Hi all Here�s my story: I wanted to see how XP looked and decided to give it a test run
I managed to get a evaluation copy Of XP Pro Release Candidate 1 (Build 2505) and a spare box with a freshly formatted hard drive. After installing I immediately went to Windows Update to try and grab the pile of patches I knew were needed I also immediately installed a firewall (Sygate Personal Firewall) The fun started when I discovered that windows update wouldn�t work, so I started poking around to see what was wrong. Fast forward to an hour later��. I still couldn�t get the Critical updates I needed thru windows update so I started manually grabbing them one by one. A slow and painfull process. As I was finishing my third of 22 critical update�s I got a error message that says �this Hotfix will only work with Build 2600� or something similar and several patches and hotfixes I tried after that was the same message �Only works with Build 2600� So I guess my question is: Is it possible to patch this Build I have so I can safely DEMO it and see if I like it or am I resigned to a swiss cheese Installation which I am most definitely not enthused about pursuing further ? I have run the Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer thru several times and no amount of tweaking by me is gonna plug those holes I have without the patches! So I am thinking this is a lost cause�� I would appreciate all your comments Thanks in advance Matt
