XP Updates on Home Network?

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Hello

I have a home network with a XP Home Dell desktop and 2 XP Pro Dell laptops.
What I would like to do is have my desktop automatically download updates
for XP and Office and save the files to its hard drive. Then I would like my
laptops to check my desktop for updates instead of checking the MS on the
internet.

I would like to do this because I have noticed that I am performing the same
dowload 3 times when XP and Office updates are released. This means that
when MS releases a 4 meg file I end up downloading 12 meg. I have read that
this can be done but I can not find the settings in the Control Panel to do
it.

Please help me set this up.

Also Microsoft, please make this easier to configure with clear instructions
on how to set it up.

Thank you.

Edmund

 

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Try reading the information provided by Microsoft:

http://v5.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/v5consumer/default.aspx?ln=en

"Eddmundd" wrote:

>
> Hello
>
> I have a home network with a XP Home Dell desktop and 2 XP Pro Dell laptops.
> What I would like to do is have my desktop automatically download updates
> for XP and Office and save the files to its hard drive. Then I would like my
> laptops to check my desktop for updates instead of checking the MS on the
> internet.
>
> I would like to do this because I have noticed that I am performing the same
> dowload 3 times when XP and Office updates are released. This means that
> when MS releases a 4 meg file I end up downloading 12 meg. I have read that
> this can be done but I can not find the settings in the Control Panel to do
> it.
>
> Please help me set this up.
>
> Also Microsoft, please make this easier to configure with clear instructions
> on how to set it up.
>
> Thank you.
>
> Edmund

 

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Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support,microsoft.public.windowsxp.perform_maintain (More info?)

Hi,

You would need something like SUS to do what you are asking, and it's not
really practical in a small home network:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserversystem/updateservices/evaluation/previous/default.mspx

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"Eddmundd" <Eddmundd@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:9EA7E5DA-D266-49BD-BF8B-B373D4133B5B@microsoft.com...
>
> Hello
>
> I have a home network with a XP Home Dell desktop and 2 XP Pro Dell
> laptops.
> What I would like to do is have my desktop automatically download updates
> for XP and Office and save the files to its hard drive. Then I would like
> my
> laptops to check my desktop for updates instead of checking the MS on the
> internet.
>
> I would like to do this because I have noticed that I am performing the
> same
> dowload 3 times when XP and Office updates are released. This means that
> when MS releases a 4 meg file I end up downloading 12 meg. I have read
> that
> this can be done but I can not find the settings in the Control Panel to
> do
> it.
>
> Please help me set this up.
>
> Also Microsoft, please make this easier to configure with clear
> instructions
> on how to set it up.
>
> Thank you.
>
> Edmund