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IllogicallyLogical
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I am going to refer you to thread779-1378138. Specifically check out linney's link for RyanVM's Windows XP Post-SP2 Update Pack.
Joey
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Joey
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Thanks for the post!
I didnt see anything in there about just updates alone.They pretty much talked about installing Windows from scratch, but adding in all the updates. I just want a cd of updates that I can install on a machine that already has Windows.Also,I want it to autoinstall instead of me having to click each update one by one.I looked into the autopatcher, but that also looked like a full installer.
I didnt see anything in there about just updates alone.They pretty much talked about installing Windows from scratch, but adding in all the updates. I just want a cd of updates that I can install on a machine that already has Windows.Also,I want it to autoinstall instead of me having to click each update one by one.I looked into the autopatcher, but that also looked like a full installer.
IllogicallyLogical
Technical User
What is wrong with Automatic Updates if I may ask?
Joey
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Joey
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Joey,
It helps tremendously to have as many updates as possible slipstreamed into the XP install disc. For example, I just did a clean install using an XP SP2 disc. There were still 79 critical updates left to download.
John,
There are several options. For a quick one to use in the meantime, I recommend getting Autopatcher:
You can throw the 300MB EXE on a CD and carry it around with you. You have to install it on the computer, but then it scans and applies all updates that are needed to bring the PC up to speed.
Then when you have time, check out nLite. It's a free utility that makes slipstreaming easy and creating an ISO that can be used in Roxio or Nero to make the new disc. It also gives you a wide variety of options to customize the OS (removing components like Media Player, turning off services, hard-coding the license key, etc.). It's really something all administrators should look into:
~cdogg
"Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." - Albert Einstein
[tab][navy]For general rules and guidelines to get better answers, click here:[/navy] faq219-2884
It helps tremendously to have as many updates as possible slipstreamed into the XP install disc. For example, I just did a clean install using an XP SP2 disc. There were still 79 critical updates left to download.
John,
There are several options. For a quick one to use in the meantime, I recommend getting Autopatcher:
You can throw the 300MB EXE on a CD and carry it around with you. You have to install it on the computer, but then it scans and applies all updates that are needed to bring the PC up to speed.
Then when you have time, check out nLite. It's a free utility that makes slipstreaming easy and creating an ISO that can be used in Roxio or Nero to make the new disc. It also gives you a wide variety of options to customize the OS (removing components like Media Player, turning off services, hard-coding the license key, etc.). It's really something all administrators should look into:
~cdogg
"Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." - Albert Einstein
[tab][navy]For general rules and guidelines to get better answers, click here:[/navy] faq219-2884
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No, nLite doesn't have to be. It is a utility that you use to "repackage" the XP disc, customizing it to your needs. Every change you make gets applied when Windows is installed.
I just noticed that you only want an updates disc, however. In that situation, you would be best to set aside a couple hours to create and test a simple batch script that will use "qchain.exe" to install the updates without rebooting. Search for qchain on the net and you'll find a lot of documentation on how to do it.
If you decide to give Autopatcher a try, make sure you copy the EXE from the CD to the hard drive first (or store it in a shared network location). Then run it once it's copied locally. It only takes 2 minutes to install on average, though it can take the PC as long as 45 minutes or so to apply all the updates (it took me 50 minutes on a P4 2.4GHz that only had SP2 installed and no updates). That still saved me time, however, and doesn't tie up bandwidth downloading from MS when doing multiple PC's at the same time.
For future reference, the school should consider putting the updates on the Windows Server for faster distribution.
~cdogg
"Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." - Albert Einstein
[tab][navy]For general rules and guidelines to get better answers, click here:[/navy] faq219-2884
I just noticed that you only want an updates disc, however. In that situation, you would be best to set aside a couple hours to create and test a simple batch script that will use "qchain.exe" to install the updates without rebooting. Search for qchain on the net and you'll find a lot of documentation on how to do it.
If you decide to give Autopatcher a try, make sure you copy the EXE from the CD to the hard drive first (or store it in a shared network location). Then run it once it's copied locally. It only takes 2 minutes to install on average, though it can take the PC as long as 45 minutes or so to apply all the updates (it took me 50 minutes on a P4 2.4GHz that only had SP2 installed and no updates). That still saved me time, however, and doesn't tie up bandwidth downloading from MS when doing multiple PC's at the same time.
For future reference, the school should consider putting the updates on the Windows Server for faster distribution.
~cdogg
"Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." - Albert Einstein
[tab][navy]For general rules and guidelines to get better answers, click here:[/navy] faq219-2884
IllogicallyLogical
Technical User
I Agree 100%.
Maybe I am misunderstanding, but it doesn't sound like he wants to slipstream as he isn't doing any new installs. It just seems like he wants a CD with all the updates to update all the existing OS's. Are the PC's on a domain, I assume so being that they are part of a school. Why not just update the PC's using WSUS?
Joey
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Actually I suggest this. Runs most updates, calls qchain, gives the option to run entirely unattended and either reboot automatically or not reboot at all. Lot easier than reworking batch files each time new patches are added to the disk.
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Glenn,
Thanks for that link. I'll give that tool a try sometime. Sounds like a good time saver...
~cdogg
"Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." - Albert Einstein
[tab][navy]For general rules and guidelines to get better answers, click here:[/navy] faq219-2884
Thanks for that link. I'll give that tool a try sometime. Sounds like a good time saver...
~cdogg
"Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." - Albert Einstein
[tab][navy]For general rules and guidelines to get better answers, click here:[/navy] faq219-2884
For 800 pc's you should consider SUS
Oops, should be this one
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