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Title: Security Update for Windows XP SP3 (KB4012598)
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URL Source: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=55245
Published: Jun 16, 2017
Author: staff
Post Date: 2017-06-16 01:51:30 by Tatarewicz
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Views: 315
Comments: 4

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Security Update for Windows XP SP3 (KB4012598) Select Language: Download Close A security issue has been identified in a Microsoft software product that could affect your system.

Details Version:

4012598 File Name:

WindowsXP-KB4012598-x86-Custom-ENU.exe Date Published:

5/15/2017 File Size:

666 KB

KB Articles: KB4012598

Security bulletins:MS17-010 A security issue has been identified in a Microsoft software product that could affect your system. You can help protect your system by installing this update from Microsoft. For a complete listing of the issues that are included in this update, see the associated Microsoft Knowledge Base article. After you install this update, you may have to restart your system. System Requirements Supported Operating System

Windows XP Service Pack 3

Install Instructions To start the download, click the Download button and then do one of the following, or select another language from Change Language and then click Change. Click Run to start the installation immediately. Click Save to copy the download to your computer for installation at a later time. Additional Information Other critical security updates are available: To find the latest security updates for you, visit Windows Update and click Express Install. To have the latest security updates delivered directly to your computer, visit the Security At Home web site and follow the steps to ensure you're protected. Related Resources Microsoft Security Bulletin

www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=55245

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#1. To: Tatarewicz (#0)

I thought Microsoft stopped supporting WIndows XP years ago. If I had a disk copy of XP, I would switch from Windows 7 if that were possible.

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Horse  posted on  2017-06-16   10:55:02 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  

for sale on eBay

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XP was the best Win OS that I ever had. RIP

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Lod  posted on  2017-06-16   11:03:20 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  

How to get new Windows XP updates for free until 2019 with a Registry hack David Ludlow 15 May 2017 Image 1 of 6 Windows XP is dead Support might be over for the home user, but with a simple Registry hack XP users can get the downloads destined for the embedded version

While most of us have long since consigned Windows XP to the Recycle Bin of history, there are still plenty of PCs out there running Microsoft's long-since-defunct operating system. But if the recent swathe of ransomware attacks which have brought the NHS and companies across the globe to a standstill tell us anything, it's that Windows XP has become something of a liability.

As many companies have found to their cost, installing security updates can be the difference between a working PC and a desk-sized paperweight. Thankfully, although Microsoft has long since abandoned support for the operating system, Microsoft is still continuing to develop updates, even if they aren't strictly intended for Windows XP users. Rather, Microsoft is continuing to support Windows Embedded Industry for another five years until April 2019. Previously called Windows Embedded POSReady, this OS is a special version of Windows XP designed for use in industrial systems, such as cash registers and ATMs.

The beauty of the two systems being so interlinked is that updates designed for one system should work on the other. As discovered on BetaNews, tricking your home edition of XP into thinking its Windows Embedded POSReady means you get updates for the next five years. Windows 10 Will Now Download Automatically for Users With Automatic Updates Enabled

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We'll show you how to do that in this article, but first a couple of words of warning. First, there's no guarantee that this trick will keep working and the loophole could be shut down. Seconly, Microsoft has stated that using this trick may not work as expected, and updates could in fact break the home edition of XP. Of course, the company has a vested interest in that, but that doesn't mean you should ignore what it's saying. For safety, then, we recommend that you back-up your computer, so you can restore data in the event of a problem. How to get new Windows XP updates for free

Before you start following any of the instructions here, or perform an update using this trick, back-up the Registry. Go to Start, All programs, System tools and run System Restore. Click Create a restore point, click Next, enter a description and click Create. Important system files and the Registry will be backed up. System Restore

System Restore will back up important system files and the Windows Registry

You can restore them by restoring the Restore Point you created either in the normal Windows version of System Restore or by starting your computer in Safe Mode if it won't boot into normal Windows. To start in Safe Mode restart your computer and hit F8 during the initial Power On Self Test (POST) screens. Select Safe Mode from the menu and your computer will boot into a cut-down version of the OS. Select your username from the boot screen and you'll boot into Windows, where you can run System Restore from the Start Menu as normal. With that done you're ready to install the Registry hack and get installing the new updates. Windows XP Safe Mode

If you can't boot into regular Windows, you can run System Restore using Safe Mode Step 1: Create registry file

To enable the hack you need to create a Registry file. These are special files that, when you double-click them, create Registry entries. To create the file, you'll need to be able to view file extensions, so open Windows Explorer (the file browser) click Tools, Folder Options. Click the View tab and remove the tick from the 'Hide extensions for known file types' box.

Next, right-click the Desktop and select New, Text Document. Enter the name of the file as xp.reg. If you've got the right file extension, the icon image will change from one of a document to one with a blue cube. Windows XP Icons update.microsoft.com/

Cristina Si Aurelian •

yes .. it works .

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NutherGuy •

I have now (April 2017) followed this procedure for a spare machine I keep as backup. It worked: 78 total updates applied.

The first issue was that the .reg file was not recognized as a registry update. I checked file associations ('My Computer -> C -> Tools -> Folder Options -> File Types' & browse to the .reg file extension.) It DID NOT say that '.reg' files are registry files. This showed that the registry entry for that file extension was broken or missing -- a common result of a virus. I located a fix program on the web (search 'fix bad file extension associations') and dragged it onto a shortcut to regedit.exe that I put on the desktop. Then I was able to browse the .reg file type and fix the icon as well.

With that fixed I was able to install the .reg file given here. NOTE THE NEED TO ADD SOME MORE BACKSLASHES; one of the other comments gives the correct line and you can read it in the screenshot above as well.

These updates can be divided into four groups:

1. Updates to XP and IE. Just a handful of these.

2. Updates to .NET. Most are .NET 2 but a couple are for 3 and 4.

3. Updates that refer to WE (Windows Embedded) and/or POS (Point of Service) WITH a reference to NET.

4. Updates that make reference to WE or POS WITHOUT reference to NET.

When I do this process again on another couple of machines in our household applying the #1 group (above) is obvious. I will also apply #2 because some software products use .NET facilities (generally these tell you to stop and install whatever they need when you attempt to install them) so unless you are running JUST XP as it comes from the box you do need these.

Updates in #3 group I'll also install, although probably they don't matter to my (non-WE/POS) use.

I will SKIP updates in group 4: These probably refer to modules that regular XP users don't even have and in any case we aren't using those functions.

Rough count about half of these updates are in my #4. If things go smoothly (yeah, that could happen ...) the process takes about two hours with a DSL line.

In order to selectively install you must configure your update process to download updates but allow you to choose what to install.

It appears that a new version of Windows Update is required and that this is bundled with WGA -- 'Windows Genuine Advantage.' From wikipedia:

"Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) is an anti-infringement system created by Microsoft that enforces online validation of the licensing of several recent Microsoft Windows operating systems when accessing several services, such as Windows Update, and downloading Windows components from the Microsoft Download Center."

It's not a problem if you are running a clean and legit copy of XP.

It seems to me that MS is probably perfectly okay with this activity: Having more XP systems that have full security updates means less virus trouble for the many XP industrial (WE and POS) systems still out there and it's not like MS is in any way on the hook for Home/Professional Edition users doing this. If we break our systems, well, too bad, so sad, they told us not to mess with this stuff. And of course doing the update process DOES get WGA access to the system you're running.

By the way, WE isn't just point of sale terminals in big box stores: I have a 2 gB solid state drive that boots fine to a medical center logon screen that makes it look like it was part of some medical device. I think it's easy to see why MS provided extended support for these systems.

SBM_from_LA •

Well, I have to admit that this works like a charm. Like an idiot I decided to do a clean reinstall of Windows XP... and that turned out to be a nightmare. I couldn't access Windows Updates at all because XP SP1 had IE6 and Microsoft cut off all access to IE6 browser.. So I had to use another computer to download IE8 but couldn't access Windows Update still... This trick worked and now I'm installing all the updates to get caught up.

Actually, my Windows XP has never run better, since Microsoft Support ended. The last thing I'd ever do, is add something that would allow Microsoft to install updates. AVG Free edition and Super anti spyware Free edition works swimmingly.

www.expertreviews.co.uk/software/8089/how-to-get-new-windows-xp-updates-for-free-until-2019-with-a-registry-hack robert Torsdale • ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The authority on tech

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In Rare Move, Microsoft Offers Critical Security Patch For Windows XP, 8, Other OSes by Nathaniel Mott May 13, 2017 at 9:05 PM - Source: Microsoft

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Versions of Windows aren't supported forever. Microsoft stopped releasing updates for Windows XP in 2014, for example, and other versions of the operating system have also been dropped to let the company focus on their modern descendants (and encourage laggards to upgrade). Yet that didn't stop Microsoft from releasing a critical security fix that should offer Windows XP, Windows 8, and Windows Server 2003, among others, the same protections as their Windows 10 counterparts.

Microsoft reached that decision after the WannaCry ransomware spread across the world late last week. The ransomware spread by exploiting a vulnerability that was patched in recent versions of Windows (7, 8.1, 10, Server 2012, etc.) back in March. However, the vulnerability was still present in many devices, whether it was because they disabled automatic security updates or because the devices relied on unsupported Windows products.

As we pointed out today, some of the affected organizations simply can't use new versions of Windows because they rely on legacy software or fear that patches will create problems with critical devices. Continuing to use Windows XP three years after Microsoft stopped officially updating it creates security problems, sure, but it could also mean that hospitals and large businesses are able to use life-saving or mission-critical apps.

"This decision was made based on an assessment of this situation, with the principle of protecting our customer ecosystem overall, firmly in mind," Microsoft Security Response Center principal security group manager Phillip Misner said in the update's announcement.

With this update, Microsoft responded to the world as it is, not the world as the company wants it to be. In an ideal world, every individual and organization would use the most recent versions of all their software to defend against known vulnerabilities like those exploited by WannaCry. But this isn't an ideal world. People still use Windows XP and Windows 8 and Windows Server 2003. It's better to fix a problem as critical as this one than to chide everyone for using old versions of Windows, even if they're only doing so because critical legacy software doesn't support Windows 10.

You can learn more about the vulnerability patched with these updates, MS17-010, on Microsoft's website. Download links for old versions of Windows can be found in Microsoft's blog post. Misner said the company is "working with customers to provide additional assistance as this situation evolves, and will update this blog with details as appropriate." About the author Nathaniel Mott Read more

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This is the most sensible thing Microsoft has done with Windows in years.

Other Comments randomizer 1 month ago This is the most sensible thing Microsoft has done with Windows in years. Achoo22 1 month ago It's hard to offer any praise for their actions when the backdoor existed for many years and Microsoft was demonstrably negligent in their handling of it.

alextheblue

Wow. That was unexpected... XP is positively ancient. I hope even with the out-of-support patch, companies will learn their lesson and start migrating systems any way they can. At a minimum, run legacy apps in a VM and handle all your other work including filesharing, email, etc on a fully patched host OS.

www.tomshardware.com/news/microsoft-critical-security-patch-windows-xp-8,34409.html

Tatarewicz  posted on  2017-06-17   1:54:56 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  

That sounds like way too much fun.

“The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out... without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane, intolerable.” ~ H. L. Mencken

Lod  posted on  2017-06-17   8:20:19 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  

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