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Hello, Not sure if this is helpful or not. What I did was download a program called autopatcher (apup). I would include the link but I think that is not allowed. This little program let me choose to download all the updates that were post SP2 for vista. Apup is intended for updating existing installs of Vista so I had to hunt for the updates I wanted. So once the downloaded had finished, I did a search for all *.msu files in the "Critical" folder (which is inside the "Modules" folder - - - you will easily be able to see what I mean if you do this yourself) . I copied all these *.msu files into another folder so as to make importing them into vLite easier. I then imported all these .msu files into vLite and created my DVD When I checked on Windows Update, it said I still needed 12 Important updates. This compares to around 70 when I just installed the straight SP2 DVD without any modifications. The 12 important updates I needed were mostly .net 3.5 which I could probably find somewhere if I tried hard enough but then again a red wine is awaiting me in the other room :-) Sorry if this is confusing. I'm not good at explaining such things :-)

Actually I was partially correct. I successfully applied all the post sp2 critical updates choosing Ultimate version of vLite. I then chose to "rebuild all" and not just Ultimate. Then I created the DVD and installed Ultimate. A Windows Update check showed only 12 important updates were needed (mostly .net type stuff) I then formatted the computer and installed Home Premium using the same DVD. The install was flawless. However a Windows update check showed 68 important updates were needed. Now I guess I could just go back into vLite and update Home Premium, Home Basic, Business etc but that would take forever. Does anyone know of a way to update "all the versions" in one foul swoop? Cheers

Hello, I would like to update my Vista DVD but as I often reinstall on various friends and families computers, I would like to keep the option to install all the versions (Ultimate, Home Premium, Home Basic, Business etc etc). So having read these forums, I get the idea that when applying all the updates I can: 1. Choose any of the versions e.g. Ultimate to update with all the latest .msu files 2. Choose to "rebuild all" instead of just the version I chose a few steps earlier (e.g. Ultimate) Is that correct that I will now have each of the versions fully updated and available to install depending on the product key on the computer I want to install it on? If not, then is there an easy way to make it so? Cheers