Can I manually download critical updates?

[Mark K.]

Hello,

Since the MS update site picks critical and other updates
depending on the system that logs in the site, is there a
way to put all critical and/or recommended and/or driver
updates for a system in a bundle, get a link for it and
download the whole bundle from another system?

I have a dialup connection and the update site has 35MB of
updates for this system. I would like to be able to
download all of them as a package from another system with
a broadband connection. Is that possible?

I tried using the update update catalog a few days ago and
picked all available updates for an XP system, and the
update site downloaded dozens of programs, each in its
own subdirectory, all named with codes, etc. Am I supposed
now to put all this on a CD, take it to the system that
needs updating, go into each subdir and run each program
there? It doesn't seem like a reasonable thing to do.

Thanks for your help.

[Thorsten Matzner]

"Mark K." > wrote:

>Since the MS update site picks critical and other updates
>depending on the system that logs in the site, is there a
>way to put all critical and/or recommended and/or driver
>updates for a system in a bundle, get a link for it and
>download the whole bundle from another system?

You can use the Windows Update Catalog: "How to Download Windows
Updates and Drivers from the Windows Update Catalog on Windows XP"
(http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=323166).

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(tm)

[Ramesh]

Mark,

You can save the patches and upgrades locally. But 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:
a. Go to the general Windows Update Web site.
b. Under Other Options, select Personalize Windows Update.
c. Select the "Display the link to the Windows Update Catalog under See
Also" option.
d. Click Save Settings.
e. 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/

Source: www.ntfaq.com

Regards,
Ramesh



"Mark K." > wrote in message
...
> Hello,
>
> Since the MS update site picks critical and other updates
> depending on the system that logs in the site, is there a
> way to put all critical and/or recommended and/or driver
> updates for a system in a bundle, get a link for it and
> download the whole bundle from another system?
>
> I have a dialup connection and the update site has 35MB of
> updates for this system. I would like to be able to
> download all of them as a package from another system with
> a broadband connection. Is that possible?
>
> I tried using the update update catalog a few days ago and
> picked all available updates for an XP system, and the
> update site downloaded dozens of programs, each in its
> own subdirectory, all named with codes, etc. Am I supposed
> now to put all this on a CD, take it to the system that
> needs updating, go into each subdir and run each program
> there? It doesn't seem like a reasonable thing to do.
>
> Thanks for your help.

[Mark]

Thank you for your help.

As I wrote in my original message, I have tried the Update
Catalog and since I can't figure out which updates are
needed for any specific XP system I chose all the updates
available for an XP 32-bit system.

After the download finished, I ended up with dozens and
dozens of subdirectories, each one apparently having one
update in the form of an executable.

Am I supposed now to put all these files on a CD, and go
from PC to PC (I need to update 5 XP systems that are on
dialup connections) and go to each one of the dozens of
subdirs and manually run the executable for each update?

This doesn't sound very reasonable to me. What do the
people who have 50 systems to update do (whether they are
or not on a network), they manually run each and every
update on each machine?

I must be missing something. I was expecting to be able to
download the comprehensive update from the catalog, and
run one executable which will complete all the updates,
not run each update separately.

Thank you for any additional suggestions you may have.


>-----Original Message-----
>
>Mark,
>
>You can save the patches and upgrades locally. But 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:
>a. Go to the general Windows Update Web site.
>b. Under Other Options, select Personalize Windows Update.
>c. Select the "Display the link to the Windows Update
Catalog under See
>Also" option.
>d. Click Save Settings.
>e. 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/
>
>Source: www.ntfaq.com
>
>Regards,
>Ramesh

>
>
>"Mark K." > wrote in message
...
>> Hello,
>>
>> Since the MS update site picks critical and other
updates
>> depending on the system that logs in the site, is there
a
>> way to put all critical and/or recommended and/or driver
>> updates for a system in a bundle, get a link for it and
>> download the whole bundle from another system?
>>
>> I have a dialup connection and the update site has 35MB
of
>> updates for this system. I would like to be able to
>> download all of them as a package from another system
with
>> a broadband connection. Is that possible?
>>
>> I tried using the update update catalog a few days ago
and
>> picked all available updates for an XP system, and the
>> update site downloaded dozens of programs, each in its
>> own subdirectory, all named with codes, etc. Am I
supposed
>> now to put all this on a CD, take it to the system that
>> needs updating, go into each subdir and run each program
>> there? It doesn't seem like a reasonable thing to do.
>>
>> Thanks for your help.
>
>
>.
>

[Ramesh]

Hi,

Microsoft Windows XP Hotfix Installation and Deployment Guide
http://www.microsoft.com/WindowsXP/pro/downloads/servicepacks/sp1/hfdeploy.a
sp

How to Install Multiple Windows Updates or Hotfixes with Only One Reboot
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=http://support.microsoft.com:
80/support/kb/articles/Q296/8/61.asp&NoWebContent=1

Regards,
Ramesh




"Mark" > wrote in message
...

Thank you for your help.

As I wrote in my original message, I have tried the Update
Catalog and since I can't figure out which updates are
needed for any specific XP system I chose all the updates
available for an XP 32-bit system.

After the download finished, I ended up with dozens and
dozens of subdirectories, each one apparently having one
update in the form of an executable.

Am I supposed now to put all these files on a CD, and go
from PC to PC (I need to update 5 XP systems that are on
dialup connections) and go to each one of the dozens of
subdirs and manually run the executable for each update?

This doesn't sound very reasonable to me. What do the
people who have 50 systems to update do (whether they are
or not on a network), they manually run each and every
update on each machine?

I must be missing something. I was expecting to be able to
download the comprehensive update from the catalog, and
run one executable which will complete all the updates,
not run each update separately.

Thank you for any additional suggestions you may have.


>-----Original Message-----
>
>Mark,
>
>You can save the patches and upgrades locally. But 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:
>a. Go to the general Windows Update Web site.
>b. Under Other Options, select Personalize Windows Update.
>c. Select the "Display the link to the Windows Update
Catalog under See
>Also" option.
>d. Click Save Settings.
>e. 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/
>
>Source: www.ntfaq.com
>
>Regards,
>Ramesh

>
>
>"Mark K." > wrote in message
...
>> Hello,
>>
>> Since the MS update site picks critical and other
updates
>> depending on the system that logs in the site, is there
a
>> way to put all critical and/or recommended and/or driver
>> updates for a system in a bundle, get a link for it and
>> download the whole bundle from another system?
>>
>> I have a dialup connection and the update site has 35MB
of
>> updates for this system. I would like to be able to
>> download all of them as a package from another system
with
>> a broadband connection. Is that possible?
>>
>> I tried using the update update catalog a few days ago
and
>> picked all available updates for an XP system, and the
>> update site downloaded dozens of programs, each in its
>> own subdirectory, all named with codes, etc. Am I
supposed
>> now to put all this on a CD, take it to the system that
>> needs updating, go into each subdir and run each program
>> there? It doesn't seem like a reasonable thing to do.
>>
>> Thanks for your help.
>
>
>.
>

[Ramesh]

Hi,

Microsoft Windows XP Hotfix Installation and Deployment Guide
http://www.microsoft.com/WindowsXP/pro/downloads/servicepacks/sp1/hfdeploy.a
sp

How to Install Multiple Windows Updates or Hotfixes with Only One Reboot
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=http://support.microsoft.com:
80/support/kb/articles/Q296/8/61.asp&NoWebContent=1

Regards,
Ramesh




"Mark" > wrote in message
...

Thank you for your help.

As I wrote in my original message, I have tried the Update
Catalog and since I can't figure out which updates are
needed for any specific XP system I chose all the updates
available for an XP 32-bit system.

After the download finished, I ended up with dozens and
dozens of subdirectories, each one apparently having one
update in the form of an executable.

Am I supposed now to put all these files on a CD, and go
from PC to PC (I need to update 5 XP systems that are on
dialup connections) and go to each one of the dozens of
subdirs and manually run the executable for each update?

This doesn't sound very reasonable to me. What do the
people who have 50 systems to update do (whether they are
or not on a network), they manually run each and every
update on each machine?

I must be missing something. I was expecting to be able to
download the comprehensive update from the catalog, and
run one executable which will complete all the updates,
not run each update separately.

Thank you for any additional suggestions you may have.


>-----Original Message-----
>
>Mark,
>
>You can save the patches and upgrades locally. But 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:
>a. Go to the general Windows Update Web site.
>b. Under Other Options, select Personalize Windows Update.
>c. Select the "Display the link to the Windows Update
Catalog under See
>Also" option.
>d. Click Save Settings.
>e. 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/
>
>Source: www.ntfaq.com
>
>Regards,
>Ramesh

>
>
>"Mark K." > wrote in message
...
>> Hello,
>>
>> Since the MS update site picks critical and other
updates
>> depending on the system that logs in the site, is there
a
>> way to put all critical and/or recommended and/or driver
>> updates for a system in a bundle, get a link for it and
>> download the whole bundle from another system?
>>
>> I have a dialup connection and the update site has 35MB
of
>> updates for this system. I would like to be able to
>> download all of them as a package from another system
with
>> a broadband connection. Is that possible?
>>
>> I tried using the update update catalog a few days ago
and
>> picked all available updates for an XP system, and the
>> update site downloaded dozens of programs, each in its
>> own subdirectory, all named with codes, etc. Am I
supposed
>> now to put all this on a CD, take it to the system that
>> needs updating, go into each subdir and run each program
>> there? It doesn't seem like a reasonable thing to do.
>>
>> Thanks for your help.
>
>
>.
>