Manually Downloading ALL Windows Updates

[EL1TE]

The title says all.

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I'll explain how to Download ALL Windows updates for each Microsoft OS (works with Windows 2000 and up)

Probably you know you can use Microsoft Download center to Download some updates, however you cannot Download the Updates which are "exclusive" in Windows Update (aka no manual Downloads), but, Microsoft has one thing' named "Microsoft Update Catalog", which will allow you to Download the updates that you can only() find in Windows Update.

And that is what we are going to use to Download the "exclusive Windows Updates".

Please note that the updates you can find at the Microsoft Download Center will not appear in this way, since they can be already manually downloaded.

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Requirements:

Internet Explorer 6+ (NOT compatible with Firefox, Opera, etc)

Windows 2000+

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Tested on Windows Vista with Internet Explorer 7.

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1- Open your Internet Explorer and copy and use the following link:

http://test.catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/Home.aspx

If the link doesn't work, simply use only this:

http://test.catalog.update.microsoft.com/

it should detect automatically your system.

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2- Now just write what you want to find (eg: Windows Vista), and it will show you all Updates available for Windows (including Hotfixes, Security Updates, Drivers, etc)

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3- After the catalog show you the results simply click on ADD on the right, basically this is like shopping, you put what you want in the basket and then you get all at the same time (no need to pay here).

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4- After you ADD all that you need, just click on the basket, there you go, you have all the updates that you choose ready to Download, just Click on the Download button

and a new window will appear, which will allow you to Download the files to a folder at your choice in your computer (Browse).

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That's all.

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Merry Christmas

[Allan]

Nice. Works also in XP MCE SP2

[primexx]

mm, why are they still using the test url? I thought it went out of beta a while ago.

[ursmokes]

KUDOS ~ Worked like a Champ!

[EL1TE]

mm, why are they still using the test url? I thought it went out of beta a while ago.

You can use without the "test." in the url, it's just because i'm using it since it was in test. :p

But there's no differences between the url with and without the "test.".

[DJ_Alex]

Interesting way for download everything but for windows xp it shows a lot of useless updates in the list because XP has several "flavors"

[Delightus14]

Thanks alot mate, diffently need to update my other computer and I cant get high speed net in there atm. So this will work nicely. Thankyou

[raider360]

wow. thank you mate.

[sibot]

kudos! this is great!

[johngalt]

Easier way, and it addresses DJ_Alex's concern:

http://www.windowsnetworking.com/articles_...te-Catalog.html

(Unfortunately, Vista users have to do it as outlined by EL1TE)

[5Forty]

Thanks for the guide, helped me update a computer which isn't connected to the net at the moment

[mujjuman]

sweet thanks

[Commodore Max]

Great find !

[eddycarp]

Excellent, can use this method to download them for a slipstream SP3 disc

[CentralDogma]

I never figured out how to properly use this site. When i try to get all the updates for vista i get things like drivers, x64 updates, and updates for other products.

[Uni_Verse]

thx. testing it right now

[Richardarkless]

Hey is there a way to get all the updates since the release of sp1 of vista and have it in one cab or msu because I am customizing vista using vlite and want it to have to latest updates so it will be easier when I install it and less updates to download

the updates I dont need are

KB935509_10

KB938371_10

KB936330 (SP1)

KB937287

KB937286

EDIT NVM someone on msfn.org has made a pack

Edited July 13, 2008 by Richardarkless