Antimalware, firewall, and other security programs for Windows XP working in 2023 and hopefully beyond

[VistaLover]

2 hours ago, Dave-H said:

I have a hotfix installation file for 'MS Visual C++ 2010 SP1 (10.0.40219.473)', so that's presumably what I have installed.

1 hour ago, AstroSkipper said:

I am very interested in both since I have none of them

That hotfix was previously under 

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=54179

but bad MS  have now removed that link  ; I haven't tried the Internet Archive for retrieval, because abbodi1406  has already archived that link: 

http://download.microsoft.com/download/E/E/0/EE05C9EF-A661-4D9E-BCE2-6961ECDF087F/vcredist_x86.exe

Mind you, despicable MS  had shadow-banned his GitHub repo, thankfully a GitLab mirror exists: 

https://gitlab.com/stdout12/vcredist/-/tree/master/source_links?ref_type=heads

Edited 15 hours ago by VistaLover

[Dave-H]

1 hour ago, AstroSkipper said:

 

I am very interested in both since I have none of them. Can you upload them in any way?

Here you go, enjoy!


Installers.zip

[AstroSkipper]

1 hour ago, Dave-H said:

Here you go, enjoy!


Installers.zip

First of all, thanks for uploading the files!  I was surprised to learn that there is supposed to be a .NET Framework version 4.0.30320 for Windows XP. I couldn't find anything about it in any official source. In any case, your installer "Microsoft .NET 4.0.30320 Full" is the same one I have, and it has the number 4.0.30319.1. Presumably, at least for Windows XP, there is no version 4.0.30320. You can find out your current version installed with the following command:

reg query "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\NET Framework Setup\NDP\v4\Full" /v Version

The MS Visual C++ 2010 SP1 (10.0.40219.473) installer is indeed the last one you can still get from Microsoft or from abbodi1406. I will try later. In any case, thanks again!

[AstroSkipper]

1 hour ago, VistaLover said:

That hotfix was previously under 

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=54179

but bad MS  have now removed that link  ; I haven't tried the Internet Archive for retrieval, because abbodi1406  has already archived that link: 

http://download.microsoft.com/download/E/E/0/EE05C9EF-A661-4D9E-BCE2-6961ECDF087F/vcredist_x86.exe

Mind you, despicable MS  had shadow-banned his GitHub repo, thankfully a GitLab mirror exists: 

https://gitlab.com/stdout12/vcredist/-/tree/master/source_links?ref_type=heads

Thanks for the links! 

[AstroSkipper]

3 hours ago, AstroSkipper said:

4 hours ago, Dave-H said:

Here you go, enjoy!


Installers.zip

First of all, thanks for uploading the files!  I was surprised to learn that there is supposed to be a .NET Framework version 4.0.30320 for Windows XP. I couldn't find anything about it in any official source. In any case, your installer "Microsoft .NET 4.0.30320 Full" is the same one I have, and it has the number 4.0.30319.1. Presumably, at least for Windows XP, there is no version 4.0.30320. You can find out your current version installed with the following command:

reg query "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\NET Framework Setup\NDP\v4\Full" /v Version

Although it is actually Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0.30319, I have nevertheless found a reference to version 4.0.30320 in Windows XP. Apparently, the Client Profile and the Extended are assigned exactly this version number:

[Monroe]

11 hours ago, AstroSkipper said:

The MS Visual C++ 2010 SP1 (10.0.40219.473) installer is indeed the last one you can still get from Microsoft or from abbodi1406. I will try later. In any case, thanks again!

I recently came across: Microsoft Visual C++ Redist 2015-2019 for Windows XP. I posted about it with a link in the 'OpenSSL for Windows XP' thread. I don't fully understand the 'OpenSSL' idea but doing a search I came across this version of Microsoft Visual C++. Is this version of any use here? It did install on my Windows XP setup. Everything below is from the link.

Microsoft Visual C++ Redist 2015-2019 for Windows XP

Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2019 v16.7 Redistributable v14.27.29114 XP

https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/2883-microsoft-visual-c-redist-2015-2019-for-windows-xp/

About This File:

This is the official installer for Visual C++ Redist 2015-2019 downloaded directly from Microsoft's website. This version is the last one to support Windows XP, even though Microsoft links to an older version. There was never a 2015-2022 redistributable installer for Windows XP.

This is intended for Windows XP since that Operating System is good for older games and EAX support. This will ensure the latest redistributable is installed on the system for those games to use.

Zip file contains installers for x86, x64, and arm64 systems. Just run the one you need. For x64 systems install both x86 and x64.

What's New in Version 14.29.30139   

Released March 22, 2024

Provided a newer version than what the Microsoft website linked to by default, I have confirmed it installable on Windows XP. Previous version can still be downloaded just in case.

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Edited 2 hours ago by Monroe
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