XP updates download and burn to a disk!!!

Read this
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=/support/windows/update/FAQ/Default.asp#savedisk

oooppps it looks like the corporate link takes you to the user link

http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/catalog/en/default.asp 

now you can select the downloads that you need to save to the disk and install it on a different location...

Not i have not tested to see if an update will install if a validation is required also i could not find any info on validating and installing saved updates

compucharlie,
Do you have the ability to configure a WSUS server - that can be set to only download, but not install?
You could burn the files you need to CD, and also 'point and shoot' at a box you did want updated.

Vic

Try the Windows update catalog.

http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/catalog/en/default.asp

You can specify what OS you want downloads for.

if my link does not work try trarthur's :-D

try this batcher it is very useful for clean installation of the pc and it is updated every month
http://www.autopatcher.com/
you will find the latest updated in automated batcher file so you don't need to install them separately.

You cannot do this through the HTML interface on microsoft.

The easiest way is to go through the FTP interface (yes the files are randomly spread across the web interface, but the are inconsistent.)

If you go to -- ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/Softlib/MSLFILES/

you might find what you want -- else browse the HTML sites and find the "admin update" files, these are always the biggest, typically 22 MB and larger.

I'm an autopatcher advocate as well.  I second that suggestion by Mnf.  If it works, assign him the points w/o splitting.  It should be exactly what you need.  Way better than trying to batch them with qchain.

Thanks Youngv!!!!!

compucharley -
Thank you for the points - Old Tricks from an Old Dog.

Vic

Just for reference, there is another app that I found the other day, can't remeber the link though. Just google for "Windows Updates Downloader" and i believe it's by jcarle or someone similar (version beta 2.23)