Downloading updates to a CD

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Just to try to understand this suggestion properly..

Can I download the updates and patches directly to a CD
from the windows site or do I have to download them to my
computer and then put them on a CD? And, exactly how,
cause when I download to my computer, it begins install
immediatly after download.

Rookie
 
I don't have a CD r/w, I have to go to my sister's and
burn a CD there. She already has all the updates on her
computer (she got it Dec. updated it and is set to auto
update) so, where in her computer can I find the updates
and how do I know which is which?

Rookie
 
Rookie;
The installed updates are not reusable.
They can not be saved for reuse on that or another computer.
#1 on the link I gave in my last post has other options including a
free CD from Microsoft.
 
Suggestion: Go to Windows Update and have your computer
scanned. Then you can select all the Critical Updates
recommended for your computer and have them installed
right then and there. That will get you up and running
with all the updates you need (download and install any
additional patches issued between now and release of the
service pack) to tide you over until Service Pack 2 is
formally released in 2-3 months (probably). That service
pack will make most if not all of the patches we
currently have installed on our machines moot. Then you
can go to your sister's home and download Service Pack 2
and any patches not included in Service Pack 2 (you've
made a note, haven't you) and burn them to CD on her
computer. Probably, however, Microsoft will make
available a CD of Service Pack 2. There has been some
speculation that they might place such CDs in stores
around the country. Don't count on it though, because it
is mere speculation.

You can't copy patches your sister has installed on her
computer, unless she has first downloaded them to a
folder on her hard drive, which it does not sound like
she has done. Also, unless you are both running
comparable operating systems and computers with the same
bit architecture, you could run into problems using her
patches.

Internal CD-RW drives have gotten to be so cheap, you
could get one for a small amount of cash and have it
installed into an empty bay in your computer assuming you
have an empty bay. If no empty bay is available, there
are external drives available, but they are more
expensive.
 
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