Win XP Home...recommended patches???

Unless you are certian of all the uses that the client will have for the machine, I would install all patches.

There is nothing worse than a call thjat could have been saved by installing a patch.

At a minimum, I would install all critical, compatability, security and driver patches from Microsoft.
If you expect the client will browse the web, I would also install Java.

I would also check for XP updates for any application software installed on the clients system.

I've had bad luck using the hardware updates from Microsoft. I did it once and system had to be reset to previous state because it wouldn't boot. Have you actually had luck with them? Also I assume you mean all the patches that "Windows Update" has listed. All of them will show up there?

Use this:
www.bigfix.com
They have a free client which search for the updates for the computer.

It is FREE and updates.
I use it besides windows updates.

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