WHERE Windows XP store the autom. downloaded patches?

#1 mpower

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Posted 23 January 2003 - 09:30 AM

I would like to know if it's possible to backup the fixes/patches and updates that Windows XP donwload automatically from Microsoft, by this way when I do a new CLEAN intallation I could install all the updates at the same time and I would have not to wait until the SO completes all the downloads again...

PLEASE HELP and thank you very much in advance...

#2 Mr.Guvernment

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Posted 23 January 2003 - 09:27 PM

most updates are in SP2 - just get a network distribution version.

as for other updates - i am sure you can, but not sure how

#3 adamvjackson

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Posted 23 January 2003 - 09:42 PM

Windows Catalog...

#4 DosFreak

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Posted 23 January 2003 - 11:32 PM

The free way is to use Windows Catalog (Terrible interface....but it's free).

I use UpdateExpert which is costly but worth it.

#5 sflesch23

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Posted 24 January 2003 - 02:56 AM

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most updates are in SP2 - just get a network distribution version.

as for other updates - i am sure you can, but not sure how

sp2?

#6 ThC 129

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Posted 25 January 2003 - 06:01 PM

do you know when Sp2 is set to go into beta testing?? I was thinking that it should be pretty soon due to the fact that everything MS has on its platter is pretty much off the block, DX9, WMP9. So that leaves Sp 2 to be out soon.

#7 Kaiser

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Posted 01 February 2003 - 05:54 PM

Hi all,

Just in relation to the above....

I just reloaded my laptop last night with WinXP Pro and ran Windows Update but rather than having to sit through HOURS of downloading hell (56k sucks!! :() they "downloaded" and installed within only a few minutes??

(Note here: the laptop and the PC I'm typing this on are both linked thru a 3rd PC/Server in which the 56k modem is installed to the internet).

I've had a look on all three systems and, although I located the WUTemp folder AlecStarr mentioned, they all appear to be empty? Now I know this could be that its cleared itself out since, BUT I actually had reloaded the laptop twice between last night/night before, and in BOTH instances the WinUpdates ran almost instantaneously, so surely if it HAD cleared itself out in between, the 2nd Update wouldn't have worked as it did?

So, if anyone has any ideas where else I might try to find these updates on the box(es), that'd be great

Thanks in advance....

#8 adamvjackson

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Posted 01 February 2003 - 06:17 PM

In Control Panel, you'll see a hotfix number, such as Q123456. Do a search on the computer with the modem in it for all files containing that hotfix number, that should turn up where the hotfixes are.