Save All Windows Updates To Your Disk

Many times you really get bugged up if you had to reformat your HDD and lose all your updates installed and you have to re-download them and reinstall for which you waste your time and money. Now I will show you how to save all Windows updates to your HDD. There are several methods and we will discuss all of them.

1st Method: Easiest and only for Windows XP with SP2. Firstly you have to configure your Automatic Updates Settings through MyComputer(right click)>>properties>>Automatic Updates.

Lock Unlock Folder Using .bat file

Suppose you want to lock the folder games in d: which has the path D:\GamesIn the same drive create a text file and type
ren games games.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}
Now save this text file as loc.bat

create another text file and type in it
ren games.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D} games
Now save this text file as key.bat

How to Write a Windows XP Driver

Source: Microsoft Corporation July 2001


Summary: This document describes the steps you should take to create a Microsoft® Windows® XP driver for your device. To create a Windows XP device driver:

Install the current Windows DDK. Read the system requirements and installation instructions in the stand-alone Getting Started HTML file supplied with the DDK.
Read Getting Started with Windows Drivers. This document guides you through the planning and decision-making process involved in making a Windows device driver from design through distribution. You should also look through the DDK documentation for device-type-specific information.