Re: wga for non-networked pc

l.l.lipshitz wrote:

> my pc is not networked. i've been downloading updates on
> another computer (non-windows) and then transferring them
> to my pc for installation. how i can validate my (genuine)
> copy of (genuine) winxp without a (genuine) network
> connection?

As long as you have already downloaded the updates, there is no
need for validation to be able to install the updates (on same
or other computers).


> also, do i understand correctly that security patches will
> still be available without having to validate?

When downloading security updates from Microsoft Download Center,
you will not need to validate (that would be the download links you
find in the Security Bulletin that accompanies a security update).


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l.l.lipshitz wrote:
> In article <>,
> "Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\)" <Torgeir.Bakken-> wrote:
>
>> l.l.lipshitz wrote:
>>>
>>> my pc is not networked. i've been downloading updates on
>>> another computer (non-windows) and then transferring them
>>> to my pc for installation. how i can validate my (genuine)
>>> copy of (genuine) winxp without a (genuine) network
>>> connection?
>>
>> As long as you have already downloaded the updates, there is no
>> need for validation to be able to install the updates (on same
>> or other computers).
>
> ok for the updates i've already downloaded. what about
> future updates that are now subject to the wga validation
> requirement? how do i validate if my winxp machine is not
> connected to the network?
Hi,

It's the computer that downloads the updates that needs to validate,
not the one that installs it.

When I said "As long as you have already downloaded the updates", I
meant it on a general basis, as in now as well as in the future.



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Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
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l.l.lipshitz wrote:

> "Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\)" <Torgeir.Bakken-> wrote:
>
> [...]
>
>>
>> It's the computer that downloads the updates that needs to
>> validate, not the one that installs it.
>
> ok, but my computer that downloads the updates is NOT
> running winxp. can i still validate winxp from a computer
> that doesn't have it installed?
>
>> When I said "As long as you have already downloaded the updates", I
>> meant it on a general basis, as in now as well as in the future.
>
> but that's the problem: i think i have to validate
> before i can even download the updates. so it all comes
> back to: can i validate (1) on a computer that is not
> running windows; or (2) via an alternate, offline
> method; or (3) not at all? unless i'm still
> misunderstanding, it looks like #3....
>
Hi,

No, you cannot validate a computer that doesn't run Windows.

When using a non-Windows based computer, you only option for
security updates is to use Microsoft Download Center.

When downloading security updates from Microsoft Download Center,
you will not need to validate (that would be the download links you
find in the Security Bulletin that accompanies a security update).

Microsoft Download Center
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/

You will find direct download links in the security bulletins:
http://www.microsoft.com/security/bu...s/default.mspx


Then you have some Web sites that will give you direct download
links for updates (updates are downloaded from Microsoft):

http://www.softwarepatch.com/windows/index.html

http://kurttrail.com/microscum/postsp2/




--
torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
the 1328 page Scripting Guide:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scr...r/default.mspx

"Torgeir Bakken (MVP)" <Torgeir.Bakken-> wrote in message
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> l.l.lipshitz wrote:
>> In article <>,
>> "Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\)" <Torgeir.Bakken-> wrote:
>>
>>> l.l.lipshitz wrote:
>>>> my pc is not networked. i've been downloading updates on
>>>> another computer (non-windows) and then transferring them
>>>> to my pc for installation. how i can validate my (genuine)
>>>> copy of (genuine) winxp without a (genuine) network
>>>> connection?
>>> As long as you have already downloaded the updates, there is no
>>> need for validation to be able to install the updates (on same
>>> or other computers).
>>
>> ok for the updates i've already downloaded. what about
>> future updates that are now subject to the wga validation
>> requirement? how do i validate if my winxp machine is not
>> connected to the network?
> Hi,
>
> It's the computer that downloads the updates that needs to validate,
> not the one that installs it.

And.. my main networked computer runs Linux. How do I validate that? Guess I
can't so I can't update my VALID WinXP machine sitting in the computer with
NO network.