Restore Windows Update for Windows XP / Server 2003

Discussion in 'Windows XP / Older OS' started by daniel_k, Oct 21, 2020.

  1. ward201185

    ward201185 MDL Member

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    it needs an old version?
    i've tried it before.
    when was wsus last updated?
    i dont think it should differ if i just tried it for xp rtm and all other versions and it worked just fine for me.
     
  2. ward201185

    ward201185 MDL Member

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    wsus still works with the current version, idk what you are on about with older versions but wumt.exe looks kind of broken on windows 2000 but still functions.
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  3. ward201185

    ward201185 MDL Member

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    hey, please re-enable firewall back, it was prob unnecessary and your wsus could've worked just fine with it because it already has itself added as an exclusion although i thought firewall was still blocking it because i didnt get ping requests at all.
    dont worry if you do a first scan, just make sure you get a response from the client to the other xp server running in php.exe, if you do then its working perfectly fine.
     
  4. antonio8909

    antonio8909 MDL Guru

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    Thank you for your help! Firewall is now enabled. I'm downloading all updates in 2000 now.
     
  5. ward201185

    ward201185 MDL Member

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    hey, make sure to run the root certificate update by alvaro just so you dont run into any other problems with certificates, it seems to be up to date to around 2017.
    the root certificate update i gave you is from 2007 and is pretty old but has the certificates required for windows update so thats why it worked.
     
  6. antonio8909

    antonio8909 MDL Guru

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    Root Certificate Update installed! Thanks!
     
  7. ccypruss000

    ccypruss000 MDL Senior Member

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    not work on windows xp professional rtm (2001)
     
  8. Game4rode

    Game4rode MDL Novice

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    #129 Game4rode, Jul 6, 2021
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    You should try to put everything in the same folder
     
  9. Hacker?pcs

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    #130 Hacker?pcs, Jul 17, 2021
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  10. mirroreduser

    mirroreduser MDL Novice

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  11. abbodi1406

    abbodi1406 MDL KB0000001

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    you didn't use any certificate updater? probably some update cause it to be installed automatically

    anyway, whatever work :)
     
  12. mirroreduser

    mirroreduser MDL Novice

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    Yeppp! My theory is that it's necessary on OS like Windows 2000 or XP that not include SP3...
     
  13. oiheythere

    oiheythere MDL Novice

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    Nevermind, the lastest version of WUMT isn't compatible with anything older than windows 10
    i've found the other version, gonna link it soon
     
  14. oiheythere

    oiheythere MDL Novice

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    yeh i just noticed and did that, finding it was hard tho
     
  15. Windows7fan

    Windows7fan MDL Junior Member

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    Is this method the best possible known method to get Windows Update back?
     
  16. ExtremeGrief

    ExtremeGrief MDL Addicted

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    I think fixing original website is better and faster