No.
If you want you can manually download updates and save them for installation
later
Start with SP1 for Vista, then downloaded future updates from the catalog to
save.
http://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/Home.aspx
Click Add button for each update you want to download. Once you have what
you want, Click the "Go To Download Basket" link. Type in or browse to the
location where you want the updates saved to and then Click the "Download
Now" button.
Once downloaded, you can then burn them to CD.
How to download updates and drivers from the Windows Update Catalog or from
the Microsoft Update Catalog
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/323166
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http://taurarian.mvps.org
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"fatsteve" <internet@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Am I able to keep all the updates I downloaded via Windows Update in a
> directory on my hard drive for the next time I install Vista, and then
> install them manually? So I don't have to download them every time I do a
> fresh install. Are they being kept somewhere already on my hard drive?