When you need to install XP there are things that makes it difficult like the fact it takes forever to download updates. The following instructions are the easiest way to install XP witout it taking forever.
- Install XP SP3 or upgrade your XP to SP3
- Install ie8 - You can get this from the windows download site (IE8-WindowsXP-x86-ENU.exe)
- Install the latest 'Windows Update Agent' - Not sure this did anything. You can get this from the windows download site (WindowsUpdateAgent30-x86.exe)
- Open a command prompt and run the following command to force Windows update to run without the need of ie8
wuauclt /detectnow
- wait an hour or so (10 minutes might be ok).
- if this wants to install Update for windows KB898461, install it.
- This process will not tell you it has finished so shutdown the PC when there is no HDD activity and the 127+ updates will start to install.
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