Hi folks... nice looking site, I might just hang around here for a while.
I have a question to ask the group... I have Windows XP Pro and a home network that is about to add its 5th PC to it. (We are all college kids and we bring our PCs home from school and connect so that we can share the internet) I desperately need to reformat my machine, and probably my brothers, and my youngest brother is going to have me build his in about 1-2 weeks. What I would like to know is if there is a way to download all of Microsoft's critical updates as files (or better yet, one zip or cab file) so that I can burn them to CD and apply them to each machine as needed or store them in a central network location for distribution. I also do door-to-door computer service and it would be nice to have a CD with the updates so that I can patch XP before Blaster and Sasser strike. (Not to mention I don't like waiting 3-4 hours in my customer's homes to make sure everything is setup properly.)
I have already downloaded the Windows XP SP1a file (100 MB) that can be used to apply a number of patches, but I would like to snag the hotfixes as well if at all possible.
Has anybody heard of anything I have described? Thanks for your help and again nice forum.
I have a question to ask the group... I have Windows XP Pro and a home network that is about to add its 5th PC to it. (We are all college kids and we bring our PCs home from school and connect so that we can share the internet) I desperately need to reformat my machine, and probably my brothers, and my youngest brother is going to have me build his in about 1-2 weeks. What I would like to know is if there is a way to download all of Microsoft's critical updates as files (or better yet, one zip or cab file) so that I can burn them to CD and apply them to each machine as needed or store them in a central network location for distribution. I also do door-to-door computer service and it would be nice to have a CD with the updates so that I can patch XP before Blaster and Sasser strike. (Not to mention I don't like waiting 3-4 hours in my customer's homes to make sure everything is setup properly.)
I have already downloaded the Windows XP SP1a file (100 MB) that can be used to apply a number of patches, but I would like to snag the hotfixes as well if at all possible.
Has anybody heard of anything I have described? Thanks for your help and again nice forum.