XP and Microsoft update on a dialup machine - How ??

[Al Dykes]

How does someone keep up to date with Microsoft Update when
they only have a 56k modem connection ?

Any suggestions for how to cope ?



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[Crusty \(-: Old B@stard :-\)]

Before I got my DSL, I just made it a habit to check every couple of days
and download immediately when they were posted. Now that I have DSL, my
methodology hasn't changed.

"Al Dykes" > wrote in message
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> How does someone keep up to date with Microsoft Update when
> they only have a 56k modem connection ?
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> Any suggestions for how to cope ?
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[Robert]

For the most part you should only have to check once a month unless they
find critical issues.


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> Before I got my DSL, I just made it a habit to check every couple of days
> and download immediately when they were posted. Now that I have DSL, my
> methodology hasn't changed.
>
> "Al Dykes" > wrote in message
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> > How does someone keep up to date with Microsoft Update when
> > they only have a 56k modem connection ?
> >
> > Any suggestions for how to cope ?
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[Maureen Goldman]

>> How does someone keep up to date with Microsoft Update when
>> they only have a 56k modem connection ?
>> Any suggestions for how to cope ?

I've never had anything but a dial-up connection. If you have a new
computer, then just download a few critical updates at a time,
starting with those that seem particularly pertinent to your
situation.

You might want to take a look at Big Fix, which scans your system and
brings up a list of recommended Microsoft updates (with links to MS
for additional information on each). The primary advantage is that you
only download one at a time that you pick from a list, and you don't
have to subtract ten possibles in order to select a specific one.

[Al Dykes]

In article >,
Maureen Goldman > wrote:
>>> How does someone keep up to date with Microsoft Update when
>>> they only have a 56k modem connection ?
>>> Any suggestions for how to cope ?
>
>I've never had anything but a dial-up connection. If you have a new
>computer, then just download a few critical updates at a time,
>starting with those that seem particularly pertinent to your
>situation.
>
>You might want to take a look at Big Fix, which scans your system and
>brings up a list of recommended Microsoft updates (with links to MS
>for additional information on each). The primary advantage is that you
>only download one at a time that you pick from a list, and you don't
>have to subtract ten possibles in order to select a specific one.
>


What's "Big Fix" ?

Is there a way to download lots of MS Updates (which I think are
packaged as .exe files) so I can burn a CDrom.

I'd like to apply patches to a system while it's not connected to
any network.




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