Re: Re" Re Updating XP without intermet" (Kad Man)

pmg spewed out this bit, and i'll scatter a few bits myself:

Mhzjunkie wrote:
pmg spewed out this bit, and i'll scatter a few bits myself:

Thanks KM
My original post was asking if there was a way to download all XP
updates since SP1 (or SP2), so I could burn them to a CD and take
them to this poor isolated computer which currently is updated only
to SP2 at its first release (from the SP2 original CD). You
suggested the slipstream method which sounds good. So I've created
that CD. As I understand, it will contain a full XP installation
including SP1 and SP2 but also up to the latest level of updates
(released SP2). I understand that this slipstream CD can now be
used for repair and also for reinstalation to SP2 level but I am
still unsure if this CD can be used to update the computer from
it's current level of SP2 (first release) to a level that includes
all updates since SP2. If it can be used I'm not sure how to do
that. Pete

Kadaitcha Man wrote:
pmg <pmg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Thou bugbane. The complaints I have
heard of you I do not all believe;'tis my slowness that I do not,
for I know you lack not folly to commit them and have ability
enough to make such knaveries yours. Ye blurted:

Kadaitcha Man wrote:
pmg <pmg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Thou lumpish wonder of a poor
drunkard. Thou hedge-born disobedient wretch. Ye chattered:

KM
I've created my slipstream CD as your site directed me on prior
post, complete with the integrated SP2. How do I now use that to
update the XP machine. Do I boot from that CD or just run setup
from the CD or is there some other way?
I don't recall what it was you were attempting to achieve. You'll
need to state that.

Pete
I have a XP machine at another house and it only has dial-up.
Updating windows takes forever so I've created the Slipstream SP2
Cd from your site and will use that hopefully to update the
machine. So its a bootable CD - that's good for installing XP
fresh. But to simply bring it up to date do I boot with it or run
setup or what?

To "bring it up to date" you also need to put SP2 on a CD. Once
that's installed on the other machine you keep the slipstreamed cd
in case it's needed for a repair install etc. You will need the
slipstreamed cd if you go to SP2 because you can't use the original
cd if your installation is at a higher service pack level than
what's on the original cd.

To go along with K-man's excellent "advise"..have a look at this..

http://wud.jcarle.com/

A handy little program that take's the hassle out of manually
downloading the updates.

"Windows Updates Downloader"

You can use it to download any and all updates that you might need,
and burn them to a CD.

Thanks Mhz*
That's exactly what I wanted. Seems like I've barked up the wrong tree
with the slipstream thing.....but it'll be useful at some stage anyway
Pete

Slipstreaming SP2 is not barking up the wrong tree at all. It's the best way to install Windows XP with SP2 included.

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Mhzjunkie

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