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All the files for updating XP are still located at Microsoft servers, including Microsoft Update Catalog. This is why the updates are still found. :)
I recently took my WinXP w/SP3 out of 2 years of storage and it also did some updates after connecting.
Last edited by Digital Life; 24 Apr 2018 at 19:41.
That update Barman58 linked seems to make the assumption SP3 is already installed. Mine was and got the update without problem. SP3 was the last for WinXP.
I stopped using XP years before it went into EOL (April 8, 2014), I'm guessing that you are running that in a VM, I would look at your update history and see if you have any updates dated after that. Microsoft released the update for wannacry (smb 1 vulnerability) for all activated XP users still connected to the net with auto update enabled.
5/15/2017 - Download Security Update for Windows XP SP3 (KB4012598) from Official Microsoft Download Center
Windows XP Service Pack 3 KB936929
https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=Windows%20XP%20Service%20Pack%203%20(KB936929)
After XP's EOL Microsoft sold extended support and updates to large Corporation's and Government's for multi millions of dollars each for one year, Some clever people found a way to avoid paying with a simple registry hack.
Interesting FYI:
Some of those corporations were bank's, Yes when you stick your bank card into a debit machine it is highly likely that it is still running a XP based OS. (search: "jackpotting bank machines news" to learn more about the latest vulnerability -- please only go to reputable news sites you may get hacked otherwise)
Last edited by Digital Life; 24 Apr 2018 at 22:12.
Hi thanks for the input. Indeed, we are just running XP in VM for fun and memories. I stopped using XP when Vista was released. Will look at what you have said.