DC>> any idea as to where it's stored on my HD?

 ml>> you can't use the one you got on any other machines
 ml>> than the one it is on... it is specific for that
 ml>> machine based on what was found on that machine
 ml>> during the preparation and file download...

 DC> They are doing that with SP's too, huh?

what do you mean "too"?? that's the way windows update has always
worked... at least for the big multipart things like the IE updates and
such... that's why i've always done the "corporate" download of
those that want to scan the box and then download and install as they go...
that way i had the full package available for any/all machines that might
need it... in the case of IE and OE, this generally means/meant that the
huge package had the stuff needed for win9x, winnt, win2k, winme, and i
guess now, winxp (did i miss any of them?)... that way i could point any of
the machines on the network to the proper directory on a/the server and get
the update no matter what flavor of pane was being used ;)

 ml>> the best thing to do is to either download the full
 ml>> package or get the CD from m$...

 DC> What are they charging for that?

dunno... drop by their site and see... maybe $10 for the shipping and
handling... nothing for the actual stuff...

)\/(ark