Desktop Update Overview
5/10/2007
Desktop updates are updates that are released by Microsoft for Windows XP Professional. Because Windows XP Embedded is a componentized version of the Windows XP Professional, Windows updates can run on Windows XP Embedded run-time images that include the required dependencies.
Desktop updates are used to apply incremental updates to a run-time image. Combined with proper testing, the incremental application of desktop updates reduces the size of the update package and the cost of deploying them.