Updates - Download or Install

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Hi there,
I'm downloading the latest windows updates which I do manually every
couple of weeks but I've been slack lately and the last updates I got
were on the 24th June. Both then and the time before I was somehow able
to download the updates to a folder of my choice (and install later)
simply by following the Windows Update link on the Start menu and having
the scan done. I didn't do anything extra to be able to do this.

Now I'm back to having the download and installation done for me which
means I can't backup the updates for future use (on my oh sooooo slow
dialup).

Does anyone know how I achieved downloading the .exe file without the
install if I didn't go searching through microsoft's site? I know they
can be downloaded if you know what you are after and I know I am asking
you to tell me what I did and you weren't here but boy I wish I could do
it again

Thanks for your time
miskairal

 

[Guest]

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You can download them from the Catalog and save to be installed later.
http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/catalog/en/default.asp
How to Download Windows Updates and Drivers from the Windows Update Catalog
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=323166
Search for a download
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/search.aspx?displaylang=en


"miskairal" <mehiding@invalid.com> wrote in message
news:40ff38fb$1_1@news.iprimus.com.au...
> Hi there,
> I'm downloading the latest windows updates which I do manually every
> couple of weeks but I've been slack lately and the last updates I got
> were on the 24th June. Both then and the time before I was somehow able
> to download the updates to a folder of my choice (and install later)
> simply by following the Windows Update link on the Start menu and having
> the scan done. I didn't do anything extra to be able to do this.
>
> Now I'm back to having the download and installation done for me which
> means I can't backup the updates for future use (on my oh sooooo slow
> dialup).
>
> Does anyone know how I achieved downloading the .exe file without the
> install if I didn't go searching through microsoft's site? I know they
> can be downloaded if you know what you are after and I know I am asking
> you to tell me what I did and you weren't here but boy I wish I could do
> it again
>
> Thanks for your time
> miskairal
>

 

[Guest]

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Thanks Kaylene for your reply.
I know I can download the updates via the catalogue but I don't
understand what the individual updates do so I don't know which ones I
need. I therefore rely on microsoft to tell me what I need via the
update link.

I know I didn't get them via the catalogue the last couple of times b/c
there is no way I'd have known what to get. I'm sure I clicked a
download/install button and then was given the option to download and
save without installing. I remember thinking it was odd at the time and
looked to see what I had done differently, didn't find anything on my
side so was just happy that I was able to do it.

Too good to be true!

Cheers
miskairal

Kaylene aka Taurarian wrote:

> You can download them from the Catalog and save to be installed later.
> http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/catalog/en/default.asp
> How to Download Windows Updates and Drivers from the Windows Update Catalog
> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=323166
> Search for a download
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/search.aspx?displaylang=en
>
>
> "miskairal" <mehiding@invalid.com> wrote in message
> news:40ff38fb$1_1@news.iprimus.com.au...
>
>>Hi there,
>>I'm downloading the latest windows updates which I do manually every
>>couple of weeks but I've been slack lately and the last updates I got
>>were on the 24th June. Both then and the time before I was somehow able
>>to download the updates to a folder of my choice (and install later)
>>simply by following the Windows Update link on the Start menu and having
>>the scan done. I didn't do anything extra to be able to do this.
>>
>>Now I'm back to having the download and installation done for me which
>>means I can't backup the updates for future use (on my oh sooooo slow
>>dialup).
>>
>>Does anyone know how I achieved downloading the .exe file without the
>>install if I didn't go searching through microsoft's site? I know they
>>can be downloaded if you know what you are after and I know I am asking
>>you to tell me what I did and you weren't here but boy I wish I could do
>>it again
>>
>>Thanks for your time
>>miskairal
>>
>
>

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers (More info?)

When the updates were offered, did you click on the "read
more" link which opens another page?

Kaylene

>-----Original Message-----
>Thanks Kaylene for your reply.
>I know I can download the updates via the catalogue but
I don't
>understand what the individual updates do so I don't
know which ones I
>need. I therefore rely on microsoft to tell me what I
need via the
>update link.
>
>I know I didn't get them via the catalogue the last
couple of times b/c
>there is no way I'd have known what to get. I'm sure I
clicked a
>download/install button and then was given the option to
download and
>save without installing. I remember thinking it was odd
at the time and
>looked to see what I had done differently, didn't find
anything on my
>side so was just happy that I was able to do it.
>
>Too good to be true!
>
>Cheers
>miskairal
>
>Kaylene aka Taurarian wrote:
>
>> You can download them from the Catalog and save to be
installed later.
>>
http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/catalog/en/default.a
sp
>> How to Download Windows Updates and Drivers from the
Windows Update Catalog
>> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=323166
>> Search for a download
>> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/search.aspx?
displaylang=en
>>
>>
>> "miskairal" <mehiding@invalid.com> wrote in message
>> news:40ff38fb$1_1@news.iprimus.com.au...
>>
>>>Hi there,
>>>I'm downloading the latest windows updates which I do
manually every
>>>couple of weeks but I've been slack lately and the
last updates I got
>>>were on the 24th June. Both then and the time before I
was somehow able
>>>to download the updates to a folder of my choice (and
install later)
>>>simply by following the Windows Update link on the
Start menu and having
>>>the scan done. I didn't do anything extra to be able
to do this.
>>>
>>>Now I'm back to having the download and installation
done for me which
>>>means I can't backup the updates for future use (on my
oh sooooo slow
>>>dialup).
>>>
>>>Does anyone know how I achieved downloading the .exe
file without the
>>>install if I didn't go searching through microsoft's
site? I know they
>>>can be downloaded if you know what you are after and I
know I am asking
>>>you to tell me what I did and you weren't here but boy
I wish I could do
>>>it again
>>>
>>>Thanks for your time
>>>miskairal
>>>
>>
>>
>
>.
>

 

[Guest]

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I can't remember but tried that yesterday and didn't find anything
simple or obvious. Will check it out further next time.

Thanks heaps
miskairal


Kaylene aka Taurarian wrote:

> When the updates were offered, did you click on the "read
> more" link which opens another page?
>
> Kaylene
>