this describes how to download and save Windows updates including updates for different versions of Windows.
Many times I have needed to download updates and save them for later use or reference. This often comes up when I want to repair an older, never-been-updated Windows system that doesn't have broadband. Downloading all those updates on a landline is too painful.
This method will allow you to download updates and save them on your hard drive for any version of Windows.
1. Visit the Windows Update Catalog *v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/catalog
2. Click Find Updates or Find Driver Updates
3. Select the appropriate version of Windows or category of hardware
4. Search or click on Advanced Search if you want to refine your search
5. Click Add on the updates you want to save
6. Once you have the ones you wanted selected, click on Go to Download Basket
7. Type or browse to the area you want to save the selected files
8. Click Download Now and then Accept the license agreement.
9. Let'em download.
If you have any problems, you can reference the Microsoft Knowledge Base Article on this topic. *support.microsoft.com/?id=323166
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