I mistakenly thought Microsoft did something useful for a change. How wrong I was.

I came across something interesting on slashdot regarding Windows patches that I wasn't aware of.

Microsoft makes an ISO available that has all of the security and critical updates to date, for Windows XP, 2000 and 2003 (32 and 64-bit versions). I'd imagine it would be useful if one wants to update the system offline, or to slipstream the most up-to-date copy of the OS.

Anyway, here it is:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/913086

I'll let WSUS handle that :)

All updates to date? I think that is a bit too good to be true.

Why too good to be true?

You know that many patches just over-write and update the same, finite number of Windows system files?

I say too good to be true because it would make my life a lot easier and I’m sure a lot of others and if there were a single file you could download with all the updates to a certain date then it would be very likely that I would know about it.

When you install XP even with sp2 and you do a windows update you could have anywhere up to 40 security updates depending on what release you installed. The link you pointed to have the updates released on the January 10th, 2006 only which is two. It does not have any previous ones.

Maybe there is another section where you could download all the updates to a certain date but I had a look and couldn't find it.

The link you pointed to have the updates released on the January 10th, 2006 only which is two.

Where does it say that?

Anyway, if I'm wrong, then I blame Microsoft for the ambiguity on their website :)

last edited by parabol at 22:20:21 29/Jan/06

Follow the link to download it and it says it on the very top.

Acknowledged.

Shafted by Microsoft once again.

I'll let WSUS handle that :)

yeah only till I can get my head around a *nix alternative

You guys never heard of www.autopatcher.com ?

do these ones verify your copies of windows at all?

no

yeah only till I can get my head around a *nix alternative

There are a few like BigFix and PatchLink by Novell, nothing wrong with WSUS :)

another windows-updated related site is http://windowsupdate.62nds.com/

windows update, that works with firefox! and doesnt check the legitimacy of your cdkey..tehe