windows updates on cd?
granjan
on it? My friend cannot get high speed internet where she lives and
we are having a really hard time getting the updates on her really
slow dial-up connection. She has Windows XP Home sp2 and is having
some other problems also...I think she may have some kind of
malware. Her anti-virus (Norton) has expired and she can't seem to
download updates for AVG.
Thanks for any suggestions.
Janice
TaurArian
connection to download and save them for you.
To find out if SP3 is available on CD for your area, contact MS directly.
For telephone details check:
https://support.microsoft.com/common/international.aspx
Security updates are available on ISO-9660 CD image files from the Microsoft
Download Center
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/913086
You can also download individual updates from the Catalog and save to be
installed later.
http://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/Home.aspx
Click Add button for each update you want to download. Once you have what
you want, Click the “Go To Download Basket” link. Type in or browse to the
location where you want the updates saved to and then Click the “Download
Now” button.
Once downloaded, you can then burn them to CD.
How to download updates and drivers from the Windows Update Catalog or from
the Microsoft Update Catalog
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/323166
As for your anti virus, I don't know about AVG.
K
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Shenan Stanley
granjan wrote:
> Is it possible to buy a cd with the latest service pack and updates
> on it?
If someone wants to make it for you and sell it to you... sure.
> My friend cannot get high speed internet where she lives and
> we are having a really hard time getting the updates on her really
> slow dial-up connection.
Yeah - I know many people in this situation. It does make it difficult to
stay updated (in many ways) with dial-up...
> She has Windows XP Home sp2 and is having
> some other problems also...
Then she probably needs to clean it up before updating. Updating a sick
system will not cure the sickness and may just exasperate it to the point of
data-death.
> I think she may have some kind of
> malware. Her anti-virus (Norton) has expired and she can't seem to
> download updates for AVG.
Was Norton uninstalled fully before AVG was installed and what version of
AVG?
Anyway... Assuming you have high-speed - why don't you make a packet of
goodies for her and get them to her?
I'd suggest:
- Windows XP SP3 CD...
- May 2008 Updates CD...
- June 2008 Updates CD...
- A CD containing:
- AVG AntiVirus 8 with a script to install it without link scanner/email
scanner.
- SuperAntiSpyware
- SpyBot Search and Destroy
- CCleaner
- Belarc Advisor
- PDFCreator (0.95)
I also suggest you give her advice on how to backup her email (depends on
client used - include contacts), advice on how to backup her Internet
favorites/bookmarks (depends on browser used), advice on how to backup her
"My Documents" and "Desktop" as well as any other folders she has made on
her own (buy external USB drive - copy/paste would be better than nothing.)
She should backup before doing *anything else*. Also - one last thing - you
may want to help her go through the list of known problems and proper
preparations for SP3 before installing it... I'll list those last.
She can help you get the information you need to help her with the rest
using the last two items I listed above on the last CD. If she installs the
PDF creeator and then installs the Belarc advisor and runs it to get a
report - she can print that report to PDF using the the recently installed
pdf printer and email you the file it creates so you know what is listed in
add/remove programs and what updates she has installed/is missing.
Now - as for getting those things - I would suggest Google. I have a few
extra minutes - so I will help you out a bit to save you time...
Have a physical CD burning but need a way to burn the ISO images?
ISORecorder page (with general instructions on use):
http://isorecorder.alexfeinman.com/isorecorder.htm
Each month Microsoft puts out that months
patches in an ISO format for burning to CD:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/913086
(Back to 2006)
There's at least one third party tool that
will download all the patches for you:
http://wud.jcarle.com/
Service Pack 3 for Windows XP (ISO of CD):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=2fcde6ce-b5fb-4488-8c50-fe22559d164e&DisplayLang=en
AVG AntiVirus:
http://free.grisoft.com/
Uninstall the old version... Make sure everything "Norton" is gone... Reboot
and install the latest version using the command line:
avg_free_*.exe /REMOVE_FEATURE fea_AVG_SafeSurf /REMOVE_FEATURE
fea_AVG_SafeSearch
Custom install, remove the email scanner as well.
Need something to help ensure all norton stuff is gone
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/tsgeninfo.nsf/docid/2005033108162039
[Discussion: http://windowssecrets.com/comp/080207#story1]
SuperAntiSpyware:
http://www.superantispyware.com/downloadfile.html?productid=SUPERANTISPYWAREFREE
SpyBot Search and Destroy:
http://safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html
CCleaner (Slim):
http://www.ccleaner.com/download/builds/downloading-slim
Belarc Advisor:
http://www.belarc.com/Programs/advisor.exe
PDF Creator:
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=57796&package_id=53473&release_id=563252
SP3? Consider...
A place to get FREE support for SP3 installation issues *from Microsoft*...
http://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?ln=en-us&prid=11273&gprid=522131
Windows XP Service Pack 3 - ISO-9660 CD Image File
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=2fcde6ce-b5fb-4488-8c50-fe22559d164e&DisplayLang=en
Windows XP Service Pack 3 Network Installation Package for IT Professionals
and Developers
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=5B33B5A8-5E76-401F-BE08-1E1555D4F3D4&displaylang=en
WinXP SP3 - Read all prerequisites for a successful installation
http://msmvps.com/blogs/harrywaldron/archive/2008/05/08/windows-xp-sp3-read-all-prerequisites-for-a-successful-installation.aspx
Steps to take before you install Windows XP Service Pack 3
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/950717
Release Notes for Windows XP Service Pack 3
http://download.microsoft.com/download/c/d/8/cd8cc719-7d5a-40d3-a802-e4057aa8c631/relnotes.htm
Key things to note:
Internet Explorer:
"If you have installed Windows Internet Explorer® 7 or a beta version of
Internet Explorer 8, and then install Windows XP SP3, you cannot uninstall
Internet Explorer. To avoid this, ensure Internet Explorer 7 or a beta
version of Internet Explorer 8 is not installed before installing Windows XP
SP3. If you have already encountered this issue, uninstall Windows XP SP3,
uninstall Internet Explorer, and then reinstall Windows XP SP3."
Windows XP Media Center Edition 2002:
"If you install Windows XP SP3 on a computer running Windows XP Media Center
Edition 2002 with SP1, Windows XP Media Center Edition may malfunction. To
avoid this, install Windows XP SP2 before you install Windows XP SP3. If
this issue has already occurred, uninstall Windows XP SP3, install Windows
XP SP2, and then reinstall Windows XP SP3."
It seems some people are unable to get further updates after installing
SP3... Seems some have experienced a symptom similar to doing a repair
installation on Windows XP - and the same fix seems to work for them for
that...
Updates are not installed successfully from Windows Update, from Microsoft
Update, or by using Automatic Updates after you repair a Windows XP
installation
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943144
Some people experience an "endless reboot" issue...
From PA Bear [MS MVP]:
Workarounds:
http://msinfluentials.com/blogs/jesper/archive/2008/05/08/does-your-amd-based-computer-boot-after-installing-xp-sp3.aspx
[NB: The above has been updated many times and now includes "a small tool
that will detect the IntelPPM problem and mitigate it before installing
[WinXP SP3]."
1. Boot into Safe Mode and rename INTELPMM.SYS to INTELPMM.OLD.
2. After booting into Safe Mode:
Start --> Run --> (copy/paste)
sc config intelppm start= disabled
--> OK --> Reboot into normal (Windows) mode.
Other references include:
. http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?p=187790#p187790
.
http://msinfluentials.com/blogs/jesper/archive/2008/05/08/does-your-amd-based-computer-boot-after-installing-xp-sp3.aspx
. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/05/09/windows_xp_sp3_reboots_crashes/
.
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9084418
. You receive a "Stop 0x0000007E" error message after you upgrade to Windows
XP Service Pack 2 or Service Pack 3 on a non-Intel-processor-based computer
(Revised 06 May-08)
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/888372
Some people have gotten an "Access Denied" message when trying to install
SP3... Method 3 of this article:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/949377
Beyond that - some simple maintenance might be needed - like installing the
latest hardware drivers from your hardware vendors...
Good Luck!
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Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
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MedRxman
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Shenan Stanley
> Try here:
> https://om2.one.microsoft.com/opa/Validation.aspx?StoreID=ce6e3afc-6b25-4f99-8913-3e3453ad966d&LocaleCode=en-us&JavaScriptOn=yes
MedRxman,
You seem to be posting from 12 hours in the past.
You may want to check your system time and/or your time zone setting, if
applicable.
MedRxman
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granjan
get started. I found out her version of AVG is too old to get
updates for so I have the newest version on a flash drive along with
Ad-Aware and Spyware Blaster which I use on my own computer. We will
work on cleaning her computer and then worry about getting the
updates after that. Thanks for your time and all the information.
I am saving this message for her and for my future use also,
although my computer is doing great right now.
Thanks to all the others who answered also.
Janice
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