AutoPatcher Forum

I have DSL at work, dialup at home. So i cannot get windows critical updates at home, and I have XP pro with SP2 and no other patches. So when i came upon AP i thought it was specifically for the purpose of downloading MS updates on a PC with a fast connection TO USE on one that doesn't, IE: D/L them at work on DSL and take them home to install on my personal PC.But i found that it seems (correct me if i'm wrong) that if i try that it detects what updates the PC i'm downloading on needs. So i end up with a bunch of updates that my work PC needs, not my home PC. Am i correct about this?

If so, then i think my only option would be to start the download at home so it detects what MY pc needs, say to my 4 gig thumb drive, then stop the download and bring it to work and continue the download till it's done, bring the thumb drive home and install the updates. Can you tell me if that is possible? Can i stop the D/L then start it again from wherever it left off? (having left off AFTER it and determined what the PC needs of course)

helpme, on Feb 7 2008, 09:18 PM, said:

No.

APUP doesn't know and/or care which OS you're running and which patches are installed.

Run APUP.exe on your work computer, and download the XP script. Do not run AutoPatcher.exe
Save this to your memstick.
Run AutoPatcher.exe on your home computer to update it.

I see. I thought it did that because someone told me it was 700MB worth of updates and when i ran it at work it showed it was downloading under 300MB. So i figured it was detecting what that particular PC required. Thanks.

english release is currently splited in several small releases. if you put all together (that means direct x, .net, etc) it will have something about 700MB in deed. but if you set to download just the main release, you will have something about 300MB. remember, just .net 3.5, alone, has something about 200MB, direct x, ~60Mb. so, to really do an full update...

but keep in your calendar the day 24, March, 2008. it's the date that ms says that will release sp3 to win xp. vista sp1 will be officially released at 19, February. but you already can find leaked versions of that in some sites

M2Ys4U, on Feb 7 2008, 10:29 PM, said:

I want to try something similar, but the PC that I try to run it from is a Win98SE box. It stalls. Does it have to be at Win2K (or later) box?

Cristiano, on Feb 8 2008, 01:08 AM, said:

As today is 10 April and XP SP3 has not been released - disregard above comment concerning same.

DesertJerry, ms and his calendar... in some countries, sp3 is expected only for the middle of the year... but vista sp1 is already released, isn't?