Offline Windows Update Do-it-Yourself Service Pack
— Installing Windows updates without an internet connection.

Utility program to automatically download ALL updates/security patches for
Microsoft Windows XP, 2000, & Server 2003 directly from Microsoft's servers
and then creates patch packages on CD, DVD or USB stick that can be used to
apply any/all of the patches to a Windows installation - WITHOUT having to
connect to the internet and download them all.

Offline Update requires only a few steps to reel in a current service pack
at any time, combining all released Windows updates at the time of download.
The download script acquires the complete update library for selected operating
systems from Microsoft's servers and uses them to created ISO images for CDs or
DVDs as desired. These in turn can be used to update as many PCs as you wish.

EXTREMELY useful in the event you have to re-install Windows on your computer.



homepage:
	http://www.heise-security.co.uk/articles/80682