Not that long ago I ran across some nifty scripts from the British Heise-Security site. These scripts allow you to automatically download Windows updates for offline installation on other systems (a great idea, espcially before you connect a brand new installation to the Internet). The scripts even go so far as to create an ISO for a CD or DVD which will allow you to easily install the updates on other machines. The list of updates is actually gathered for a file published online by Microsoft for use with their Baseline Security Analysis tool so it stays up to date automatically without the need to constantly update the scritps as with some other similar programs.
Unfortunatly the scripts are command line based and do not allow for easy slipsreaming into a new Windows XP installation CD which is the golden egg for me. Ideally soemthing like this would be integrated into a tool such as the excellent nLite OS slipstream tool which I have mentioned before. All the better if such a solution were open source. If you’re aware of anything like this please comment here and share the wealth of knowledge!
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