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Thrax
31 May 2006, 08:08am
Windiz Update (http://windowsupdate.62nds.com/)

Despite the retarded haxx0r name, this website legitimately redistributes Windows XP updates without using the IE-only Windows Update website. Yours truly took it upon himself to be a guinea pig in the endeavour, as I was initially skeptical of this website just like any of you would be. However, after a hojillion spyware and virus scans, I can only conclude that I've received nothing but real and up-to-date patches for my copy of Windows XP all through Firefox.

The bonus? It's faster than Windows Update. El oh el.

Try it. It works.

Thrax
4 Jun 2006, 09:47pm
IETab (https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/1419/) extension for firefox will let you load the real windows update in the browser!

Kwitko
4 Jun 2006, 09:58pm
I've used WindizUpdate before with great success. The only downside is that critical updates take a bit longer to get to their site than they do to Windows Update.