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16 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/windows-update.3205/

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prabhatmohit Original post #1
Nov 27, 2004 at 3:04 PM
I want 2 download windows updates on CD so that I can give them 2 my friends. There is a URL of micrsoft's site which allows us 2 do so..Plz. tell me???
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go4inet #2
Nov 27, 2004 at 3:23 PM
URL : *windowsupdate.microsoft.com/

I guess thts wht ur searching for mate !

* Please do post such threads @ Q&A Sections
* As always try Google ( www.google.com )

Google Links for Ur Search :
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*www.google.co.in/search?hl=en&q=windows+updates&btnG=Google+Search&meta=

Also most of the downloads available for Windows are see @ *www.microsoft.com/downloads/

Regards,
Vinay
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prabhatmohit #3
Nov 27, 2004 at 3:31 PM
Sorry but u r wrong. I know the windows update URL.I want 2 download updates as a file so that I can transfer it 2 CD
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prabhatmohit #4
Nov 27, 2004 at 3:35 PM
OK. Tell me the URLs or Names of updates of XP PRO SP2
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ashok #5
Nov 27, 2004 at 3:46 PM
prabhatmohit said:
OK. Tell me the URLs or Names of updates of XP PRO SP2
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If I may suggest so....XP SP2 is available on CD's.Microsoft'll ship you the CD absolutely free of cost....Me got one too.....
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go4inet #6
Nov 27, 2004 at 4:16 PM
ashok said:
prabhatmohit said:
OK. Tell me the URLs or Names of updates of XP PRO SP2
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If I may suggest so....XP SP2 is available on CD's.Microsoft'll ship you the CD absolutely free of cost....Me got one too.....
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Download For Windows XP SP2 : Final ( From Microsoft.com )

*www.microsoft.com/downloads/detail...be-3b8e-4f30-8245-9e368d3cdb5a&displaylang=en

(Windows XP Service Pack 2 for IT Professionals and Developers)

But the Final release of SP2 is seen @ Digit DVD and CD ? You never got from tht dude ?

@ Ashok, is it true u got from m$ ? And wht formalities u provided to get one and howlong it took to reach you ?
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technoteen #7
Nov 27, 2004 at 5:05 PM
go4inet said:
@ Ashok, is it true u got from m$ ? And wht formalities u provided to get one and howlong it took to reach you ?
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ya it is true, i got it form microsoft in 45 days

you order it from
*www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/sp2/cdorder/en_us/default.mspx
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theraven #8
Nov 27, 2004 at 5:10 PM
use AutoPatcher XP
all updates in one EXE
updates as when required by creator
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go4inet #9
Nov 27, 2004 at 5:14 PM
anyone have Microsoft Windows XP Professiona with SP2 Integrated ?
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go4inet #10
Nov 27, 2004 at 5:18 PM
technoteen said:
go4inet said:
@ Ashok, is it true u got from m$ ? And wht formalities u provided to get one and howlong it took to reach you ?
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ya it is true, i got it form microsoft in 45 days

you order it from
*www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/sp2/cdorder/en_us/default.mspx
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thx for the link mate, I just booked one, shows me 4 - 6 weeks, though i got a cd myself, still wanna get from M$ :)

Thx again TechnoTeen !
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ashok #11
Nov 28, 2004 at 12:50 AM
technoteen said:
go4inet said:
@ Ashok, is it true u got from m$ ? And wht formalities u provided to get one and howlong it took to reach you ?
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ya it is true, i got it form microsoft in 45 days
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Hmm....It reached me sooner than that...I think i got it in about 20 odd days.....BTW some months back I had ordered SP1 & some other Updates the same way (i.e at MS website) and I had got a Computer Associates' Antivirus & Firewall CD also Free.This Time there is just one Sp2 cd only though......
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go4inet #12
Nov 28, 2004 at 7:16 AM
hmm... whts the use for microsoft ? when they give these updates for free ??? its ridiculous, and most having prirated versions can aslo benifit from this, I better suggest one thing to m$, to givee free cd's to only licensed versions of xp !

wht do u think ?
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ashok #14
Nov 28, 2004 at 11:35 AM
go4inet said:
hmm... whts the use for microsoft ? when they give these updates for free ??? its ridiculous, and most having prirated versions can aslo benifit from this, I better suggest one thing to m$, to givee free cd's to only licensed versions of xp !

wht do u think ?
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Hmm..thatz a good suggestion but in hindsight thatz very improbable and is difficult to implement.Just Imagine the rigmarole that users would have to go through.

How can Microsoft know that a person has a licensed version?
Ans:By the Registration/product key,which all the pirated editions invariably have.

Digital Encryption/Online verification is another step but implementation is difficult....Well,if you have an internet connection by which you can authenticiate whether the Windows is licensed or not,there's no need for updates to be sent on a CD!!! I think MS started this CD concept to benefit the large No. of windows Users who DO NOT have access to the internet and thereby to Online Updates.This Figure is substantially high in Asia-Pacific as compared to America.

Whatz the Gain for MS one may ask...well, the first Updates CD contained an Anti Virus/Firewall Software of CA-a third Party software bundled with a MS product-how often do u see it? I think MS made lotsa money outta it.
But this time the CD contains only SP2....it may be cosidered philanthropic but that suggestion is inane to say the least.....
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prabhatmohit #15
Dec 12, 2004 at 2:10 PM
same

U r not answering my question. I don't want SP2 CD.I have it. I want 2 download updates from a website of sp2. Each update individually

PS:-Dont recommend windowsupdate.com
pradipudhaya
pradipudhaya #16
Dec 12, 2004 at 6:14 PM
Re: same

prabhatmohit said:
U r not answering my question. I don't want SP2 CD.I have it. I want 2 download updates from a website of sp2. Each update individually

PS:-Dont recommend windowsupdate.com
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Dude, sp2 is a single file. If you want the files it contain, it is impossible cos it just updates the previous files. Understood??? There are no seperate updates to download.