sp3 download

Where would I get a fairly clean download of SP3 for my Windows XP
disk. My version of wsusoffline only goes back as far as Vista. I see
some sites that offer it but would like some kinda recommendation from
the more tech savvy. Thanks.

Motor T wrote:
Where would I get a fairly clean download of SP3 for my Windows XP
disk. My version of wsusoffline only goes back as far as Vista. I see
some sites that offer it but would like some kinda recommendation from
the more tech savvy. Thanks.

WindowsXP-KB936929-SP3-x86-ENU.exe 331,805,736 bytes

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/936929

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en

https://web.archive.org/web/20080514...displaylang=en

Knowledge Base (KB) Articles: KB936929
Date Published: 5/6/2008

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/i...displayLang=en

Trail appears a bit cold. Have to resort to checksums.

MD5 = bb25707c919dd835a9d9706b5725af58
SHA1 = c81472f7eeea2eca421e116cd4c03e2300ebfde4
SHA256 = 62e524a552db9f6fd22d469010ea4d7e28ee06fa615a1c3436 2129f808916654

https://www.virustotal.com/en/file/6...6654/analysis/

OK, it's not on Majorgeeks. Dead links here also.

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/...J.f01ZOJtgkA)()

*******

Still using checksums to find forum threads.
From a playonlinux.com thread...

OK, try for this one. Bingo!
Has the same checksums as my copy.

http://download.windowsupdate.com/ms...2300ebfde4.exe

Paul

On Wed, 16 Mar 2016 16:57:04 -0700, Motor T wrote:
Where would I get a fairly clean download of SP3 for my Windows XP
disk. My version of wsusoffline only goes back as far as Vista. I see
some sites that offer it but would like some kinda recommendation from
the more tech savvy. Thanks.

Windows XP SP3 is still accessible from Microsoft.

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/...ce-pack-3.aspx

On 3/16/2016 8:30 PM, Paul wrote:


Still using checksums to find forum threads.
From a playonlinux.com thread...

OK, try for this one. Bingo!
Has the same checksums as my copy.

http://download.windowsupdate.com/ms...2300ebfde4.exe


Paul
What's your take on sites that claim to aggregate post-sp3 updates
like this one?

http://www.wincert.net/forum/topic/5...-final/?page=1

mike wrote:
On 3/16/2016 8:30 PM, Paul wrote:


Still using checksums to find forum threads.
From a playonlinux.com thread...

OK, try for this one. Bingo!
Has the same checksums as my copy.

http://download.windowsupdate.com/ms...2300ebfde4.exe



Paul
What's your take on sites that claim to aggregate post-sp3 updates
like this one?

http://www.wincert.net/forum/topic/5...-final/?page=1

Well, WSUSOffline method uses downloads that each user does
at their end. WSUSOffline avoids "Microsoft trouble" by
ensuring the user gets their files from Microsoft, even
though a tool figures out the URLs from the manifest.
In effect, the tool is nothing more than a download manager
in a sense.

Your link seems to be showing "canned" large downloads.
Which means the Microsoft lawyers should be chasing those dudes.
They would have to host on something which is "takedown-proof".

How exactly will you build a trust relationship in this case ?
How do you know who is behind the project ?

I would probably run my WSUSOffline USB stick against a
new install, then point the OS at Windows Update for
anything which is missing. And that would be a compromise
between "traceability" and time. It's going to take
more time to do it that way, but I don't have to worry about
the reputation of the project making the "canned" downloads.

If I have no way to judge these people, I can't very
well use their software.

As an example, there was a screen recorder program provided
by some people in Cyprus. I had no objective means of
determining whether they're white hats or black hats.
They demonstrated an unsustainable business model
(which is supposed to make you immediately suspicious).
A relatively large download, no compensation in return.
Scans clean. But, I don't know why they're doing it.
Even people who are "nice guys", they stage on github
or sourceforge or anywhere they can get free hosting,
which is proof of a "sustainable" business model. They're
not charging you anything, but, they're using "leech" supply
methods. The Cyprus project appeared to be hosting their
own files. How can they afford to do that ? Dunno.
I didn't use the software, even though it scans clean.

Paul

In message , JJ
writes
On Wed, 16 Mar 2016 16:57:04 -0700, Motor T wrote:
Where would I get a fairly clean download of SP3 for my Windows XP
disk. My version of wsusoffline only goes back as far as Vista. I see
some sites that offer it but would like some kinda recommendation from
the more tech savvy. Thanks.

Windows XP SP3 is still accessible from Microsoft.

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/...ce-pack-3.aspx

It's been a while since I did a clean, full XP installation (just to
keep my hand in), but IIRC, once you've got SP2 in, and a load of
subsequent updates, SP3 will then download automatically as yet another
update and install (if you choose to let it). Again, IIRC, it includes
IE8. However, you can install it directly.

From what I can see, that link above no longer works. However, this one
seems to:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/down....aspx?id=23334

--
Ian

On Thu, 17 Mar 2016 17:10:39 +0000, Ian Jackson wrote:

From what I can see, that link above no longer works.

LOL. It seems so. My bad.
And WTF! All Windows XP SP3 download links are now broken.
Guess it's not good for business, eh Microsoft?
The only one still intact is the last one mentioned by Paul.

However, this one seems to:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/down....aspx?id=23334

Uh... it's Office XP SP3.

On Wed, 16 Mar 2016 23:30:52 -0400, Paul wrote:

OK, it's not on Majorgeeks. Dead links here also.

Microsoft seems very aggresive on taking out all of Windows XP SP3
downloads. Including Google cache, and even the ones in archive.org are gone
(yes, from ALL of the snapshots).

In message , JJ
writes
On Thu, 17 Mar 2016 17:10:39 +0000, Ian Jackson wrote:

From what I can see, that link above no longer works.

LOL. It seems so. My bad.
And WTF! All Windows XP SP3 download links are now broken.
Guess it's not good for business, eh Microsoft?
The only one still intact is the last one mentioned by Paul.

However, this one seems to:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/down....aspx?id=23334

Uh... it's Office XP SP3.

Arrrrrrrghhh!
Silly me!
--
Ian

JJ wrote:
On Wed, 16 Mar 2016 23:30:52 -0400, Paul wrote:

OK, it's not on Majorgeeks. Dead links here also.

Microsoft seems very aggresive on taking out all of Windows XP SP3
downloads. Including Google cache, and even the ones in archive.org are
gone (yes, from ALL of the snapshots).

There is an "Unofficial Windows XP SP4" version available (about 1 GB in
size) that might be an option for some. You can read about it here (there
are several links discussing this SP4 - google it):

http://www.pcworld.com/article/25992...ce-pack-4.html

or he

http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/1711...indows-xp-sp4/

or he

http://www.ryanvm.net/forum/viewtopi...=asc&sta rt=0

for example. From what I've read, I haven't noted too many issues with it,
but if one needs the windows updates, it might be worth considering. But I
would keep a backup image (pre-SP4) just in case it doesn't work out.

On 3/16/2016 8:30 PM, Paul wrote:
Motor T wrote:
Where would I get a fairly clean download of SP3 for my Windows XP
disk. My version of wsusoffline only goes back as far as Vista. I see
some sites that offer it but would like some kinda recommendation from
the more tech savvy. Thanks.

WindowsXP-KB936929-SP3-x86-ENU.exe 331,805,736 bytes

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/936929






Knowledge Base (KB) Articles: KB936929
Date Published: 5/6/2008




Trail appears a bit cold. Have to resort to checksums.

MD5 = bb25707c919dd835a9d9706b5725af58
SHA1 = c81472f7eeea2eca421e116cd4c03e2300ebfde4
SHA256 = 62e524a552db9f6fd22d469010ea4d7e28ee06fa615a1c3436 2129f808916654




OK, it's not on Majorgeeks. Dead links here also.




*******

Still using checksums to find forum threads.
From a playonlinux.com thread...

OK, try for this one. Bingo!
Has the same checksums as my copy.

http://download.windowsupdate.com/ms...2300ebfde4.exe


Paul


--
Ed Mc

Thanks for the research Paul. Not many would exert as much effort to
help a stranger. Downloaded and checksumed, (if that's a word).

In message , Ed Mc
writes:
On 3/16/2016 8:30 PM, Paul wrote:
[]
OK, try for this one. Bingo!
Has the same checksums as my copy.

http://download.windowsupdate.com/ms...6cd4c03e2300eb
fde4.exe
[]
Thanks for the research Paul. Not many would exert as much effort to help a stranger. Downloaded and checksumed, (if that's a word).

+1!
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J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/1985 MB++G()AL-IS-Ch++(p)Ar@T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf

Whoever decided to limit tagline length to 68 characters can kiss my

On Thu, 17 Mar 2016 17:02:34 -0600, Bill in Co wrote:

There is an "Unofficial Windows XP SP4" version available (about 1 GB in
size) that might be an option for some. You can read about it here (there
are several links discussing this SP4 - google it):

http://www.pcworld.com/article/25992...ce-pack-4.html

or he

http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/1711...indows-xp-sp4/

or he

http://www.ryanvm.net/forum/viewtopi...=asc&sta rt=0

for example. From what I've read, I haven't noted too many issues with it,
but if one needs the windows updates, it might be worth considering. But I
would keep a backup image (pre-SP4) just in case it doesn't work out.

Shouldn't all post SP3 updates be available from this download?

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/913086

On Wed, 16 Mar 2016 23:30:52 -0400, Paul wrote:

OK, try for this one. Bingo!
Has the same checksums as my copy.

http://download.windowsupdate.com/ms...2300ebfde4.exe

Do you know the URL for getting the list of available updates for a specific
Windows version like the one used by Windows' automatic update? e.g. URL to
an XML or JSON, rather than HTML web page.

JJ wrote:
On Wed, 16 Mar 2016 23:30:52 -0400, Paul wrote:
OK, try for this one. Bingo!
Has the same checksums as my copy.

http://download.windowsupdate.com/ms...2300ebfde4.exe

Do you know the URL for getting the list of available updates for a specific
Windows version like the one used by Windows' automatic update? e.g. URL to
an XML or JSON, rather than HTML web page.

If you look at WSUSOffline package, you might be able
to determine from the scripts there, the URL of the
manifest for a particular OS.

You can search the catalog server too. But it's possible
you have to use IE while doing so. For example, this
does a search for KB3093266

http://catalog.update.microsoft.com/...px?q=kb3093266

And I tried typing in "Windows 7" into the search box, and
it gave a fairly long list of references. But not tuned
in a useful way.

Paul