Offline Windows XP SP2 - updates/fixes?

Hello

Is it possible to update windows machines that are not connected to the
internet?

If so, how can I carry the updates and fixes to the offline machine?

Regards,
Elias

You can download them from the Catalog and save to be installed later.
http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.co...en/default.asp

How to Download Windows Updates and Drivers from the Windows Update Catalog
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=323166

Click Add button for each update you want to download. Once you have what you want,
Click the "Go To Download Basket" link. Type in or browse to the location where you
want the updates saved to and then Click the "Download Now" button.
Once downloaded, you can then burn them to CD.

How to download updates and drivers from the Windows Update Catalog or from the
Microsoft Update Catalog
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/323166

Other links which may be of interest:

Search for a download
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/s...displaylang=en

How to install multiple Windows updates or hotfixes with only one reboot
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=296861

Your one stop post for Windows Critical Updates!
http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=31886


lallous wrote:
> Hello
>
> Is it possible to update windows machines that are not connected to
> the internet?
>
> If so, how can I carry the updates and fixes to the offline machine?
>
> Regards,
> Elias

lallous wrote:
> Is it possible to update windows machines that are not connected to
> the internet?
>
> If so, how can I carry the updates and fixes to the offline machine?

Yes - it is possible.
You could "carry the updates and fixes" via any removable media you desire.
CD, DVD, Thumb drive, USB hard drive, Firewire hard drive, etc..

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/s...hattoknow.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.co...en/default.asp
(In order to use the Windows Update Catalog, you must use IE to get the
patches..)

You can see the critical (security and other) patches released for a given
month using the following:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sec.../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/sec.../ms04-dec.mspx

March 2005's patches..
None released.. so that one will fail...

May 2005's patches..
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sec.../ms05-may.mspx

July 2005's patches..
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sec.../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.

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

Hello

Thanks for your information.

I downloaded the updates from the catalog.

--
Elias
"TaurArian [MVP]" <> wrote in message
news:%...
> You can download them from the Catalog and save to be installed later.
> http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.co...en/default.asp
>
> How to Download Windows Updates and Drivers from the Windows Update
> Catalog
> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=323166
>
> Click Add button for each update you want to download. Once you have what
> you want, Click the "Go To Download Basket" link. Type in or browse to the
> location where you want the updates saved to and then Click the "Download
> Now" button.
> Once downloaded, you can then burn them to CD.
>
> How to download updates and drivers from the Windows Update Catalog or
> from the Microsoft Update Catalog
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/323166
>
> Other links which may be of interest:
>
> Search for a download
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/s...displaylang=en
>
> How to install multiple Windows updates or hotfixes with only one reboot
> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=296861
>
> Your one stop post for Windows Critical Updates!
> http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=31886
>
>
> lallous wrote:
>> Hello
>>
>> Is it possible to update windows machines that are not connected to
>> the internet?
>>
>> If so, how can I carry the updates and fixes to the offline machine?
>>
>> Regards,
>> Elias
>