Patches for Windows XP Pro

[happygardener]

Is there an easier way to get all of the patches for Windows other than downloading each one individually? I have been running the Windows updater which doesn't store the files. There are hundreds of them and they must be installed in a certain order. Has someone writen a program to step through each name and download the files? How does nliteos know the order to install?

[johnhc]

Is there an easier way to get all of the patches for Windows other than downloading each one individually? I have been running the Windows updater which doesn't store the files. There are hundreds of them and they must be installed in a certain order. Has someone writen a program to step through each name and download the files? How does nliteos know the order to install?

happygardener, probably the easiest way is to use an Update Pack. Please see the RyanVM forum for update packs. There are not hundreds of updates because you will only need post SP3 updates. There is also Windows Update Downloader - see forum below - but then you need to deal with the fact that nLite cannot integrate all MS updates. I use XP x64, so am not familiar with XP updates. Enjoy, John.

[Guest]

Three English 32-bit Windows XP update packs are currently available, if you want to try that approach:

• Onepiece XP Post-SP3 AIO Update Pack by OnePiece (Mirror threads: RyanVM.net, WinCert.net)
  
  • Files are from the SP3QFE branch.
    
  • Includes many QFE updates.
    
  • Includes IE8, WMP11, .NET Frameworks, and kitchen sink; hence the title "All-In-One."

  [*]XPSP3_QFE_UpdatePack for Windows XP Post-SP3 by user_hidden (Mirror thread: WinCert.net)

  • Files are from the SP3QFE branch.
    
  • Includes many QFE updates.
    
  • Only includes updates for Windows XP.

  [*]XP SP3 Update Pack by Xable

  • Files are from the SP3GDR branch.
    
  • Only includes high priority updates for Windows XP.
    
  • No QFE updates are included.

Edited July 28, 2010 by 5eraph

[Ponch]

You can check this thread from few weeks ago.