Where Do Windows Update Files Get Stored

chocobogo_rct · Jan 31, 2003

I have a lan of 6 pcs all running XP Pro, only one has a net connection and when I run Windows update there is the new WMP9 there so I have downloaded it.
But surely Windows update has downloaded and exe file somewhere along the line, what I wondered was where this file is so I can run it on all my other machines instead of doing it individually on each machine!!

Cheers

Mictlantecuhtli · Jan 31, 2003

Usually they're stored in Temporary Internet Files directory, sometimes in \msdownload.tmp.

Elliah · Apr 5, 2008

where do the downloaded vista update files go?

i pressed on cancel by mistake when i wanted to install sp1 and now i have to redownload the 400 plus mb file again?! where can i access the file on my computer?

Mictlantecuhtli · Apr 5, 2008

In Vista, Windows Updates go to \ Windows \ SoftwareDistribution.

You can clean up the updates by stopping Windows Update service and deleting everything in that directory.

Elliah · Apr 6, 2008

so i can safely delete everything in that folder right?

Mictlantecuhtli · Apr 6, 2008

It's never done any harm in/for my computer.

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