Can I download updates onto CD for use on another computer?

[Richard]

Hello there, I'm interested to know whether it is
possible to save downloads to disc in order to transfer
to another computer, I'm asking this because my other
network connection is slow and I can't be arsed to wait
for teh downloads to finish.

Can you help?

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated and earn you
a "Good-Deed For The Day" point.

[Ramesh]

Windows Update contains patches and upgrades for XP and .NET Server;
however, you can't save these fixes to a local machine. To save the patches
and upgrades locally, you must use the corporate Windows Update Catalog,
which lets you store fixes locally for subsequent installation. To access
this catalog, perform the following steps:

Go to the general Windows Update Web site.
Under Other Options, select Personalize Windows Update.
Select the "Display the link to the Windows Update Catalog under See Also"
option.
Click Save Settings.
Under See Also, you will now have Windows Update Catalog.

You can also access the corporate Windows Update Catalog directly at this
Microsoft Web site. After you access the catalog, you can add several fixes
to your "basket" that Windows Update will download to your machine.

http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/



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Ramesh



"Richard" > wrote in message
...
Hello there, I'm interested to know whether it is
possible to save downloads to disc in order to transfer
to another computer, I'm asking this because my other
network connection is slow and I can't be arsed to wait
for teh downloads to finish.

Can you help?

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated and earn you
a "Good-Deed For The Day" point.

[null]

Richard wrote:
> Hello there, I'm interested to know whether it is
> possible to save downloads to disc in order to transfer
> to another computer, I'm asking this because my other
> network connection is slow and I can't be arsed to wait
> for teh downloads to finish.
>
> Can you help?
>
> Any assistance would be greatly appreciated and earn you
> a "Good-Deed For The Day" point.

Go here to download the service pack and hotfixes:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;q322389

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[Thomas Wendell]

If for a specific machine, I'd do it like:

With machine on slow connection:
Goto http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/fi/default.asp , let it scan for
updates.
Take note of what updates it would like to have. DON'T download and install

On machine with faster connection:
Goto http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/fi/default.asp
On left bar, choose "Windows Update", then choose appropriate OS and
language.
Choose category, then choose the updates the "autoupdate" screen listed on
other machine and add them to basket. Then just download them to some
appropriate directory. Install updates. Start from the beginning until no
updates....



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"Ramesh" > kirjoitti viestissä
...
> Windows Update contains patches and upgrades for XP and .NET Server;
> however, you can't save these fixes to a local machine. To save the
patches
> and upgrades locally, you must use the corporate Windows Update Catalog,
> which lets you store fixes locally for subsequent installation. To access
> this catalog, perform the following steps:
>
> Go to the general Windows Update Web site.
> Under Other Options, select Personalize Windows Update.
> Select the "Display the link to the Windows Update Catalog under See Also"
> option.
> Click Save Settings.
> Under See Also, you will now have Windows Update Catalog.
>
> You can also access the corporate Windows Update Catalog directly at this
> Microsoft Web site. After you access the catalog, you can add several
fixes
> to your "basket" that Windows Update will download to your machine.
>
> http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/
>
>
>
> --
> Regards,
> Ramesh
>
>
>
> "Richard" > wrote in message
> ...
> Hello there, I'm interested to know whether it is
> possible to save downloads to disc in order to transfer
> to another computer, I'm asking this because my other
> network connection is slow and I can't be arsed to wait
> for teh downloads to finish.
>
> Can you help?
>
> Any assistance would be greatly appreciated and earn you
> a "Good-Deed For The Day" point.
>
>