Windows Updates for the VLK challenged?

[cmputrskillme]

Hey guys,

Was there a site mentioned recently about a site offering updates for those who were valid key challenged?

Thanks,
Sharon

[mommabear]

That would be AutoPatcher.
http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showforum=89

They have two downloads. One has everything but the kitchen sink. The other has just the basic patches and hotfixes and a few nice utilities and tweakers.

[cash_site]

Looks ok, can it update SP1 with just the patches, and not include SP2?

[mommabear]

You can try the install and see if it gives you the option to NOT tick the SP2 package, but you might have to search in their forum for any AutoPatches that were released before SP2 came out. Or try Google. That might be easier. Some off-site might have it archived.

I've only used it once, since I just found it recently. But it seems to work pretty much the way it would work if you went to Windows Update. And I waited a long, long time before I allowed Windows Update to install SP2.