[Gerhard]

About once a year, I make a clean (reformat hard drive) reinstallation of
Windows XP Pro.

Unfortunately, I have then also to download again all the past windows
updates.



Is there a way to save the windows updates, so that they can be reused for
reinstallation of the OS?



Thanks in advance,

Gerhard

[Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\)]

Gerhard wrote:

> About once a year, I make a clean (reformat hard drive)
> reinstallation of Windows XP Pro.
>
> Unfortunately, I have then also to download again all the
> past windows updates.
>
> Is there a way to save the windows updates, so that they
> can be reused for reinstallation of the OS?
Hi,

Not for already installed updates, no.

To be able to reuse updates, you can e.g use the Windows Update Catalog
to download the updates.:

Windows Update Catalog
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=8973

HOW TO: Download Windows Updates and Drivers from the Windows
Update Catalog
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=323166


--
torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
the 1328 page Scripting Guide:
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[Jerry]

You can downlaod the latest version of AutoPatcher - it will have ALL the
updates as of its release date. www.autopatcher.com or
http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showforum=89

"Gerhard" <gfheiche@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> About once a year, I make a clean (reformat hard drive) reinstallation of
> Windows XP Pro.
>
> Unfortunately, I have then also to download again all the past windows
> updates.
>
>
>
> Is there a way to save the windows updates, so that they can be reused for
> reinstallation of the OS?
>
>
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Gerhard
>