>I have a fresh install of Win2k WS. I grab the January 2002 MSDN and install IE 6.0, no problem. I go to Windows Update and check the status. Good Grief!! 12895kb worth of download to get it up to date. I gotta find a new career...

Only 13Meg?
Theres prob a lot more then that :)

Get the MBSA or HFNetChk tools
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;Q320454&ID=KB;EN-US;Q320454&

These will list everything you need to get it all up to date.
Also, unlike Windows Update, you can save the actual file to disk, and then you can have a copy for next time, saves the download.