Anyone know where windows update site puts the update files or patches at on
your hard drive and if its possible to capture these files and keep them for
later use in case of a reinstall

Start/Run/type: %windir%\softwaredistribution
Now open the download folder
The updates that are available there are in file folders.
To view which one they relate to, open the folder, look for a folder called
update.
Open that, and there should be a CAT (Security Catalog file) - this will
advise you
which update for example KB896344.CAT



"drg" wrote:

> Anyone know where windows update site puts the update files or patches at on
> your hard drive and if its possible to capture these files and keep them for
> later use in case of a reinstall
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