# Updating XP without Internet access **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [December 9, 2003, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/updating-xp-without-internet-access/218026 "2003-12-09T22:16:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jake4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bc8723/32.png) [@Jake4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jake4)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2003, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/updating-xp-without-internet-access/218026/1 "2003-12-09T22:16:25Z")
I’m planning on doing a fresh installation of Windows XP on a computer with no Internet access. Is it possible for me to obtain XP SP1 and all other critical updates, put them on a CD, and use this CD to update my new XP installation? ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2003, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/updating-xp-without-internet-access/218026/2 "2003-12-09T22:25:12Z")
[Here](http://www.theeldergeek.com/slipstream_nero_procedure.htm) are instuctions for _slipstreaming_ XP with SP1a using Nero (using your CD-R software will be similar). **Rex Fenestrarum** also has a site with instructions for this, but I don’t know the URL. Maybe he’ll drop in with it. ---
**Author:** ![Jake4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bc8723/32.png) [@Jake4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jake4)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2003, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/updating-xp-without-internet-access/218026/3 "2003-12-09T23:14:54Z")
Thanks for the link and the Doper name. I’ve never been to ElderGeek before and it looks chock full o’ goodness. Searching the SDMB for **Rex** and “windows install” gave me [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=198985) which contains the file info on the executable version of SP1. Good stuff, now I’m on my way.