AutoPatcher for XP
We need Windows XP Service Pack
3.0 badly now. When you install a new XP system, after installing
Service Pack 2.0, you will find over 60 more updates to install now. We
predicted Service Pack 3.0 would be out sometime in 2006!!! But 2006 is
almost over. Most of the ‘XP Service Pack 3.0 predictions’ were based
on statements from Microsoft executives and the Windows Service Pack
roadmap available on the Microsoft Site.
Microsoft
initially hinted that XP Service Pack 3.0 could be released before
Longhorn but very soon, Windows Vista became the top priority and
Service Pack 3.0 development was pushed further back.
Service Pack 3.0 was planned as a regular bug fix release with no new features though there were rumors that Internet Explorer 7.0 and Windows Media Player 11.0
could be bundled with XP SP3. Unfortunately, nothing of this sort
happened and Microsoft finally pushed XP Service Pack 3.0 to first half
of 2008.
Now the next big question – “How
to keep track of various security patches, updates and hotfixes that
have been released by Microsoft since Windows XP Service Pack 2.0” debuted in August 2004??
While
you can install Windows XP Service Pack 2.0 from the CD, connect the
computer to the internet and turn on Windows Update so that all patches
are automatically downloaded and installed, this is certainly not the
best approach - imagine when your net connection breaks or you have to
build 10 computers or you don’t have internet at all??
Well,
here’s an easy installer package that will install every single
Microsoft update on your XP Service Pack 2.0 computer. The program is
called Autopatcher for XPAutpatcher also features a slick looking GUI and can be customized to install as much or as little as you please.
The
most remarkable part of Autopatcher is that you don’t have to restart
your Windows machine after every update. With AutoPatcher, you can
install critical patches offline, eliminating the risk of getting
infected while using Windows Update.
Credits to:F M Shaon
