Windows XP Professional SP3 2013/2014/2015 [Support]

[patavium73]

Only English

 

[ddhelmet]

Why is there no 64-bit version?

 

[adamzaxo]

:bombabad: :ill:

 

[pnmr560]

Thank you for your work. This XP installer is very good!

 

[blombardo]

I'm attempting an 'upgrade' from SP3 home to your SP3 Pro - using an old fashioned CD... the PC was working flawlessly for years until I retired it... pulling out of storage to mess around with some retro gaming and I thought I'd go to the pro version...

Small issue; the installer is hanging... it seems to be just doing its thing... but I let it run for over 2 days patiently waiting / and ignoring it... then I attempted to reboot; multiple times; reburned another CD... no errors; just doesnt ever actually finish...

At this point the old OS appears to be gone; attempting to load through F8 safemode only brings up the pro version; which says 'install can't be completed in safemode - restarting'... and back to the setup screen where nothing happens...

Attempting to identify 'where' its hanging I've removed the CD a few times attempting to get an error to appear; the only clue I can get is that it is looking for a folder called:

"asms" which is in the i386 folder...

I've attempted to load this folder onto a usb stick and attempted to get it to load that way; no luck.. as it seems to find the folder just fine on the CD anyway but never continues the install..

"Setup will complete in 35 minutes" Installing devices...

Thats all I got...

How do I troubleshoot this? I'm in a bullheaded mood and would like to figure out how to get it to finish...

I have the machine backed up; missing about 8 pieces of software that I'd rather not reinstall... I could just wipe it and walk away... but I'd like to know if there are any ideas here...



Does anyone have a link to where I can see step by step what the installer is actually doing so I can figure out where its hanging?

 

[DVDR_Dog]

Well here's a dumb reply but if it's a corrupt file you don't encounter from daily use and the installer is seeing it that may be the cause for the hang. It happens. You know the drill: "SFC.EXE /SCANNOW"
Sorry if you already know that I don't know your level. It might help others for a reference.
If I get a chance tonight I'll see if I can find what you are looking for.

 

[cndps]

Here is a few more:

READ RULES

 

[DVDR_Dog]

PM that stuff. Don't post it here. It's just asking for trouble.

 

[K1NG L10N]

Hello is this 64bit ?

 

[DVDR_Dog]

Hello is this 64bit ?

Is what 64 bit? XP was a pain using 64 bit drivers if memory serves me well. None of the manufacturers paid much attention to 64 bit stuff until Win 7. I remember people laughing at me when I was trying to deal with blue screens, etc with XP 64 bit.

Edit: I was even invited to an Intel event when 64 bit XP was released. They gave out an Intel board a 64 bit CPU and an Intel t-shirt. I still have the t-shirt anyway. It's a conversation piece like my ARPANET t-shirt.

 

[ThumperTM]

Hello is this 64bit ?

Nope, this is 32bit version.

 

[NoFire73]

Re: Windows XP Professional SP3 Nov 2013 [Support]

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I use software Ventoy, then just paste the .iso onto the USB pen drive.

 

[NoFire73]

I use software Ventoy, then just paste the .iso onto the USB pen drive and it becomes bootable USB.

 

[Diguelo]

XP Pro as well as the other Legacy OS may NOT have drivers for your hardware. If like me you have a runs the world of games setup with Memory that would hold the entire XP installation in RAM and have no need for a hard drive then running the old OS systems, I use Open Box and VMWare Virtual hdd handlers.

If you ate wondering about a full HDD driven XP system, remember things like SSD and M.2 drives need special drivers and some motherboard support too, also some of the newer graphics cards in particular Radeon need some older drivers to make them work properly witht the OS.

Sadly VHD is my only way to run this, but it works just as well as an HDD system.

Thanks to all for your input and posts.

 

[Diguelo]

A fabulous resource to ne made use of.

Internet Archive: Digital Library of Free & Borrowable Texts, Movies, Music & Wayback Machine

archive.org

SOftware archive of loads fo items. Including lots of WIndows OS iso files.

 

[DVDR_Dog]

I have to admit, all this talk about XP. For those of you old enough to remember, XP was a huge step for the Windows platform. It was a heck of a move for Microsoft. XP was a divorce between DOS and Windows. No longer was Windows a GUI ultimately riding on top of DOS kernel. Created a lot of haters when it was first introduced. That move for Microsoft in comparison, makes Win 11 look like it was a service pack upgrade from Win 10

 

[Diguelo]

I recall that being said when windows 6.22 was suddenly sucked into the void behind Windows 3.1. Stupid thing being that system was so rock solid and stable you couldnt break it without a good effort.

I miss my old x386 with (coughs on his coffee) 8MB of ram and something called a 75MHz Maths Co Processor, god it flew. And I look at my wrist for the time and theres this watch, tells the time, makes phone calls just like the watches in Thunderbirds (Circa 1964 / 65) and it has more memory and processing power than the old x386 had. And its battery lasts a lot longer too, 30 minutes charge and your good for a week. Old x386 battery would last for 5 hours if you were lucky, downhill with a tailwind, turn on the processor and it made an hour if you were lucky.

Looking back on the past. Ive still got the core system on a Virtual drive from the x386

Then the Windows 95 crawl out, "MSCOREE.dll" the file that made Bill Gates his fortune, leave it off the installation CD then charge to have it delivered and installed by an MS (CHOKES) Enginneeeer Yall.

Mr Dog you got me wanting to rebuild an ancient tech machine and stick 6.22 on it now.

 

[Herman Munster]

Back in the day . I collected all kinds of XP releases . There were a lot of modders doing Xp -7. As time rolled on they all became obsolete. Browsers and programs did not work anymore pushing us to move up the Os ladder. So ya I still have the Oses but don't see the use for them anymore . Maybe if you want to play some old games or have software that will not work on new stuff . Drives me crazy . From the old school if it aint broke don't fix it . But it's greed that got in the way.

 

[DVDR_Dog]

Why is there no 64-bit version?

Oh there was. I was invited to a Microsoft event where they handed out systems preloaded w/64 bit. Huge compatibility problems and DOS doesn't like 64bit. I played around with the system for 6 months, gave up and reloaded it w/32 bit. You couldn't get drivers, let alone programs that supported 64 bit. Just ahead of it's time. It was pretty cool for the fact it addressed so much RAM and HD space. I couldn't tell you about speed, there just wasn't enough stuff available to benchmark.