Mike wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I asked this before somewhere else but I think there was enough
> noise in the question that I didn't get a helpful reply.
>
> I broke my installation of Windows XP Pro SP2 and did a repair
> install with a slipstreamed SP2 / XP Pro disk I made. There were
> several "file not found" during the repair install despite having
> checked beforehand that the i386 directory existed on the install
> disk and that that the files in question were actually present in
> that directory.
Bad CD and/or bad CD reader.
Could also be bad RAM, bad cabling, bad motherboard and/or bad power supply
causing this.
I'd think CD/CD drive first.
> After the repair install I found my installations of SQL from
> VS2003.NET and the SQL component
> of Outlook Business Contact manager both now seem to be broken.
> Additionally MediaPlayer 9 is complaining that a dll file version is
> too old and won't run because of that.
>
> I think that the problems would be resolved if the updates to the
> various installed programs could be reapplied. Unfortunately, I
> only have a dial-up connection to this PC at this time (until
> recently I did have broadband and was quite careful about updating
> the system).
>
> Because of this, I would prefer not to re-download all the updates
> from the MS website and I would like to know whether it is possible
> to re-install them from the places they were originally downloaded
> to on my PC ? Or will they all have been deleted since then ?
No - unless you downloaded them individually and saved them individually -
iun which case I doubt you would bother asking this - because you would have
been able to locate the folder you put them all in neatly and do all this
already.
> Alternatively, I do have broadband access at work and I could
> download all required patches there and blow them to a disk for use
> at home. Is there any way of doing this ? If so then how can I
> generate a list of the required updates and download them
> automatically for transfer to my home PC ?
Just get all of them. Don't try to get exact - you're going to miss some
anyway.
> I got a reply before that suggested the Update catalogue at <http://
> windowsupdate.microsoft.com/catalog> might be a way forward for
> this, can anyone here offer any advice on how to use it to achieve
> my aims ?
Download all the updates - SP2 and on - burn them to CD/DVD or USB drive and
bring them home.
How to use the Windows Update Catalog
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/323166
(In order to use the Windows Update Catalog, you must use IE to get the
patches..)
Windows Update Catalog
http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/catalog/en/default.asp
(In order to use the Windows Update Catalog, you must use IE to get the
patches..)
Creating an Integrated Installation
http://snipurl.com/el43
Integrate software updates into your Windows installation source files
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/828930
Really customize your CD..
http://unattended.msfn.org/
Produce an up-to-date XP Distribution CD
http://xpcreate.com/
AutoPatcher
http://www.autopatcher.com/
AutoStreamer
http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=223562
You can see the critical (security and other) patches released for a given
month using the following:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms##-***.mspx
At the end of this line you see "ms##-***.mspx" .. If you simply replace ##
with the two-digit year and the *** with the three character month
abbreviation, you will see the list of "critical" and "important" patches
for that month (since it only happens once a month usually, if you check by
the second Tuesday (wait until afternoon) of each month - you should be
fine) - note that future months will not work.
As an example...
December 2004's patches..
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms04-dec.mspx
March 2005's patches..
None released.. so that one will fail...
May 2006's patches..
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms06-may.mspx
January 2007's patches..
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms07-jan.mspx
Once you get on the page with each month's list of patches.. You can go to
the related KB articles and grab the appropriate files from there.
Here's some help - through April 2007...
(If presented with a choice - be an IT professional.)
Direct Download of Service Pack 2 (SP2) for Windows XP
http://snipurl.com/8bqy
Critical Updates
----------------------
Released: -- [ Web Page Address ] -- Description:
9/14/2004 -- [
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/885626 ]
-- Critical Update for Windows XP
11/22/2004 -- [
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/887742 ]
-- Update for Windows XP
12/13/2004 -- [
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/885835 ]
-- Security Update for Windows XP
12/13/2004 -- [
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/885836 ]
-- Security Update for Windows XP
12/13/2004 -- [
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/886185 ]
-- Critical Update for Windows XP
12/13/2004 -- [
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/873339 ]
-- Security Update for Windows XP
2/7/2005 -- [
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/891781 ]
-- Security Update for Windows XP
2/7/2005 -- [
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/888302 ]
-- Security Update for Windows XP
2/7/2005 -- [
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/887472 ]
-- Security Update for Windows Messenger
4/11/2005 -- [
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/890859 ]
-- Security Update for Windows XP
5/18/2005 -- [
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/894391 ]
-- Update for Windows XP
5/24/2005 -- [
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/896344 ]
-- Update for Windows XP
6/13/2005 -- [
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/896358 ]
-- Security Update for Microsoft Windows XP
6/13/2005 -- [
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/896428 ]
-- Security Update for Windows XP
6/24/2005 -- [
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/900930 ]
-- Update for Windows XP
6/27/2005 -- [
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/898461 ]
-- Update for Windows XP
7/11/2005 -- [
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/901214 ]
-- Security Update for Windows XP
8/8/2005 -- [
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/896423 ]
-- Security Update for Windows XP
8/8/2005 -- [
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/899587 ]
-- Security Update for Windows XP
8/8/2005 -- [
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/899591 ]
-- Security Update for Windows XP
8/8/2005 -- [
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/893756 ]
-- Security Update for Windows XP
10/10/2005 -- [
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/901017 ]
-- Security Update for Windows XP
10/10/2005 -- [
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/902400 ]
-- Security Update for Windows XP
10/10/2005 -- [
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/905749 ]
-- Security Update for Windows XP
10/10/2005 -- [
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/905414 ]
-- Security Update for Windows XP
10/10/2005 -- [
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/900725 ]
-- Security Update for Windows XP
12/12/2005 -- [
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/910437 ]
-- Update for Windows XP
12/13/2005 -- [
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/904706 ]
-- Security Update for Windows XP
1/9/2006 -- [
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/908519 ]
-- Security Update for Windows XP
2/13/2006 -- [
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/911927 ]
-- Security Update for Windows XP
4/10/2006 -- [
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/911562 ]
-- Security Update for Windows XP
4/18/2006 -- [
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/904942 ]
-- Update for Windows XP
4/25/2006 -- [
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/900485 ]
-- Update for Windows XP
4/25/2006 -- [
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/908531 ]
-- Security Update for Windows XP
5/9/2006 -- [
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/913580 ]
-- Security Update for Windows XP
6/6/2006 -- [
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/916595 ]
-- Update for Windows XP
6/8/2006 -- [
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/918439 ]
-- Vulnerability in ART Image Rendering Could Allow Remote Code
Execution in Internet Explorer for Windows XP SP2
6/12/2006 -- [
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/914389 ]
-- Security Update for Windows XP
6/12/2006 -- [
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/917953 ]
-- Security Update for Windows XP
6/13/2006 -- [
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/917344 ]
-- JScript 5.6 Security Update for Windows XP SP1 and SP2
6/27/2006 -- [
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/911280 ]
-- Security Update for Windows XP
7/10/2006 -- [
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/917159 ]
-- Security Update for Windows XP
7/10/2006 -- [
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/914388 ]
-- Security Update for Windows XP
8/7/2006 -- [
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/917422 ]
-- Security Update for Windows XP
8/7/2006 -- [
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/920670 ]
-- Security Update for Windows XP
8/7/2006 -- [
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/922616 ]
-- Security Update for Windows XP
8/7/2006 -- [
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/920683 ]
-- Security Update for Windows XP
8/17/2006 -- [
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/920872 ]
-- Update for Windows XP
9/11/2006 -- [
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/920685 ]
-- Security Update for Windows XP
9/11/2006 -- [
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/922582 ]
-- Update for Windows XP
9/11/2006 -- [
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/919007 ]
-- Security Update for Windows XP
10/9/2006 -- [
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/922819 ]
-- Security Update for Windows XP
10/9/2006 -- [
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/924496 ]
-- Security Update for Windows XP
10/9/2006 -- [
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923414 ]
-- Security Update for Windows XP
10/9/2006 -- [
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923191 ]
-- Security Update for Windows XP
11/14/2006 -- [
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/920213 ]
-- Vulnerability in Microsoft Agent could allow remote code
execution
11/14/2006 -- [
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923789 ]
-- Vulnerabilities in Macromedia Flash Player from Adobe
could allow remote code execution
11/14/2006 -- [
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/924270 ]
-- Vulnerability in Workstation Service could allow
remote code execution
11/14/2006 -- [
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928088 ]
-- Vulnerability in Microsoft XML Core Services could
allow remote code execution
11/14/2006 -- [
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923980 ]
-- Vulnerability in the Client Service could allow remote code
execution
12/12/2006 -- [
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/926247 ]
-- Vulnerability in Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
could allow remote code execution
12/12/2006 -- [
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/926255 ]
-- Vulnerability in Windows could allow elevation of privilege
12/12/2006 -- [
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923694 ]
-- Cumulative security update for Outlook Express
1/9/2007 -- [
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929969 ]
-- Vulnerability in Vector Markup Language
Could Allow Remote Code Execution
* If you have installed IE7, also install the IE7 version
of this patch!
2/13/2007 -- [
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928255 ]
-- Vulnerability in Windows Shell Could Allow Elevation
of Privilege
2/13/2007 -- [
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927802 ]
-- Vulnerability in Windows Image Acquisition Service
Could Allow Elevation of Privilege
2/13/2007 -- [
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928843 ]
-- Vulnerability in HTML Help ActiveX Control Could
Allow Remote Code Execution
2/13/2007 -- [
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927779 ]
-- Vulnerability in Microsoft Data Access Components
Could Allow Remote Code Execution
2/13/2007 -- [
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/926436 ]
-- Vulnerability in Microsoft OLE Dialog Could Allow
Remote Code Execution
2/13/2007 -- [
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/924667 ]
-- Vulnerability in Microsoft MFC Could Allow Remote
Code Execution
2/13/2007 -- [
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/918118 ]
-- Vulnerability in Microsoft RichEdit Could Allow
Remote Code Execution
2/13/2007 -- [
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928090 ]
-- Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer
* If you have IE7, obtain that version of this update.
4/3/2007 -- [
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/925902 ]
-- Vulnerabilities in GDI Could Allow Remote Code Execution
4/10/2007 -- [
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/931261 ]
-- Vulnerability in Universal Plug and Play Could
Allow Remote Code Execution
4/10/2007 -- [
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/932168 ]
-- Vulnerability in Microsoft Agent Could Allow Remote
Code Execution
4/10/2007 -- [
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/930178 ]
-- Vulnerabilities in CSRSS Could Allow Remote Code
Execution
4/10/2007 -- [
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/931784 ]
-- Vulnerability in Windows Kernel Could Allow
Elevation of Privilege
Media Player:
-------------------
Released: -- [ Web Page Address: ] -- Description:
9/2/2004 -- [
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=30984 ]
-- Windows Media Player 10
11/7/2005 -- [
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/902344 ]
-- Update for WMDRM-enabled Media Players
2/13/2006 -- [
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/911564 ]
-- Security Update for Windows Media Player Plug-in
4/11/2006 -- [
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/911565 ]
-- Security Update for Windows Media Player 10 for Windows XP
6/12/2006 -- [
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/917734 ]
-- Security Update for Windows Media Player 10 for Windows XP
12/12/2006 -- [
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923689 ]
-- Vulnerability in Windows Media Format Could Allow Remote
Code Execution
..NET Framework:
------------------------
Released: -- [ Web Page Address: ] -- Description:
3/30/2004 -- [
http://snipurl.com/10bde ]
-- Microsoft .NET Framework Version 1.1 Redistributable Package
8/30/2004 -- [
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/885055 ]
-- Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 Service Pack 1
2/8/2005 -- [
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/887219 ]
-- ASP.NET Security Update for Microsoft NET Framework 1.1
Service Pack 1
3/22/2006 -- [
http://snipurl.com/10bdv ]
-- Microsoft .NET Framework Version 2.0 Redistributable
Package (x86)
7/11/2006 -- [
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/917283 ]
-- NDP 2.0 ASP.Net Security Update
10/10/2006 -- [
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/922770 ]
-- NET Framework 2.0 SYSTEM.WEB.DLL Security Update
Other Updates:
---------------------
Released: -- [ Web Page Address: ] -- Description:
9/14/2004 -- [
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/873374 ]
-- Microsoft GDI+ Detection Tool
9/2/2005 -- [
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/893803 ]
-- Windows Installer 3.1 Redistributable (v2)
10/14/2005 -- [
http://snipurl.com/10bex ]
-- Windows Media Connect 2.0
11/29/2005 -- [
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/909520 ]
-- Microsoft Base Smart Card Cryptographic Service Provider
Package: x86
10/10/2006 -- [
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/890830 ]
-- Microsoft® Windows® Malicious Software Removal Tool
- November 2006
Purely OPTIONAL:
----------------------
10/18/2006 -- [
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/downloads/ ]
-- Internet Explorer 7.0
10/30/2006 -- [
http://snipurl.com/167ea ]
-- Media Player 11
12/8/2006 -- [
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/925876 ]
-- Remote Desktop Connection 6.0 client
--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
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