Re-installing Win 98 Patches...

[freddyfitler]

Everytime i format my hardrive, i have to go back to microsoft site to re-install the patches and updates. The thing the really pisses me off is that i cant save these patches on my hardrive and it's bloody waste of time! There's got to be a better way around this.
Can someone point me in the right direction on permantely saving these updates and patches.

Thanks.

[locustfurnace]

after installing the patches, look in the c:\windows\temp folder & the c:\windows\msdownld.tmp & c:\windows\update folder
you should find the downloaded updates. just copy them somewhere and burn em to a CD so you have them for later useage.

[freddyfitler]

Thanks!..will do.

[guest_Tom]

Downlaod them from Microsofts Windows 98 Page for Corporate Users (http://www.microsoft.com/windows98/downloads/corporate.asp). These pages are handy as you can download an update one at a time.

[TheBulbasaurfreak]

Thanks!

[the gaffer]

come on bulbasaur if you will want to get your post count up do it by adding good well thought out help and not one word answers, it makes no sense having a post count of 90 if its only achieved by one word answers that do not help anyone.by adding the word thanks to this thread is ridiculous especially as you hadnt added anything else to the thread previously. and please dont take this as an opportunity to up your count by replying

[Artist of Doom]

Don't you love it when people add to their post count by doing nothing other than complaining about how other people are neelessly adding to their post count? ;)


Freddy, if you're brave, you can use the Unnofficial Win98se service pack so that you don't have to download all the updates when you reinstall:

http://exuberant.ms11.net/98sesp.html



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[freddyfitler]

That's exactlay was i was looking for! Hopefully it's legit and doesn't contain any trojans etc... Downloaded it from some other webpage because the mirrors where a bit slow and the webmaster reckons over 1500 people have installed it,with no complaint so far.

[Artist of Doom]

Yeah, I think many freeware sites are also hosting that file, so it's probably ok... Although I, like you, thought it would be really easy for that guy to slip a trojan in there....

If you try it, let us know how well it works with a fresh installation.


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thanks!

[AnJellyCue]

microsoft have released a Security update CD with all the updates for 98SE, 2000 and XP it is free postage


http://www.microsoft.com/australia/securit...rityupdate.aspx (http://www.microsoft.com/australia/security/resources/winsecurityupdate.aspx)

[mommabear]

Have you tried looking at the left side column after going to Windows Update? There should be an option there to customize your settings. Go there and click on "Add Windows Catalog" (something close to that.) After you go back up that page and click at the top to submit the change, then you can get into to the Catalog from that left hand side again in the main Windows Update page. Pick your operating system from the drop down menu and it will bring up all the critical updates, patches, recommended updates, driver updates, etc for you to download to your computer to install (and copy to cd) later.

While you're changing your settings you can also untick all the language updates (and some other things) if you don't need them and then they'll never show up again when you scan for new updates.

[locustfurnace]

Originally posted by mommabear@Apr 1 2004, 09:25 AM
While you're changing your settings you can also untick all the language updates (and some other things) if you don't need them and then they'll never show up again when you scan for new updates.
Note; If you delete your cookies, you will have to go through these steps again.
Which really shoud not be an issue as updating the system is not an everyday process.

[billy wizz]

get hold of a program called partition magic any version will do

this splits your hardrive into 2 or more sections when u reformat ure pc it only formats the partition u specify so as when u reload windows 98 if u saved the patches on the seccond partition they will still be there so its just a case of reinstallin them,


or


on a fresh reformat after installation of all drivers and patches get a copy of norton ghost and ghost ure hardrive, that way when ure pc goes tits up u only have to restore it from the ghost image,,,,,, saves a reformat and ages gettin patches and loadin drivers

[locustfurnace]

Originally posted by billy wizz@Apr 8 2004, 06:34 PM
get hold of a program called partition magic....*
this splits your hardrive into 2 or more sections* * ** when u reformat ure pc......
get a copy of norton ghost* and ghost ure hardrive,
PM has been requested, and its listed somewhere in the forum. The subject has be discussed in the past, so there are several alternatives to PM. Many are free, Partition magic is not free.

Nortons Ghost is not free, but there are many free alternatives in the forum already.
Just search the forum.

Previous posting regarding Disk Imaging (http://www.oldversion.com/talk/index.php?act=ST&f=3&t=1385&hl=ghost)
Previous posting for Partition Magic 7 (http://www.oldversion.com/talk/index.php?act=ST&f=3&t=2198&hl=partition)
Previous posting with partitioning tools (http://www.oldversion.com/talk/index.php?act=ST&f=3&t=1416&st=0#entry4650)
Article on building a MS Windows Live CD (http://www.heise.de/ct/english/99/11/206/)