Copying windows updates

Discussion in 'Software' started by oxooxo, Jan 15, 2014.

  1. oxooxo

    oxooxo Private First Class

    Hi.
    Can someone tell me if it's possible to copy win updates to CD, and then restore them to a new installation of win 7. if so how.
    Thanks.
    Wal
     
    oxooxo, Jan 15, 2014
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  2. plodr

    plodr MajorGeek Super Extraordinaire Moderator Staff Member

    Go to the download page for each update
    example: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=22
    Windows 7 ships with .NET 3.5 so one update would be SP1.

    Of course if the computer is several years old, you'll have hundreds of updates.

    I bought a refurbed computer for my husband last year and when I connected it to the internet, it proceeded to download 62 updates. Since that time,
    there have been anywhere from 2 (Jan 2014) to 13 patches each month.
     
    plodr, Jan 15, 2014
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  3. oxooxo

    oxooxo Private First Class

    Hi Plodr.
    I have the updates in my computer that I am using, I want to know if I can copy them from there to another computer, hoping to save a lot of downloads.
    Wal
     
    oxooxo, Jan 15, 2014
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  4. rustysavage

    rustysavage Sergeant Major

    I've never done that but can't think of any reason why you could not successfully accomplish that, assuming of course that you have the correct updates for the OS on the other computer. In other words, you could not update WinXP with updates made for Windows 7.
     
    rustysavage, Jan 15, 2014
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  5. foogoo

    foogoo Major "foogoo" Geek

    foogoo, Jan 15, 2014
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  6. plodr

    plodr MajorGeek Super Extraordinaire Moderator Staff Member

    If these are updates you installed then no, they can not be copied to another computer just like programs can not be copied from one computer to another.

    If these are files that you downloaded and saved then yes, you can burn them to a data CD and install them just like you can burn the exe part of a program to a CD and use it to install on a different computer.
     
    plodr, Jan 15, 2014
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  7. rustysavage

    rustysavage Sergeant Major

    Are you guys saying that if OP has 2 computers (A & B), each running same OS, that he/she could not download an update onto computer A, copy it to computer B, then install it to computer B?:confused
     
    rustysavage, Jan 15, 2014
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  8. oxooxo

    oxooxo Private First Class

    Well I downloaded WSUS, it's been downloading for 2 hours now, so what do I do with it now, advice please, no instructions with WASU.
    Wal
     
    oxooxo, Jan 16, 2014
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  9. plodr

    plodr MajorGeek Super Extraordinaire Moderator Staff Member

    I have no idea what you are downloading. Is it one thing or two? Please, if you want help, at least throw a link so we know what you are doing.
     
    plodr, Jan 16, 2014
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  10. plodr

    plodr MajorGeek Super Extraordinaire Moderator Staff Member

    plodr, Jan 16, 2014
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  11. rustysavage

    rustysavage Sergeant Major

    WSUS v8.9 is only 2 MB and therefore shouldn't take you 2 hours to download. You can download the file from this website at:

    http://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/wsus_offline_update.html

    Attached is the FAQ text file from the above program
     

    Attached Files:

    rustysavage, Jan 16, 2014
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  12. oxooxo

    oxooxo Private First Class

    Hi.
    It only took a couple of mins to download WSUS, but 4 hours to download all win 7 updates.
     
    oxooxo, Jan 16, 2014
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