11 May 2009

DIY Service Pack


Ever been faced with the conundrum of needing to update a new install of
Windows, which has to be done over the internet with Microsoft's update system, even though exposing an un-patched Windows to the internet is an unsafe thing to do and a security risk? Or Aunt Louise only has a dial-up connection, and you need to security-patch her system? This appears to be a legal method of downloading the needed security patches, which can then be applied offline to a legal installation of Windows. They also have a forum, if you have any questions about how to use the open source program.