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(Unverified)Jan 28th 2009 7:06PM
Whoever is in charge of Windows Update, or Microsoft Update or whatever they want to call it nowadays, should be taken out back and shot. If every time I install a fresh copy of XP I need to download 3 hours worth of updates, I'd like to be able to walk away from the machine. Instead, it pauses in the middle of every single update and waits for you to click "Next."
Also, why exactly does it take a full hour to install IE7?
(Unverified)Jan 29th 2009 11:56AM
Dude, I feel your pain, and I have a solution for you. If you can snag a slipstream XP SP 3 disc, you can install a fresh copy of Windows, with SP 3, using any valid product code (on an OEM box). There will only be a few small updates after that.
Here is a good XP Home SP3 slipstream disc that I've been using to reinstall the OS on many of my clients' PCs:
http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/4152774/Microsoft.Windows.XP.Home.Edition.SP3.OEM-_Untouched_
Keep in mind that this is not piracy. There is no code provided - you must have a working license key (usually on a sticker on the case of an OEM build).
I hope this helps you as much as it helped me.
SchwinnJan 29th 2009 8:15PM
Learn how to use slipstreaming to put service packs on your install CD. That simplifies part of the issue.
The next is a tool like these for applying all updates in one fell swoop:
http://www.autopatcher.com/
http://www.heise-online.co.uk/security/Do-it-yourself-Service-Pack--/features/80682
I've used the former for years now - saves a lot of work, as you simply set it running and walk away for a while. All the updates happen and you don't have to reboot a billion times. Sure, it takes a while, but it's easier than Windows Updating the machine repeatedly.