Hey guys,

Is there a way to retrieve the setup files of all the Windows Updates that I've installed on my machine? I need to re-install Windows on my laptop (Using Recovery Manager or whatever it's called) because after I got it fixed (replaced the graphics card and the fan) I noticed that it got very slow and it's crashing very often. So I do not want to lose all the updates and download/install them all over again because that's just a pain in the ass (and a waste of bandwidth!)

Any suggestions?
I think you'll need to get Win7SP1 to avoid re-downloading most of the component updates.
i think that C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Download is the location your talking about :)
arithma wroteI think you'll need to get Win7SP1 to avoid re-downloading most of the component updates.
Actually, I want to keep Windows Vista because Flash Builder 4 is not working on Win7, and I actually need FB4. The problem is that I cannot run Adobe Master Collection CS5 on Windows Vista if it's not SP1 or later, so I'll have to download it :/
Aj_BlaZ wrotei think that C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Download is the location your talking about :)
Yes actually that's what I was looking for! Unfortunately, the files got deleted, there are only a few left :S
Kassem wrote
arithma wroteI think you'll need to get Win7SP1 to avoid re-downloading most of the component updates.
Actually, I want to keep Windows Vista because Flash Builder 4 is not working on Win7, and I actually need FB4. The problem is that I cannot run Adobe Master Collection CS5 on Windows Vista if it's not SP1 or later, so I'll have to download it :/
Aj_BlaZ wrotei think that C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Download is the location your talking about :)
Yes actually that's what I was looking for! Unfortunately, the files got deleted, there are only a few left :S
try this : right click on download folder and choose properties , and then previous versions , choose one of them , and click open i hope that helps :D