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Hi all, i want to format my system but i don't want to download all those
auto updates all over again.
is there a folder that i can copy and then run files afterwards?

zimmer wrote:
> I want to format my system but i don't want to download all
> those auto updates all over again.
>
> is there a folder that i can copy and then run files afterwards?

Reliably - no.

If you are formatting with Windows XP - just download the IT version of
Windows XP SP3 and install it after the clean install and before ever
connecting to the Internet. You might have 10-15 after that.

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MS-MVP
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Hey Shenan
is the "c:\windosws\$hf_mig$\" folder also of no help?


"Shenan Stanley" wrote:

> zimmer wrote:
> > I want to format my system but i don't want to download all
> > those auto updates all over again.
> >
> > is there a folder that i can copy and then run files afterwards?
>
> Reliably - no.
>
> If you are formatting with Windows XP - just download the IT version of
> Windows XP SP3 and install it after the clean install and before ever
> connecting to the Internet. You might have 10-15 after that.
>
> --
> Shenan Stanley
> MS-MVP
> --
> How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>
>
>
>

No.

Description of the contents of Windows XP Service Pack 2 and Windows Server 2003 software
update packages
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/824994
%windir%\$hf_mig$ folder

From the above article:-

When a security update, critical update, update, update rollup, driver, or feature pack
installs GDR version files, the hotfix files are also copied to the %windir%\$hf_mig$
folder. This supports migration to the appropriate files if you later install a hotfix or
service pack that includes earlier versions of these files. For example, consider the
following scenario:

1. You apply a security update that installs a GDR version of File.dll with a version
number of 5.2.3790.1000 and copies a hotfix version of File.dll with a version number of
5.2.3790.1000 to the %windir%\$hf_mig$ folder.

2. You apply a hotfix that includes a hotfix version of File.dll with a version number
of 5.2.3790.0000.

In this scenario the hotfix installation in step 2 installs the hotfix version of File.dll
(version number 5.2.3790.1000) from the %windir%\$hf_mig$ folder instead of the hotfix
version of File.dll (version number 5.2.3790.0000) from the hotfix package.



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TaurArian [MVP] 2005-2008 - Update Services
http://taurarian.mvps.org
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How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
Computer Maintenance: Acronis / Diskeeper / Paragon / Raxco


"zimmer" <zimmer@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:5AF50A10-C25D-45E4-8502-A10CF4C4C96D@microsoft.com...
| Hey Shenan
| is the "c:\windosws\$hf_mig$\" folder also of no help?
|
|
| "Shenan Stanley" wrote:
|
| > zimmer wrote:
| > > I want to format my system but i don't want to download all
| > > those auto updates all over again.
| > >
| > > is there a folder that i can copy and then run files afterwards?
| >
| > Reliably - no.
| >
| > If you are formatting with Windows XP - just download the IT version of
| > Windows XP SP3 and install it after the clean install and before ever
| > connecting to the Internet. You might have 10-15 after that.
| >
| > --
| > Shenan Stanley
| > MS-MVP
| > --
| > How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
| > http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
| >
| >
| >
| >

thank you people

"TaurArian" wrote:

> No.
>
> Description of the contents of Windows XP Service Pack 2 and Windows Server 2003 software
> update packages
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/824994
> %windir%\$hf_mig$ folder
>
> From the above article:-
>
> When a security update, critical update, update, update rollup, driver, or feature pack
> installs GDR version files, the hotfix files are also copied to the %windir%\$hf_mig$
> folder. This supports migration to the appropriate files if you later install a hotfix or
> service pack that includes earlier versions of these files. For example, consider the
> following scenario:
>
> 1. You apply a security update that installs a GDR version of File.dll with a version
> number of 5.2.3790.1000 and copies a hotfix version of File.dll with a version number of
> 5.2.3790.1000 to the %windir%\$hf_mig$ folder.
>
> 2. You apply a hotfix that includes a hotfix version of File.dll with a version number
> of 5.2.3790.0000.
>
> In this scenario the hotfix installation in step 2 installs the hotfix version of File.dll
> (version number 5.2.3790.1000) from the %windir%\$hf_mig$ folder instead of the hotfix
> version of File.dll (version number 5.2.3790.0000) from the hotfix package.
>
>
>
> --
>
> TaurArian [MVP] 2005-2008 - Update Services
> http://taurarian.mvps.org
> ======================================
> How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
> Computer Maintenance: Acronis / Diskeeper / Paragon / Raxco
>
>
> "zimmer" <zimmer@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:5AF50A10-C25D-45E4-8502-A10CF4C4C96D@microsoft.com...
> | Hey Shenan
> | is the "c:\windosws\$hf_mig$\" folder also of no help?
> |
> |
> | "Shenan Stanley" wrote:
> |
> | > zimmer wrote:
> | > > I want to format my system but i don't want to download all
> | > > those auto updates all over again.
> | > >
> | > > is there a folder that i can copy and then run files afterwards?
> | >
> | > Reliably - no.
> | >
> | > If you are formatting with Windows XP - just download the IT version of
> | > Windows XP SP3 and install it after the clean install and before ever
> | > connecting to the Internet. You might have 10-15 after that.
> | >
> | > --
> | > Shenan Stanley
> | > MS-MVP
> | > --
> | > How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
> | > http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
> | >
> | >
> | >
> | >
>
>
>