How to windows update download

Step 1: Access the Windows Update Catalog

To access the Windows Update Catalog, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

To view a list of frequently asked questions about Windows Update Catalog, visit the following Microsoft

Step 2: Search for updates from the Windows Update Catalog

To search for updates from the Windows Update Catalog, follow these steps:

a.         In the Search text box, type your search terms. For example, you might type Windows Vista Security.

2. Click Search, or press ENTER.
3. Browse the list that is displayed to select the updates that you want to download.
4. Click Add for each selection to add it to the download basket.
5. To search for additional updates to download, repeat steps 2a through 2d.

Step 3: Download updates

To download updates from the Windows Update Catalog, follow these steps:

a.         Click view basket under the Search box to view the download basket.

2. Verify your list of updates, and then click Download.
   
   Note If you are prompted, click Accept to accept the license agreement.
3. Select the location where you want to save the updates. You can either type the full path of the folder, or you can click Browse to locate the folder.
4. Click Continue to start the download.
5. When the download is complete, click Close to close the Download Window.
6. Close the Windows Update Catalog Window.
7. Find the location that you specified in step 3c.

Note If you have downloaded device drivers for installation, go to "Installing Drivers."

h.         Double-click each update, and then follow the instructions to install the update. If the updates are intended for another computer, copy the updates to that computer, and then double-click the updates to install them.

If all the items that you added to the download basket are installed successfully, you are finished.

If you want to learn about additional update services, please see the "Software Update Services for IT Professionals" section.

Installing drivers

1. Open a command prompt from the Start menu.
2. To extract the driver files, type the following command at the command prompt, and then press ENTER:

expand <CAB FILE NAME> -F:* <DESTINATION>

3. To stage the driver for plug and play installation or for the Add Printer Wizard, use PnPutil as described in the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article:

937793  The staging and the installation of driver packages by using the PnP Utility (Pnputil.exe) in Windows Vista

Note To install a cross-architecture print driver, you must already have installed the local architecture driver, and you will still need the cross-architecture copy of Ntprint.inf from another system. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

952065  You cannot install third-party printer drivers for cross-architecture support in Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2008 

(source : http://support.microsoft.com/kb/323166)