So if the op is limited to dial-up - - -  for pete's sake cut him some slack. He's already talking about using a friend's access for the initial download but the headache factor, especially with a desktop system, of continuing to rely on outside access - - - well its huge. I empathize because for a period of time just a few years ago I had access that was supposed to be 2 down and 0.5 up yet in fact was most often about 0.3 down and the up was 0.15 or so. Doing an on-line banking transaction was a 5 to 8 minute ordeal - -  a system install was a 12 to 14 hour problem (all the while hoping that the connection wouldn't die).

So perhaps instead of smugly prating about how you would do it - - - perhaps you might actually assist in developing a solution that will work for the op in HIS circumstances - - - - NOT YOURS (yes I meant to yell - - - I'm finding the last serious of comments quite tedious and very infuriating in their arrogance! In fact the suggestions are starting to sounds quite like the government bureaucrats in this same area).