johnb0647

Anybody know: 1. If I have one computer that has already used AUTOMATIC UPDATES from SP3 till yesterday is there some I can extract those updates and copy them over to be applied to a clean install on another computer? If not, then 2. Is there somewhere I can download IN ONE GIANT PACKAGE all the MS critical updates for XP Pro since SP3 so I can slipstream them into my annual "clean installs"? Preferably as torrent. I've found several places where I can download them one at a time but............... Now to prevent a million "just turn on Automatic Updates" answers I live in the wilds of the Philippines. My WiFi internet connection is 384kbps IN THEORY but gets throttled down to 5kbps if I exceed a certain number of Mb per hour/day/month until I'm back in the "zone". That means ALL my internet access gets throttled down for WEEKS (it seems like it anyway) if I do a clean install of XP Pro SP3 and turn on Auto Updates. I have 3 computers and an adventurous family so clean installs are an annual event. The folder C:/WINDOWS/$hf_mig$ contains what appears to be the updates listed by KB number but they are not in the form that the doc's for nlite and such say they want. So is there some way to use them OR can I download them all together and apply them "manually" by which I mean without Auto Updates OR slipstream them? For that matter it would be nice to find a document that explains exactly how the MS Update system works, what it does with the files, etc. I've searched either I've been really stupid about keywords or nobody cares. THX