windows95__ Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 (edited) Looks as if the servers are down for some form of maintenance, as trying to load the windows update site results in an HTTP 503 error. This might be Microsoft adding the final office 2010 updates. Or it could be them cutting off the website as a whole. Im getting HTTP 500 when trying to access Microsoft Update. Windows Update is 503. Edited October 13, 2020 by windows95__ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergiaws Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 I'm waiting to try that Windows Update clone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noles20 Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 (edited) Is there anyway someone could create an unofficial sha2 code signing support update for Windows XP? If someone manages to accomplish this it could allow Microsoft Update to function again on Windows XP as well as allow some internet connected apps that no longer support SHA1 to begin functioning again. I would attempt to do it myself but unfortunately I do not know the first thing about programming. Edited October 13, 2020 by noles20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
windows95__ Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 (edited) 18 minutes ago, noles20 said: Is there anyway someone could create an unofficial sha2 code signing support update for Windows XP? If someone manages to accomplish this it could allow Microsoft Update to function again on Windows XP as well as allow some internet connected apps that no longer support SHA1 to begin functioning again. I would attempt to do it myself but unfortunately I do not know the first thing about programming. With the source code leak, it might be very possible, but AFAIK might require a major rewrite of portions of the OS with no compatibility guarantees. Edited October 13, 2020 by windows95__ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-H Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 The Microsoft Update site seems to be back up again now, but it's still failing to complete scans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cc333 Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 6 minutes ago, windows95__ said: With the source code leak, it might be very possible, but AFAIK might require a major rewrite of portions of the OS with no compatibility guarantees. Not to mention the plethora of legal problems involved.... c Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
win32 Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 7 hours ago, cc333 said: Not to mention the plethora of legal problems involved.... I don't think we'd need source code anyway (which is for XP SP1/2003 RTM, which are quite different from the XP SP3/2003 SP2 that most people use nowadays). A good start would be to extract the Server 2008 SHA2 updates and look at the applicable files. Indeed I have done a hack that got marginally improved SHA256 support on Windows 2000 using POSReady crypto libs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cc333 Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 @win32 I agree, that this is probably going to be the safest (most legal) way to go about adding SHA2 support to XP. I look forward to seeing some progress on this! c Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max-h Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 (edited) /!\ Doesn't work anymore, use the proxy method : Guys, I have good news : A solution has been found to make XP and server 2003 compatible with SHA-2 updates! Special thanks to daniel_k and abbodi1406 on Mydigitalife for the work :https://forums.mydigitallife.net/threads/windows-update-for-2000-xp-2003-and-vista-is-die-august-2020.82143/page-5 Some registry hacks and patched wuaugen.dll and voilà! A 7zip file contains all necessary files : http://www.mediafire.com/file/1ontv0vkh0ghfbi https://anonfiles.com/P024Sfh0p6 https://download.ru/files/DMFZOv3t Quote For XP x86: - Install latest Windows Update Agent x86: Link from Microsoft - Replace wuaueng.dll with patched version and apply registry fix - Restart Windows is recommended - Install Root Certificates update: Link from Web Archive (last signed version) - Enable Use TLS 1.0 in IE6 -> Internet Options -> Advanced -> Security - Now open WindowsUpdate For XP x64 / Server 2003 x64: - Download KB2868626 from Microsoft Update Catalog, install and restart (Server 2003 x64 and XP x64 share the same updates) - Install latest Windows Update Agent x64: Link from Microsoft - Replace wuaueng.dll with patched version and apply registry fix - Restart Windows is recommended - Install Root Certificates update: Link from Web Archive (last signed version) - Enable Use TLS 1.0 in IE6 -> Internet Options -> Advanced -> Security - Now open WindowsUpdate For Server 2003 x86: - Download KB2868626 from Microsoft Update Catalog, install and restart - Install latest Windows Update Agent x86: Link from Microsoft - Replace wuaueng.dll with patched version and apply registry fix - Restart Windows is recommended - Install Root Certificates update: Link from Web Archive (last signed version) - Enable Use TLS 1.0 in IE6 -> Internet Options -> Advanced -> Security - Now open WindowsUpdate Edited February 12, 2021 by max-h 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-H Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 It works! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InterLinked Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 1 hour ago, Dave-H said: It works! Works for me too, I think! At least I don't get "Diagnose Connection Problems" anymore in IE8. Not sure how useful this is, since updates aren't being released for XP anymore, but still nice to see! But then I get: The website has encountered a problem and cannot display the page you are trying to view. The options provided below might help you solve the problem. For self-help options: Frequently Asked Questions Find Solutions Windows Update Newsgroup For assisted support options: Microsoft Online Assisted Support (no-cost for Windows Update issues) But I borked the update catalog on a different OS here a few days ago, and maybe the catalog blacklisted me or something, who knows. Have to use a proxy in order to access it now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RainyShadow Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 2 hours ago, max-h said: A 7zip file created by abbodi contains all necessary files : https://host-a.net/f/260597-restorewuxp-20037z says "page not found"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XPerceniol Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 Same here - "page not found" (404) ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max-h Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 (edited) Indeed... Here is a backup : http://dl.free.fr/fN2aPTeTs Edited October 20, 2020 by max-h 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-H Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 Still working fine here, although it can take a couple of attempts to load. For those it's not working for, did you replace wuaueng.dll in the dllcache folder as well as in system32? If you don't, Windows File Protection will just put the old version straight back again! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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