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Windows update from cd?

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by jon_w31

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To use windows update you visit the website, select scan your system and download any relevent updates which are then installed for you.
My question is:
I have customers who have no internet access or are using very slow dial-up connections and toobtain all windows updates would take many hours. I can download all available updates for windows from the corperate site and write these to a CD. Is there an easy way to install these updates on my customers computer, rather than applying each update individually is there a way to configure windows update to run and scan but pull the updates from a CD? If I have to install updates by manually opening each update does the computer have to restarted after each update or can all the update files be opened with a restart at the end?
Thanks

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by jimmy

The Answer to your question is no. You can only gain updates for that PC from the MSN site or install as you have been doing.
However there is no need to reboot after every update is installed.
The best thing for you to do would be to download thelatest service packs for the operating sytem and applications these PC's use from the Microsoft website.
In any case the majority of updates the Microsoft site will tell you need for your PC are language tools etc.
As long as you have the latest servic packs installed for Windows and Office etc your PC's should should function well.
Simply go to Microsoft's website and download all the patches and serive packs for your operating system and MS products.
hope this helps

by thechas

Since most Windows updates are security patches for web related flaws, you need very few updates for those users with NO internet connection.

As to restarts, the primary reason for the restart is to replace files that are in use, and to invoke changes to the registry.

I have tried several methods related to updates on newly assembled PCs, and have found little difference between re-starting after each update, and re-starting after every few updates.
The ONLY exception, is major updates such as IE and DirectX.

I recall a tool being available to allow you to install numerous updates and re-start at the end of the process, but the name of the program slips my mind.

You can check that all updates were installed by running Belarc Adviser on the PC when you are done.
The latest version includes a check for properly installed updates.

Chas

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