Installing Windows XP updates

[Simon]

I have downloaded the 9.2.1 file from the archived section. After extracting the files and opening the Update Generator, I selected the following options:
Legacy Products
Windows XP (wxp)
English
Clean up download directories
Include service packs
Include Microsoft Security Essentials
Include C++Runtime Libraries and Net Frameworks
Include Windows Defender definitions
Create ISO image(s)
Start
The Update Generator then created a log file and ISO file successfully.
What do I do to install the updates? I see images on your website of an Installer program, but an Installer didn't download when I downloaded the 9.2.1 file.
What do I do with the ISO file?

[aker]

Burn it and run "UpdateInstaller.exe" from the CD/DVD you created.

[lookoutnoob]

Hey Simon, welcome on the forum.
Like Aker said you have to burn the .ISO file. You can do this with programs like `poweriso` etc.
Good luck with it

[Simon]

Thanks for responding so fast to my question. I ran the Installer and selected the following options on the window.
Update C++Runtime Libraries
Install .NET Framework 4.x
Install Microsoft Security Essentials
Update Root Certificates
Update Windows Media Player
Update Remote Desktop Client

The good news is that I was then able to download Google Chrome and have it install. The bad news is that when I tried to install the SATA driver from Lenovo, I received a message that .NET Framework 3.0 or later is required for the installation, even though
I selected the Install .NET Framework 4.x button.

[aker]

.NET has two version histories:
.NET 2.0 - 3.5 SP1
.NET 4.x

If you need .NET 3.0, you have to install 3.5 SP1.

[Simon]

The SATA installation error message was "The following application requires Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 or later: Intel Rapid Storage Technology. Please install the latest version of Microsoft .NET Framework from Microsoft Download Center to run this application correctly."
I assumed that the .Net Framework 4.x would be the later version and would run correctly.
So, since I have already run the installer with my previous updates, I now should run it again with only the Install .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 button checked?

Sorry to be so much trouble, but this is all new to me.

[aker]

Just check the options you need (in this case .NET). wsusou will gray out all options, which cannot/do not need to be applied on the system. E.g.: if IE 8 is installed, wsusou will gray out IE7 (as a newer version is installed) and IE8 (as it is installed) and newer versions (as the don't apply to wxp).

[hbuhrmester]

If you are going to burn these updates on CD/DVD, you should try to make a DVD for "all products and all architectures". Otherwise, you may find, that some files are missing, especially for the .NET frameworks. I noticed this once myself:

viewtopic.php?f=4&t=4485#p14791

The problem is:

• If you select 32-bit updates, the script to create the DVD omits 64-bit updates.
• If you select 64-bit updates, the script omits 32-bit updates.

But some files will be missing from both:

• NDP452-KB2901907-x86-x64-AllOS-ENU.exe
• NDP452-KB2901907-x86-x64-AllOS-DEU.exe

If necessary, you could try to edit the filter files yourself, e.g. open the file wsusoffline\exclude\ExcludeListISO-wxp-x86.txt and remove the line:

Code: Select all

*-x64*

[aker]

.NET 4.5.x does not apply to wxp, so it should not be important at this point...