I've used this, although it hasn't been updated in a year. http://smithii.com/slipstream_xpsp2
Still, downloading 12 MB is better than 100 MB. On Feb 12, 2008 10:58 AM, Carl Houseman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I thought Autopatcher was shut down by Microsoft because they didn't want > anyone to be a source of patches but themselves. > > If Dakota is including the patches on the CD that you download, then the > same is true and they could be in jeopardy of a visit from the MS MIB's. > > I've heard of another project that would build one's own patching CD by > downloading from Microsoft, which could not run afoul of MS's > requirements. > > Carl > > -----Original Message----- > From: James Kerr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2008 10:14 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: Slashdot | Windows XP Update Library On a CD > > Isnt this just like Auto Patcher? > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Angus Scott-Fleming" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "NT System Admin Issues" <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2008 9:47 AM > Subject: Slashdot | Windows XP Update Library On a CD > > > > Interesting ... > > > > ------- Included Stuff Follows ------- > > Slashdot | Windows XP Update Library On a CD > > KrispyKofta sends us to APC Magazine for a writeup on Project Dakota, > a > > one-man effort to provide all Windows XP SP2 updates on one > > downloadable > > CD. It's poor man's XP SP3, but even when SP3 is out, the project > will > > continue to offer a CD that will install all patches offline. "When > was > > the last time you installed a fresh copy of Windows XP SP2? The > process > > > is > > still straightforward and relatively quick... but then you think > 'I'll > > just make sure the patches are up to date,' and proceed to stare in > > horror > > at the 100+ security updates and critical fixes that Windows Update > or > > WSUS demands you install. And it takes forever. A better option which > > we've just discovered is the innovative work of Alek Patsouris... > it's > > a > > self-contained boot CD which contains all the necessary updates to > > automatically patch a Windows XP SP2 system with all the patches > > available > > at the CD's build time." > > http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/02/12/021223&from=rss > > --------- Included Stuff Ends --------- > > > > Project Dakota page is slashdotted right now ... > > > > Similar project from German online mag c't > > > > heise Security - c't Projekte - Offline-Update > > http://www.heise.de/ct/projekte/offlineupdate/download_uk.shtml > > > > > > ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ > > ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ > > > ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ > > > ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ > ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
