[SOLVED] Update, hotfix rollups etc

countryreverie · 02-02-2009, 11:15 AM

I recently had a crash (don't ask!) and had to do a re-install. Leaving aside my incomplete backups and the hassle that caused ( I know , I know) another issue arose.
Windows update did a very good job of finding all the updates accumulated over however many years and got my machine up to date. HOWEVER , I assume that at some point MS will switch off that facility, given that 2000 is no longer fully supported ( is that not so?).
Now I'm the kind of person who has no need for bells and whistles and I like 2000 and intend using it for as long as it does the job for me.
So the question is, is it possible to create a backup of the said updates , hotfixes and everything? I'm assuming that the files themselves are not sufficient as they have to be installed even if they are easy to find, which I doubt.

**blah789** · 02-02-2009, 08:41 PM

You can slipstream patches using nLite and make a bootable CD with Windows 2000 with integrated service pack and with patches.
As for getting individual patches, just go to control panel, add/remove programs, and you'll see them listed by number. Then go on the Microsoft site and type in the KB number to grab the patch.

countryreverie · 02-03-2009, 04:09 AM

That's fantastic! Thanks very much, Blah.

02-02-2009, 11:15 AM	#1 (permalink)
countryreverie Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 5 OS: 2000pro sp4	[SOLVED] Update, hotfix rollups etc I recently had a crash (don't ask!) and had to do a re-install. Leaving aside my incomplete backups and the hassle that caused ( I know , I know) another issue arose. Windows update did a very good job of finding all the updates accumulated over however many years and got my machine up to date. HOWEVER , I assume that at some point MS will switch off that facility, given that 2000 is no longer fully supported ( is that not so?). Now I'm the kind of person who has no need for bells and whistles and I like 2000 and intend using it for as long as it does the job for me. So the question is, is it possible to create a backup of the said updates , hotfixes and everything? I'm assuming that the files themselves are not sufficient as they have to be installed even if they are easy to find, which I doubt.

02-02-2009, 08:41 PM	#2 (permalink)
blah789 TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 2,234 OS: Windows 2000 SP4 and Windows XP SP3	Re: Update, hotfix rollups etc You can slipstream patches using nLite and make a bootable CD with Windows 2000 with integrated service pack and with patches. As for getting individual patches, just go to control panel, add/remove programs, and you'll see them listed by number. Then go on the Microsoft site and type in the KB number to grab the patch.

02-03-2009, 04:09 AM	#3 (permalink)
countryreverie Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 5 OS: 2000pro sp4	Re: Update, hotfix rollups etc That's fantastic! Thanks very much, Blah.