WinXP 'Windows Updates'

In message ,
Greegor writes:
In my case, 134 objects, 1,807 files, 394 folders. Only 424 MB!

That's starting from SP3, right?

Yes.

By the way, what exactly is the difference between
the Windows Update Site and the Microsoft Update site?

Is there a difference?

I don't know.
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In message ,
Greegor writes:
In my case, 134 objects, 1,807 files, 394 folders. Only 424 MB!

That's starting from SP3, right?

Yes.

By the way, what exactly is the difference between
the Windows Update Site and the Microsoft Update site?

Is there a difference?

I don't know.





MU does all MS programs, i.e. Office. WU doesn't. (Unless they have made
changes I don't know about).
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP 2004 ~ 2010
Imperial Beach, CA

On Wed, 1 Jan 2014 22:51:48 -0800 (PST), Greegor
wrote:

In my case, 134 objects, 1,807 files, 394 folders. Only 424 MB!

That's starting from SP3, right?

By the way, what exactly is the difference between
the Windows Update Site and the Microsoft Update site?

Is there a difference?

One is strictly for Windows and the MS site is for both Windows &
Office.

"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message ...
"David H. Lipman" wrote in message ...
The WinXP Windows Updates seem to have been given the lowest priority.
If manually searching for updates, it sure does take a loooooooooooooooong time.




Download this update manually then restart the PC. It should make WU/MU run smooth after that. It did for me.

Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer 8 for Windows XP (KB2898785)
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/downl....aspx?id=41404


I was given a Dell Dimension and "had" to reinstall WinXP (I have to get them to BUY new computers bh 4/8/14). I installed WinXP with SP3 but updates were NONE existent and WUAUSERV was causing SVCHOST.EXE to go to 99% and made the PC practically unusable.

I downloaded the offline IE8 installer. If I chose to get updates it went nowhere and SVCHOST was at 99%.

I rebooted and installed IE8 but chose NOT to get updates and I stopped WUAUSERV and IE8 installed.

I rebooted and then I installed the above IE8 patch. I rebooted again and then went to "Windows Update".

B I N G O !

I got 127 updates and they are smoothly downloading and installing ATM.

I have to remember this process 'cause I know I'll see it again by April. After April I do NOT want to install WinXP !