Downloading post SP2 patches

Next week I'll be configuring a new workstation with XP Pro SP2 pre-
installed. My first stop on the net will be Windows Update, but I
wish there were a way of downloading all the post-SP2 patches in
advance, and installing them before connecting the new workstation to
the Internet.

Perhaps my danger of being infected by an online beastie is pretty
minimal if I make sure that the firewall is operational, and go
immediately to Windows Update -- but I'd still prefer to get the post
SP2 patches as a big download first, and have them ready on a CD to
install on the new workstation before exposing it online.

Can this be done? Is there a link on the microsoft site that will
tell me how? I couldn't find it.

FWIW, my current PC has something like 170+ patches installed after
the 2004 installation of SP2.

Your original post here has had numerous replies, d00d.

wrote:
> Next week I'll be configuring a new workstation with XP Pro SP2 pre-
> installed. My first stop on the net will be Windows Update, but I
> wish there were a way of downloading all the post-SP2 patches in
> advance, and installing them before connecting the new workstation to
> the Internet.
>
> Perhaps my danger of being infected by an online beastie is pretty
> minimal if I make sure that the firewall is operational, and go
> immediately to Windows Update -- but I'd still prefer to get the post
> SP2 patches as a big download first, and have them ready on a CD to
> install on the new workstation before exposing it online.
>
> Can this be done? Is there a link on the microsoft site that will
> tell me how? I couldn't find it.
>
> FWIW, my current PC has something like 170+ patches installed after
> the 2004 installation of SP2.

Apologies for posting twice. The original didn't show up in the
threads -- longer than I think I've ever had to wait to see something
in the newsgroups -- and I concluded that an error had occurred during
posting.

On Apr 25, 12:20 pm, "PA Bear" <PABear...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Your original post here has had numerous replies, d00d.
>
> usenet_u...@yahoo.com wrote:
> > Next week I'll be configuring a new workstation with XP Pro SP2 pre-
> > installed. My first stop on the net will be Windows Update, but I
> > wish there were a way of downloading all the post-SP2 patches in
> > advance, and installing them before connecting the new workstation to
> > the Internet.
>
> > Perhaps my danger of being infected by an online beastie is pretty
> > minimal if I make sure that the firewall is operational, and go
> > immediately to Windows Update -- but I'd still prefer to get the post
> > SP2 patches as a big download first, and have them ready on a CD to
> > install on the new workstation before exposing it online.
>
> > Can this be done? Is there a link on the microsoft site that will
> > tell me how? I couldn't find it.
>
> > FWIW, my current PC has something like 170+ patches installed after
> > the 2004 installation of SP2.

Google Groups (how you're accessing this newsgroup) was having some "issues"
earlier this week.

You can access this newsgroup via the MS web-interface...

http://www.microsoft.com/communities....windowsupdate

or via your default newsreader (e.g, Outlook Express):

news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof....windowsupdate
--
~PA Bear


wrote:
> Apologies for posting twice. The original didn't show up in the
> threads -- longer than I think I've ever had to wait to see something
> in the newsgroups -- and I concluded that an error had occurred during
> posting.
>
> On Apr 25, 12:20 pm, "PA Bear" <PABear...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Your original post here has had numerous replies, d00d.
>>
>> usenet_u...@yahoo.com wrote:
>>> Next week I'll be configuring a new workstation with XP Pro SP2 pre-
>>> installed. My first stop on the net will be Windows Update, but I
>>> wish there were a way of downloading all the post-SP2 patches in
>>> advance, and installing them before connecting the new workstation to
>>> the Internet.
>>
>>> Perhaps my danger of being infected by an online beastie is pretty
>>> minimal if I make sure that the firewall is operational, and go
>>> immediately to Windows Update -- but I'd still prefer to get the post
>>> SP2 patches as a big download first, and have them ready on a CD to
>>> install on the new workstation before exposing it online.
>>
>>> Can this be done? Is there a link on the microsoft site that will
>>> tell me how? I couldn't find it.
>>
>>> FWIW, my current PC has something like 170+ patches installed after
>>> the 2004 installation of SP2.