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update xp without downloading

  • 24-02-2008 10:57pm
    #1
    mukki
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,669 ✭✭✭


    every time i rebuild a winxp sp2 pc i have to install just over 200mb of updates


    i found these files in windows\softwaredistribution\download

    stuck the whole lot into a self extracting winrar that extracts to that folder for other pcs

    this saves me a lot of time but....

    i still need to goto windowsupdate to install windows installer and get the wga legitcheckcontrol.dll inserted, then i reboot and after 2mins the yellow shield will popup beside the time saying new updates are ready to install


    so i added windows installer to that self extractor and set it to run after extracting

    so now i just need to find a way to fully install that legitcheckcontrol.dll so that i can update a pc without downloading a thing

    would be willing to distribute this when i have it completed and and well tested


Comments

  • #2
    Sherifu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,727 ✭✭✭✭Sherifu


    Is it an option to wait for SP3?


  • #3
    mukki
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,669 ✭✭✭mukki


    ha ha, yeah good point, will read up on that


  • #4
    Static M.e.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,093 ✭✭✭Static M.e.


    We use a free tool called Autopatcher to that exact thing

    http://www.autopatcher.com/


  • #5
    aidan_walsh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,208 ✭✭✭✭aidan_walsh


    Bearing in mind that Autopatcher has been out of commission for a number of months now, so while it will cover a lot of the necessary stuff you are still likely to have to run Windows Update to get the rest of the fixes.

    Honestly, I wish MS would buy Autopatcher and continue it internally like they did with SysInternals.


  • #6
    Static M.e.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,093 ✭✭✭Static M.e.


    aidan_walsh wrote: »
    Bearing in mind that Autopatcher has been out of commission for a number of months now, so while it will cover a lot of the necessary stuff you are still likely to have to run Windows Update to get the rest of the fixes.

    Honestly, I wish MS would buy Autopatcher and continue it internally like they did with SysInternals.

    Agreed, its a great tool to have on a CD/USB for small jobs


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