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Shank - 31 Jul 2006 02:43 GMT

Should I need to do a complete re-install (Xp Pro), are windows updates
stored on the hard drive somewhere? It would be nice to slipstream all
updates onto a Xp install cd rather than have to go to windowsupdate and
download the lot again.

Cheers

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GeneK - 31 Jul 2006 03:58 GMT

Use the Windows Update Catalog to download all those since SP2 and store
them somewhere away from your main drive/partition which contains the
WINDOWS folder. Whether you can slipstream them or not, I cannot answer;
however, I would surely try. Here is a link to a tutorial about using the
UPdate Catalog:
http://www.windowsnetworking.com/articles_tutorials/Windows-Update-Catalog.html
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Gene K

> Should I need to do a complete re-install (Xp Pro), are windows updates
> stored on the hard drive somewhere? It would be nice to slipstream all
> updates onto a Xp install cd rather than have to go to windowsupdate and
> download the lot again.
>
> Cheers

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Shank - 31 Jul 2006 05:21 GMT

Thanks Gene.

I was hoping they would be hiding away somewhere like "Temporary
Internet Files" or some-such.

Ah well, I'll just have to wait a few days until my ISP billing cycle to
d/l them. I'm already over my datacap :-(

Cheers

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Rob

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> Use the Windows Update Catalog to download all those since SP2 and store
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GeneK - 31 Jul 2006 18:58 GMT

Surely you have a friend/relative who has a broadband non-capped account
who can download these updates and burn them to a CD/DVD or usb drive.
Gene K

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Shank - 31 Jul 2006 23:20 GMT

Lol. We're talking New Zealand here. no datacap accounts cost a small
fortune. The govt has only just passed legislation to force Telecom to
unbundle the local loop. That, along with other measures, is slowly
bringing broadband prices down, but it will still be a while before we
come into line with the US.

My billing cycle starts on the 6th anyway, and it's not urgent, just
something worth doing.

Rob

> Surely you have a friend/relative who has a broadband non-capped account
> who can download these updates and burn them to a CD/DVD or usb drive.
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BuckRabbit - 31 Jul 2006 04:55 GMT

Try this

http://www.theeldergeek.com/slipstreamed_xpsp2_cd.htm

> Should I need to do a complete re-install (Xp Pro), are windows updates stored on the hard drive somewhere? It would be nice to
> slipstream all updates onto a Xp install cd rather than have to go to windowsupdate and download the lot again.
>
> Cheers

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Shank - 31 Jul 2006 06:49 GMT

Thanks. I had another guide, but this looks a lot easier.

Cheers
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Rob

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ehorne - 31 Jul 2006 05:55 GMT

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Brian A. - 31 Jul 2006 18:01 GMT

The easiest slipstream app IMHO is:
Latest version AutoStreamer 1.0.33
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Tweak/System-Tweak/Autostreamer.shtml

How to use AutoStreamer to Slipstream Windows XP Service Pack 2
http://www.simplyguides.net/guides/using_autostreamer/using_autostreamer.html

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