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| 478534 | 2006-08-14 21:46:00 | I plan a clean reinstall of WinXP + SP2 to clean out accumulated junk. Is it possible to save the many MS updates, patches & fixes to reinstall without needing to download them all again. Is it as simple as saving the $hf-mig$ directory I've found in c:\win and using the update.exe in each of the various KBxxxx sub-dirs? |
Hokonui (8280) | ||
| 478535 | 2006-08-14 22:05:00 | just download 'autopatcher' and run it afterwards | drcspy (146) | ||
| 478536 | 2006-08-14 22:12:00 | Personally I'd just use CCleaner (http://www.ccleaner.com/) to clear out the junk ... reinstalling is a very Windows 98 thing to do... I believe you can't make use of the updates downloaded using windows update. Use something like Autopatcher (http://www.autopatcher.com/) instead. |
gibler (49) | ||
| 478537 | 2006-08-18 04:50:00 | The method I have been using with success is the following though it won't help you now it will prevent similar problems in the future. 1. Get Windows to inform you but not install updates automatically when they are available. 2. Create a folder on your hard drive called Win Updates. 3. When Auto Update informs you updates are available, just note the MS knowledge Base Number, ie (kb902455) and their descriptions. 4. Now allow the computer to download the new updates. 5. Go to Windows Update Website, select Administrator Options then search for the KB#. 6. Compare the descriptions and download the entire file to your folder on your hard drive. 7. When you have collected a reasonable amount burn to a cd. BURNZEE |
Burnzee (6950) | ||
| 478538 | 2006-08-18 23:10:00 | I plan a clean reinstall of WinXP + SP2 to clean out accumulated junk. Is it possible to save the many MS updates, patches & fixes to reinstall without needing to download them all again.Yeah it's as easy as you think. Simply burn them to CD or DVD and copy them back to a folder when you've finished reinstalling Windows, then manually execute each one. | Greg (193) | ||
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