks in advance.

Thank you very much! For some reason I didn't think about the CD idea.

"TaurArian" wrote:

> Option 1 if you live in US or Canada
> http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/FX010383631033.aspx
>
> Option 2 - get a friend with a fast internet connection to download it for
> you burn to CD.
>
>
>
> "me'nmesa" wrote:
>
> > I recently bought a new computer (Dell XPS 400) with Windows XP (Media
> > Center). I need to download a critical update for Office 2003. However I
> > use dial-up and, according to Microsoft, this critcal update will take 9
> > hours!!! (Two days ago it was only 5 hours). Is there another way to get
> > critical updates of this magnitude short of a 9 hour download?
> > If not, how can I be sure the 'puter won't 'go to sleep' (well I would!) and
> > my ISP won't time out due to no activity?
> > Thanks in advance.

"me'nmesa" wrote:

> I recently bought a new computer (Dell XPS 400) with Windows XP (Media
> Center). I need to download a critical update for Office 2003. However I
> use dial-up and, according to Microsoft, this critcal update will take 9
> hours!!! (Two days ago it was only 5 hours). Is there another way to get
> critical updates of this magnitude short of a 9 hour download?
> If not, how can I be sure the 'puter won't 'go to sleep' (well I would!) and
> my ISP won't time out due to no activity?
> Thanks in advance.