Windows update still works!!!

[Deleted member 1898488]

install xp SP3 and IE8, then open internet explorer and paste this link...
http://www.update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate/v6/default.aspx
bookmark for convenient access later.
microsoft just broke the old redirectors, that's all.

EDIT: if you want plain ol' windows update, (not for other microsoft products as well) use this link instead.
http://www.update.microsoft.com/windowsupdate/v6/default.aspx?ln=en-us

 

[scout_03]

link lead only to windows update picture .

 

[Deleted member 1898488]

link lead only to windows update picture .

Are you sure? Seems to work for me...

 

[scout_03]

both link lead to same page for me .

 

[Deleted member 1898488]

you dont get a screen like this?
http://prntscr.com/fkxus0
did you hit 'allow' to install the ActiveX script?
yes, the pages are very similar, and if you already installed mircosoft update components then both links take you to that.

 

[scout_03]

http://www.update.microsoft.com/windowsupdate/v6/thanks.aspx?ln=fr&&thankspage=5

 

[Deleted member 1898488]

are you using internet explorer 8?

 

[scout_03]

no with firefox and ie 8 is not anymore on win support you need ie 9 http://www.update.microsoft.com/windowsupdate/v6/thanks.aspx?ln=fr&&thankspage=5 and this one from ie 11 http://www.update.microsoft.com/windowsupdate/v6/thanks.aspx?ln=fr&&thankspage=5

 

[Deleted member 1898488]

are you even ON windows xp?

 

[scout_03]

no i am on win 7 .

 

[Deleted member 1898488]

the web site is for xp only...

 

[Deleted member 1898488]

vista and up have the update mechanism built in... so its only neccesary for xp users to use this to download the the pre-april 8th 2014 updates.

 

[scout_03]

but they wil have to update to ie 9 after or use another browser .

 

[Deleted member 1898488]

no. no ie9+ on xp ie8 is latest for it. and since it uses ActiveX you cant use another browser

 

[scout_03]

then read this http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/browser-secure-old-windows-xp-system/

 

[Deleted member 1898488]

i apoligize that this only works on ie8 and also for the fact that im not microsoft and therefore cant change this.

 

[scout_03]

that ok was in the same issue with xp for a friend 1 year ago .