Where to get windows xp service pack downloads

[GraySenshi]

I can't find the service pack download anywhere

 

[USAFRet]

[strike]XP SP3[/strike]
[strike]https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/322389/how-to-obtain-windows-xp-service-pack-3-sp3[/strike]

Elsewhere, then.

But as said elsewhere....I'd seriously reconsider running XP.
As in...not at all.

 

[elbert]

Here is service pack 3.
http://download.cnet.com/Microsoft-Windows-XP-Service-Pack-3/3000-18513_4-190061.html

 

[ss202sl]

It's not supported. Microsoft doesn't provide the download anymore

 

[GraySenshi]

even if its not supported they should leave old downloads there that's like nvidia allowing you to get drivers for a 750ti or something

 

[USAFRet]

even if its not supported they should leave old downloads there that's like nvidia allowing you to get drivers for a 750ti or something

Maybe so.
But they don't.

 

[GraySenshi]

that's Microsoft for you thanks for the help

 

[USAFRet]

that's Microsoft for you thanks for the help

So for how long should they provide updates?
10 years? 20 years?
Should they still provide updates for Won 95? Dos 4.01?

At some point...cut it off.

 

[GraySenshi]

they don't need to provide new updates. just keep the old download available. its not like its taking up server space or bandwidth to keep it available.

 

[GraySenshi]

i run win 10 on my x99 but i still gotta keep the old dino running because old games don't run on the new systems and vm doesnt really work well tends to have a lot of bugs

 

[USAFRet]

they don't need to provide new updates. just keep the old download available. its not like its taking up server space or bandwidth to keep it available.

And it is a business decision to prompt people to move off old operating systems.
Same reason you can't buy a new XP (or Vista) license direct from MS.

$$$. Just like any other business.


And also...negative user experience:
"I downloaded the latest update for XP, and my PC still got hacked! Thanks, Microsoft!!"

 

[USAFRet]

i run win 10 on my x99 but i still gotta keep the old dino running because old games don't run on the new systems and vm doesnt really work well tends to have a lot of bugs

Which VM are you running?
I've had zero issues with VirtualBox.

 

[elbert]

You can also try here using the majorgeeks alternate download. I get a save file that looks right.
http://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/microsoft_windows_xp_service_pack_3.html

 

[GraySenshi]

yea i was using virtual box. some games works fine but i got a lot of problems with ether frame rate, crashing and other stuff. and yea ppl should upgrade there is a huge difference and power savings. but if you have something just for a specific software or game they should be fine to keep it going... old games were also set to the clock speed of the cpu

 

[BFG-9000]

SP3 was released in 2008 and there have been a LOT of updates since, especially if you intend to use the XP-embedded POSReady 2009 updates since end of XP support in 2014.

This fellow from Greece has maintained the unofficial SP4 since 2014. If you trust him enough (for a gaming system), it makes getting an XP system as up-to-date as possible a snap. Particularly as you can slipstream the SP4 right into the XP .iso before starting installation