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| 271258 | 2004-09-11 09:35:00 | My system gets bogged down, and i think it is time for a format. Unfortunately, I have a 1gb cap, so there are problems if I want to go and download the whole windows update stuff again for XP. Can you get one of those free Microsoft CD's that have all recent updates untill now? I am not touching SP2. I was wondering if anyone out there with a good connection would be kind enough to stick all the windows updates for XP on a cd, and sell them for $5 each or something to cover the expenses. I would appreciate it a lot, and I'm there would be a few other buyers as well? Good idea? |
mejobloggs (264) | ||
| 271259 | 2004-09-11 09:43:00 | > My system gets bogged down, and i think it is time > for a format. What a about a reinstall of XP? Instead of a reformat, that should do the job :) |
stu120404 (268) | ||
| 271260 | 2004-09-11 10:21:00 | > What a about a reinstall of XP? Instead of a reformat, that should do the job :) Think you have missed something there Stu . A reinstall would require the updates just the same as a reformat . There is the Feb 2003 CD from MS that was up-to-date at that time . If you are paranoid at applying service packs then you should have been downloading the updates from Windows Catalog and archiving them, instead of just applying them . Bit late now I guess . I have now done PC #4 here with SP2, and all are just fine . Many colleagues also have done theirs (with copies of SP2 from me) and no disaster stories . |
godfather (25) | ||
| 271261 | 2004-09-11 13:20:00 | Godfather, I stopped using auto updates because there were small updates that windows would install without authorization and I ended up with NO Archive. Is it possible to force windows to download, and store, a copy of every single update, or patch applied (or some way of doing/creating same result). Personally I am moving slowly to full Linux network/servers/all. I will keep 1 unit (for longhorn) for compatibility issues, insurance, and experience. I am sure others have concerns in the aforementioned. D. |
drb1 (4492) | ||
| 271262 | 2004-09-11 13:28:00 | You could at one time click "change the update beahovior" i think it was ,or something like it,and then be presented with all the available updates from which you could pick and choose,then save to your harddrive. As far as i can tell though all updates have been removed and replaced by sp2,i tried to just get mm2 from the updates site the other night for a comp,and all it would do was enable updates and start downloading Sp2..... |
metla (154) | ||
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