I need to download XP patches and fixes manually

Django x2 · 29 Mar 2010 at 09:39

Hi guys,

I have an XP SP2 machine which is in a stand-a-lone network. This machine is absolutely not allowed any contact with the outside world or any other server whether domain joined or not.

I need to download every patch / critical fix / security update to this machine without applying SP3.

Can you help?

Sp00n · 29 Mar 2010 at 09:41

Why would you want to install all of the updates without installing SP3 which is technically one giant cumulative update?

Django x2 · 29 Mar 2010 at 09:42

not my call I'm afraid. It's to do with compatability of some applications

Sp00n · 29 Mar 2010 at 09:43

Random, you can access the repository here: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=8973

Django x2 · 29 Mar 2010 at 10:40

Thanks Matey

shadowscotland · 29 Mar 2010 at 16:50

If it's a isolated pc - why bother.
product updates maybe worth it but it's about as secure as it's possible to be.

but good luck with the 100+ separate file downloads.
Did some work for MoD bods many moons ago - and belt and braces is standard procedure

nade · 29 Mar 2010 at 21:05

I used to do this kind of thing at a previous job... but it's because some of the office network links were as small as a 56k bt kilostream. I used to use a thing called autopatcher.

But I then found another program called CT Update which would allow me to download all the patches for a specific OS and package it into a single ISO. So I could simply burn a CD and take it out with me in the car. Again i've not used this for a while and i've found that there is an updated version called WSUS Offline Update. Hope it helps.

JK1 · 30 Mar 2010 at 12:10

I use Autopatcher for this. Makes life a lot easier

www.autopatcher.com

CooK1E · 30 Mar 2010 at 21:39

nade said:
But I then found another program called CT Update which would allow me to download all the patches for a specific OS and package it into a single ISO. So I could simply burn a CD and take it out with me in the car. Again i've not used this for a while and i've found that there is an updated version called WSUS Offline Update. Hope it helps.

WSUS offline was the one I used when playing with Slip-steaming. Was the best out of all the tools that I found.

Meridian · 30 Mar 2010 at 22:52

shadowscotland said:
If it's a isolated pc - why bother.

This was my thought. We have a few machines at work that run XP SP2 for compatibility with specialist software, and are again not connected to the world in any way for security reasons. So once SP2 is installed, I just leave it at that.

M

SiriusB · 30 Mar 2010 at 23:50

Use something like Autopatcher. You can download the files to a USB drive, so it doesn't need to go online. The reason I think you should keep it reasonably up to date is if some numpty brings their own USB/CD/DVD and put's it in the machine. A decent AV should stop things, but better safe than sorry etc.

If you can guarantee this will never happen then just installing all current updates should be enough.

ron3003 · 31 Mar 2010 at 11:03

Microsoft ordered a takedown on the old Autopatcher. Theres a new Microsoft approved version available now but it requires your XP machine to be already patched to SP3.

anything I don't mind · 31 Mar 2010 at 11:16

does that require genuine advantage ? cause that software just annoys me.

it runs the process wsus.exe or similar all the time and it always goes mad on cpu and memory usage, so i end up killing it and disabling auto update from the registry, kill the entire thing cause it just slows the pc down and starts trying to auto update even when you disable it in the control panel

so is there a place to get the xp updates without going through the MS website ?