This post is to list all of the Windows Updates that I downloaded and the Windows Update site installed on my computer to bring it up to date. This is at least partially based on my my somewhat messed up methodology. Let me explain. After installing SP3 and IE8, I attempted to download the first set of updates listed on the Windows Update site. I then installed Windows Media Player 11 and then let Windows Update install the rest of the updates, this required at least 2 more visits to the Windows Update site. I meant to refine this before Microsoft started killing all of this off, but alas, time got away from me. Anyway, I do believe this will leave you with an up-to-date XP installation. Yes, I know there are unofficial Service Packs out there, but some people like to do things by hand. If you have a different method, please sing out. Also, if you know of some download links for hotfixes, et cetra, sing out too.
OKay, before going any further, let's cover a few things. What processors include the SSE2 instruction set? I'll let Wikipedia answer that one:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SSE2
First I'm gonna provide a list of downloads that are official updates/patches for XP from Microsoft. This list will be for English (ENU) versions. Those of you needing localized versions for other languages can find most of them by visiting Microsoft's Update Catalog site:...first introduced by Intel with the initial version of the Pentium 4 in 2000.Competing chip-maker AMD added support for SSE2 with the introduction of their Opteron and Athlon 64 ranges of AMD64 64-bit CPUs in 2003.
https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/
You can then copy and paste the descriptions below that end with the KB number in parentheses. There may be a few, like IE8, you'll have to find. I strongly suggest making sure that IE 8, SP 3, and WMP 11 are standalone, not requiring additional files to be downloaded.
After I list all of the official downloads for XP in the this post, I will show a registry entry that needs to be added to XP to allow the unofficial Windows POS 2009 updates to be installed on the system in the next. Windows Embedded XP/POS 2009 was based off of Windows XP. While not officially supported by Microsoft, these updates are, as far as I know compatible. Also, in my second post, I will list all of those updates that were installed on my computer. In my third post, I'm planning to provide text that you can use to create BAT files to use to help install these updates easily. I'll mention things NOT covered by the BAT files. Also, in the third post I'll provide a link and a command to run when everything else is done.
In short, for those that wish to do things my way:
- Download all the files to a single folder
- Install SP3 and IE 8
- Create a BAT files from the text that I provide in my third post, I suggest naming the first one 1.bat, the second one 2.bat... also save to the folder with downloads.
- Run first BAT file
- Reboot
- Run second bat file
- Reboot
- Update registry (add registry entry from second post)
- Run thrid BAT file
- Reboot
- Install final update and run the command (mentioned at the end of third post, Reboot if advised
To create BAT files, open notepad, copy the sections in Code sections in following post, save as 1.bat, 2.bat...
They say a picture's worth a thousands words:
To create a reg files, it's the same thing, just use reg extension (filename.reg)
When ready to run BAT, double click it, when ready to add entries to registry double click REG file.
Got it? Good!
Okay, let's get going with the downloads:
Official XP compatible files:
1. XP SP3:
Reboot
2. IE 8:
Reboot (Gonna run a slew after this without rebooting):
3. Security Update for Windows XP (KB979309)
4. Security Update for Windows XP (KB2922229)
5. Security Update for Windows XP (KB2929961)
6. Security Update for Windows XP (KB2930275)
7. Security Update for Windows XP (KB2916036)
8. Security Update for Windows XP (KB2914368)
9. Security Update for Windows XP (KB2898715)
10. Security Update for Windows XP (KB2892075)
11. Security Update for Windows XP (KB2893294)
12. Update for Windows XP (KB2904266)
13. Cumulative Security Update for ActiveX Killbits for Windows XP (KB2900986)
14. Security Update for Windows XP (KB2876331)
15. Security Update for Windows XP (KB2868626)
16. Security Update for Windows XP (KB2862152)
17. Security Update for Windows XP (KB2847311)
18. Security Update for Windows XP (KB2868038)
19. Security Update for Windows XP (KB2862330)
20. Security Update for Windows XP (KB2862335)
21. Security Update for Windows XP (KB2876217)
22. Security Update for Windows XP (KB2864063)
23. Security Update for Windows XP (KB2850869)
24. Security Update for Windows XP (KB2859537)
25. Security Update for Windows XP (KB2834886)
26. Security Update for Windows XP (KB2820917)
27. Security Update for Windows XP (KB2813345)
28. Security Update for Windows XP (KB2807986)
29. Security Update for Windows XP (KB2802968)
30. Security Update for Windows XP (KB2780091)
31. Security Update for Windows XP (KB2757638)
32. Security Update for Windows XP (KB2770660)
33. Security Update for Windows XP (KB2727528)
34. Update for Windows XP (KB2749655)
35. Security Update for Windows XP (KB2723135)
36. Security Update for Windows XP (KB2705219)
37. Security Update for Windows XP (KB2691442)
38. Security Update for Windows XP (KB2655992)
39. Security Update for Windows XP (KB2719985)
40. Security Update for Windows XP (KB2698365)
41. Security Update for Windows XP (KB2712808)
42. Security Update for Windows XP (KB2686509)
43 Security Update for Windows XP (KB2676562)
44. Security Update for Windows XP (KB2653956)
45. Security Update for Windows XP (KB2659262)
46. Security Update for Windows XP (KB2661637)
47. Security Update for Windows XP (KB2584146)
48. Security Update for Windows XP (KB2631813)
49. Security Update for Windows XP (KB2585542)
50. Security Update for Windows XP (KB2603381)
51. Security Update for Windows XP (KB2598479)
52. Security Update for Windows XP (KB2619339)
53. Security Update for Windows XP (KB2620712)
54. Security Update for Windows XP (KB2544893)
55. Security Update for Windows XP (KB2592799)
56. Security Update for Windows XP (KB2564958)
57. Security Update for Windows XP (KB2570947)
58. Security Update for Windows XP (KB2566454)
59. Security Update for Windows XP (KB2536276)
60. Security Update for Windows XP (KB2507938)
61. Update for Microsoft XML Core Services 4.0 Service Pack 2 (KB973688)
62. Security Update for Microsoft XML Core Services 4.0 Service Pack 2 (KB954430)
63. Security Update for Windows XP (KB2535512)
64. Security Update for Windows XP (KB2485663)
65. Security Update for Windows XP (KB2508429)
66. Security Update for Windows XP (KB2506212)
67. Security Update for Windows XP (KB2510531)
68. Security Update for Windows XP (KB2509553)
69. Security Update for Windows XP (KB2479943)
70. Security Update for Windows XP (KB2481109)
71. Update for Windows XP (KB971029)
72. Security Update for Windows XP (KB2478971)
73. Security Update for Windows XP (KB2483185)
74. Security Update for Windows XP (KB2478960)
75. Security Update for Windows XP (KB2393802)
76. Security Update for Windows XP (KB2419632)
77. Security Update for Windows XP (KB2423089
78. Security Update for Windows XP (KB2443105)
79. Security Update for Windows XP (KB975558)
80. Security Update for Windows XP (KB979687)
81. Security Update for Windows XP (KB2296011)
82. Security Update for Windows XP (KB2378111)
83. Security Update for Windows XP (KB2387149)
84. Security Update for Windows XP (KB982132)
85. Security Update for Windows XP (KB2347290)
86. Security Update for Windows XP (KB2115168)
87. Security Update for Windows XP (KB982665)
88. Security Update for Windows XP (KB981997)
89. Security Update for Windows XP (KB2229593)
90. Security Update for Windows Media Format Runtime 9, 9.5 & 11 for Windows XP SP3 (KB978695)
91. Security Update for Windows XP (KB979482)
92. Security Update for Windows XP (KB978542)
93. Security Update for Windows XP (KB977816)
94. Security Update for Windows XP (KB978338)
95. Security Update for Windows XP (KB975713)
96. Security Update for Windows XP (KB975560)
97. Security Update for Windows XP (KB977914)
98. Security Update for Windows XP (KB978706)
99. Security Update for Windows XP (KB972270)
100. Security Update for Windows XP (KB974318)
101. Security Update for Windows XP (KB974392)
102. Security Update for Windows XP (KB973904)
103. Security Update for Windows XP Service Pack 3 (KB952069)
104. Security Update for Windows Media Format Runtime 9, 9.5 & 11 for Windows XP SP 3 (KB954155)
105. Security Update for Windows XP (KB975025)
106. Security Update for Windows XP (KB974571)
107. Security Update for Windows XP (KB974112)
108. Security Update for Windows XP (KB969059)
109. Security Update for Windows XP (KB975467)
110. Update for Windows XP (KB968389)
111. Security Update for Windows XP (KB956844)
112. Security Update for Windows XP Service Pack 3 (KB973540)
113. Security Update for Windows XP (KB973869)
114. Security Update for Windows XP (KB973507)
115. Security Update for Windows XP (KB960859)
116. Security Update for Windows XP (KB973815)
117. Security Update for Windows XP (KB971657)
118. Security Update for Windows XP (KB923561)
119. Security Update for Windows XP (KB956572)
120. Security Update for Windows XP (KB960803)
121. Security Update for Windows XP (KB959426)
122. Security Update for Windows XP (KB950974)
123. Update for Windows XP (KB952287)
124. Security Update for Windows XP (KB946648)
125. Security Update for Windows XP (KB952954)
126. Update for Windows XP (KB951978)
127. Security Update for Windows XP (KB951376)
128. Security Update for Windows XP (KB950762)
129. Security Update for Windows XP with Windows Media Format Runtime 9 (KB941569
130. Update for Windows XP (KB2808679)
131. Update for Windows XP (KB2632503)
132. Update for Internet Explorer 8 Compatibility View List for Windows XP (KB2598845)
133. Update for Windows XP (KB2492386)
134. Update for Windows XP (KB971513)
135. Windows Media Player 11
136. windowsxp-mscomppackv1-x86.exe
137. Update for Windows Media Player 11 for Windows XP (KB939683)
138. Update for Windows Media Format 11 SDK for Windows XP (KB929399)
139. Security Update for Windows XP (KB954154)
140. Security Update for Windows XP (KB963093)
141. Security Update for Windows XP (KB952004)
142. Update for Windows XP (KB970430)
143. Update for Windows XP (KB2345886)
144. Security Update for Windows Media Format Runtime 11 for Windows XP (KB2834904)
Hopefully, if you clever guys and dolls can refine this, we'll get '!' to update this post and note a thank you in it