WINXP no Serv Pack Help PLS

[bongo333]

G'day guys hoping you can guide a newbie I want to d/load all available hotfixes and Critical updates (DON'T WANT SP'S) to have a go at making unattended cd is there somewhere I can go to see what to download PLEASE

[cyanide]

try getting ryanvm's hofixes...

here:

http://ryanvm.msfn.org/

though, it needs sp2...

or else, get autopatcher, copy all the exe files from inside the autopatcher folder (the hotfixes folder), and slipstream them using nLite....

[bledd]

why do you not want service packs? they only bring good

[bongo333]

na they slow my pc down to much I'm only a home user that dabbles just don't need them

[boooggy]

dude i made an xp install with no sp.... and went to wu..... hundreds of hotfixes......so i quited. my advice is to slipstream sp2 into your xp source and USE Nlite!!!!! then u will have a very fast xp install....

[markajm]

Defiantly use nlite!

this thread contains a lot of hotfix info

[Zxian]

Ok... for one, a properly configured XP-SP2 install is no slower than XP-SP0. Disable the security center, disable DEP (unless you have the hardware support for it), and a couple of other small settings, and you're in business.

The benefits far outweigh the consquences, and most modern hotfixes won't even install unless you've got SP1.

[InTheWayBoy]

I think you might run into some issues too, as many hotfixes might require SP1, maybe even SP2. I can't verify this, but I seem to remember that being that case sometimes. Also, doesn't WindowsUpdate require at least SP1 now?

[boooggy]

no wu doesn't need anything. i just tried today. mad a clean install of xp sp0 and wu worked fine.... gave a tones of hotfixes....

[Zxian]

You get a ton of hotfixes, yes, but they're all Pre-SP2.

XP-SP0 is no longer supported, meaning that no hotfixes will be released for any vulnerabilities found on XP without SP1 or SP2.

[Davor]

Also, doesn't WindowsUpdate require at least SP1 now?

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

what boooggy said is true, what you probably ment is what Microsoft put on their WU site a few months ago, and that is that support for XP SP0 (or was it SP1, can't remember, although am pretty sure it was SP0) will stop. This means that there will not be any 'hotfixes' for XPSP0, only for higher builds.

Greets

Davor

[InTheWayBoy]

I see...so you can still use WU, but it won't show new updates as they are built for SP1 and above. Makes sense.