James, look into a MS CD with the Updates on it. I know MS has one for
SP2. Check this site
http://www.hps.com/~tpg/win/updates.php
Once updates are installed automatically they are integrated into the OS.
You would need to download each one
and save to a CD which for you with dialup is not very practical.

"James" <James@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> Can any one tell me how to back-up the updates (on to a cd) that have been
> installed on my pc using the automatic update feature. Using windows xp
> pro
> sp2- I'm not very computer literate and having to download them from a
> dial-up is absoulte torture!
>
> Thanks
> James