Jackie wrote:
> We currently have two legit copies of XP Home Edit which are
> completely up to date. We have bought 2 more pc's for the kids &
> want to update these without spending hrs on the net - very slow
> Internet connec. Can I retrieve my existing updates from one of our
> existing pc's or is there a way to get updates (in future) once and
> apply to all the pc's. We have always done our updates seperately
> and this is very time consuming!!!
Updates are not stored on your computer unless you individually downloaded
them (not through Automatic Updates or
http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/)
and saved them.
If you want to save all the updates for later or to integrate them into a
new installation CD/Media...
SP2 is available for ordering on CD..
But you are better off getting a friend with high-speed
internet to download SP2 and all the updates (at least most) for you and
burn them to a CD to give to you to use.
If you get all of these (or give this list to a friend to get for you - send
them the list in an email, etc..) --> you should really only need a few
afterwards on a clean install.
You likely want Windows XP 32bit SP2 versions of the patch. Some will not
have that option - only "Windows XP" or "Windows XP SP1 or SP2" etc..
Get the one that seems most correct and you likely do not have the 64bit
version. Install in the order given and you should be fine. The first
link, separated out - is the 270+MB SP2 patch.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/834707
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/873333
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/873339
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/883939
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/885222
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/885250
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/885626
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/885836
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/885894
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/886185
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/886677
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/886716
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/887472
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/887742
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/887797
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/888113
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/888240
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/888302
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/890046
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/890047
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/890175
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/890831
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/890859
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/890923
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/891781
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/893066
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/893086
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/893756
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/893803
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/894391
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/896344
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/896358
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/896422
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/896423
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/896424
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/896428
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/896688
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/896727
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/898458
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/898461
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/899587
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/899588
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/899589
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/899591
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/900725
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/900930
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/901017
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/901190
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/901214
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/902400
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/903235
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/904706
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/905414
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/905749
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/905915
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/908519
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/909520
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/910437
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/911927
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/912919
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/913446
You can also integrate them into your install media in most cases.
Rather than give you just a little information - I will tell you how to get
the updates, how to integrate them into your own CD, etc.. That way you are
better informed about your options when it comes to the Windows Updates.
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..)
Creating an Integrated Installation
http://snipurl.com/el43
Integrate software updates into your Windows installation source files
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/828930
Really customize your CD..
http://unattended.msfn.org/
Produce an up-to-date XP Distibution CD
http://xpcreate.com/
AutoPatcher
http://www.autopatcher.com/
AutoStreamer
http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=223562
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
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