Welcome to Windows XP Service Pack 4

GH0st · Post by **GH0st** » Fri Jan 25, 2019 2:21 am

how about just BREAKING the link ... as in place extra spaces in it, like we do on 8chan?

Post by **mooms** » Fri Jan 25, 2019 5:27 am

Should also works, yes.
The idea is blocking web crawlers to visit the link.

GH0st · Post by **GH0st** » Fri Jan 25, 2019 8:29 am

check that, see what you think

Post by **mooms** » Fri Jan 25, 2019 1:32 pm

You might as well post it like that:
drive.google .com/open?id=1G-U_plr-xHGxNZNL XoFiw4I9PkTQEwvz (remove the two spaces)
As the https is automatically added by the browser once pasted in the address bar.
I've added a space in the unique ID as well for a better security.

widhie75 · Post by **widhie75** » Tue Feb 05, 2019 1:00 am

i found 'explorer.exe' error.

when i create a new file using "right click --> New --> Text Document" ..... windows explorer crash.

this crash bug also happen while copying (using Ctrl+C) file with extension .bak, .apk
... even in Windows XP Safe Mode

is it possible to fix using "sfc/scannow" ?
it ask for Windows XP installer CD, and will replace windows files with original SP3 files

GH0st · Post by **GH0st** » Wed Feb 06, 2019 11:38 am

widhie: What is it that you have done to get to this point? I would start with scan disc, report back

widhie75 · Post by **widhie75** » Thu Feb 07, 2019 10:30 am

at first , i try to copy android apps (.apk files) from my phone to pc harddisk,,,using Ctrl+C,,,
and then 'windows explorer' suddenly crash.

i dont know if this error happened only in my PC, or anybody found this bug too?

i believe no virus in my Windows XP SP4 v3.1b
if i scan using sfc /scannow, then my SP4 will be replaced by SP3

bphlpt · Post by **bphlpt** » Thu Feb 07, 2019 3:26 pm

widhie75 wrote: ↑
Thu Feb 07, 2019 10:30 am
if i scan using sfc /scannow, then my SP4 will be replaced by SP3

Really? I've never heard that before. Why would that happen?

Cheers and Regards

widhie75 · Post by **widhie75** » Thu Feb 07, 2019 9:12 pm

because it will copying and replace files from original Windows XP CD, to system.

so, anyone here experience this bug?
coz i found some people also have problem with copying certain file type (searched on google)

or maybe i'll try to update my SP4 with "Windows XP SP4 MUI October 2018 Update (October 2018)".... i hope will fixed this copying bug.

bphlpt · Post by **bphlpt** » Thu Feb 07, 2019 11:07 pm

The way I understood it, and it has been a while since I've run XP, if you run sfc /scannow from within your running SP4 system, any files that are replaced are pulled from files stored during the OS installation process. If you installed SP4, then replaced files should be those from SP4. The only reason that SP3 files would be used is if you boot from your XP SP3 CD and run sfc /scannow from it. Otherwise, where would it find SP3 file unless you supply them? Isn't that the way it's supposed to work? Or am I wrong?

Cheers and Regards

widhie75 · Post by **widhie75** » Fri Feb 08, 2019 10:47 am

hy bphlpt, ghost,,, thanks for your respond.

i just try to edit registry and manually put new 'Key' in 'HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT'.
I simply manually create new key ".apk" and ".bak",,, and define some note in 'value data'

and it SOLVED now !!!

maybe it bug from Windows XP, ,,,, i think 'Windows Explorer' crashed because can not identify what kind of type files.

Weird bugs but easy to solved... thanks again everyone

GH0st · Post by **GH0st** » Wed Feb 13, 2019 4:59 am

Going to wait to update my update pack, seems to be some issues ... may be just KB4487085, but could be more. Will wait to see what come of this months updates.

widhie75 · Post by **widhie75** » Thu Feb 14, 2019 8:49 am

yup,, i hope after April 2019 (end of POS update), there will be another/last cummulative update for SP4.

GH0st · Post by **GH0st** » Sun Feb 17, 2019 4:33 am

Just updated the GH0stPak to 17Feb19

drive.google .com/open?id=1fdvwfWJPDTp6yga poGatHrx3QKt9Lq8K (remove 2 spaces)

Abbodi has also updated his pack

I will continue to update this pack, even if there is updates after the 2nd EOL!

bphlpt · Post by **bphlpt** » Sun Feb 17, 2019 6:06 am

Thanks GH0st. Everything downloaded fine.

Cheers and Regards

GH0st · Post by **GH0st** » Sun Feb 17, 2019 10:49 am

Thanks dude ... I installed GH0st pack and Abbodi's dotnet pack as well, all is good! Glad I waited for the KB4487085-v2!

langeoigen · Post by **langeoigen** » Mon Feb 18, 2019 4:08 pm

Where can I download SP4 MUI package?

themaritimegirl · Post by **themaritimegirl** » Wed Feb 20, 2019 3:21 pm

I'm having an issue with Windows Update constantly prompting me to install KB4486463, even after it supposedly already successfully installed. Not sure if it would be related to the Gh0stPak at all. I tried uninstalling the update from Add/Remove Programs, but after it reinstalls, it goes right back to prompting me to install it again.

GH0st · Post by **GH0st** » Sat Feb 23, 2019 12:48 am

themaritimegirl wrote: ↑
Wed Feb 20, 2019 3:21 pm
I'm having an issue with Windows Update constantly prompting me to install KB4486463, even after it supposedly already successfully installed

Someone else was having this same issue, in another forum, but had nothing to do with Gh0stpack. I will look for it later and see if I can recommend a fix ... BBL

GH0st · Post by **GH0st** » Sat Feb 23, 2019 12:49 am

What kind of CPU does your computer have?

The KB4486463 this file will only be used on multi-processor systems (multiple cores or processors). So if you have a single core cpu, its not needed and thus you can HIDE this update in WU list!

If you are trying to install this when the operating system is in a VIRTUAL MACHINE, then it will be viewed as a single core.

maxtorix · Post by **maxtorix** » Fri Mar 01, 2019 1:53 pm

Let we hope that @harkaz will release new version of its 'Service Pack 4' that will include all updates/hotfixes released till April 9, 2019 - the EOL date of Windows XP Embedded which is the last EOL of all other XP-based OSes.

shhnedo · Post by **shhnedo** » Sat Mar 02, 2019 12:59 pm

"Let we" not spam forums with senseless comments.

Atari800xl · Post by **Atari800xl** » Sat Mar 02, 2019 2:26 pm

Let we thank shhnedo for this excellent reply. I was thinking of replying myself yesterday, but I couldn't have said it any better

supriyala · Post by **supriyala** » Tue Mar 05, 2019 11:31 pm

Excellent topic. Great information here. Thank you!

GH0st · Post by **GH0st** » Sat Mar 09, 2019 12:33 pm

Looks like there will be two more updates tot he Gh0stpak (mar-apr). Might possibly be some edits in May.

bluebolt · Post by **bluebolt** » Tue Mar 12, 2019 11:02 pm

maxtorix wrote: ↑
Fri Mar 01, 2019 1:53 pm
Let we hope that @harkaz will release new version of its 'Service Pack 4' that will include all updates/hotfixes released till April 9, 2019 - the EOL date of Windows XP Embedded which is the last EOL of all other XP-based OSes.

I concur, but as there has been no "reliable and smart KernelEx" development, we may only expect that harkaz "will create a post-SP4 update pack/post-SP4 live installer (two separate files) at Windows XP second EOL - in May 2019" as he has stated.

GH0st · Post by **GH0st** » Sun Mar 17, 2019 2:28 pm

Just updated the Gh0stPak to 17Mar19!

GH0st · Post by **GH0st** » Tue Mar 26, 2019 10:54 pm

anyone alive in here? one more month ...

cephead · Post by **cephead** » Thu Mar 28, 2019 11:14 pm

Yep I'm alive

be great to have one complete sp4.exe w/xp & Pos updates complete. the size of the sp4 would be better if it were smaller in size tho but probable cant be.anyways thank you for the updates GHOst.

GH0st · Post by **GH0st** » Fri Mar 29, 2019 11:49 pm

no prob ... we will have to see what Harkaz wants to do with it after next months updates

GH0st · Post by **GH0st** » Tue Apr 09, 2019 5:41 pm

I got them all installed and they feel fine. Will start work on final pack tomorrow, assuming no one sees a problem with the final updates

trevor12 · Post by **trevor12** » Thu Apr 11, 2019 3:31 pm

final? https://uloz.to/!ltHEPhDH849j/windows-x ... -final-zip

based on GH0st script, maybe Ghost will improve final update

cephead · Post by **cephead** » Thu Apr 11, 2019 11:01 pm

trevor12 wrote: ↑
Thu Apr 11, 2019 3:31 pm
final? https://uloz.to/!ltHEPhDH849j/windows-x ... -final-zip

based on GH0st script, maybe Ghost will improve final update

he may not be ready to release this?

GH0st · Post by **GH0st** » Fri Apr 12, 2019 2:59 am

There is a bad update there (KB4494528) which breaks the Windows Installer, there is a fix, which does work, but there may be other problems ... guys in the MSFN forums, which are working on it ... so I am waiting till resolved more so.

GH0st · Post by **GH0st** » Fri Apr 12, 2019 7:40 am

Gh0stPak 12Apr19, just released ... test it, let me know how it works.

drive.google. com/open?id=1S-nKhFVQ2RbWqTZJ jh7RFw0XapJOmmt9 <-- remove two spaces

trevor12 · Post by **trevor12** » Fri Apr 12, 2019 10:11 am

GH0st - There is a bad update there (KB4494528) which breaks the Windows Installer, there is a fix

pls is any link to fix this, I installed my pack above

GH0st · Post by **GH0st** » Fri Apr 12, 2019 2:43 pm

I did fix it, and posted my update, which includes the needed fix!

trevor12 · Post by **trevor12** » Sat Apr 13, 2019 4:57 am

ok thank you I installed your pack

GH0st · Post by **GH0st** » Tue Apr 16, 2019 1:20 am

To the more senior guys ... should I be including this in the GH0st Pak?

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/downloa ... x?id=55245

ianmalf · Post by **ianmalf** » Tue Apr 16, 2019 6:41 am

How to make a XP SP4 install USB? i am trying to use Media Creation Tool but it doesn't recognize the ISO

P.S a few folks suggested rufus but it's not working in my case. UUByte ISO Editor is the right one: https://www.uubyte.com

shhnedo · Post by **shhnedo** » Wed Apr 17, 2019 5:17 pm

Rufus

GH0st · Post by **GH0st** » Wed Apr 17, 2019 7:46 pm

Rufus is your friend ... use nLite to make your new ISO, then burn ISO to USB drive with Rufus

widhie75 · Post by **widhie75** » Wed Apr 17, 2019 7:52 pm

GH0st wrote: ↑
Tue Apr 16, 2019 1:20 am
To the more senior guys ... should I be including this in the GH0st Pak?

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/downloa ... x?id=55245

yes please, the final GHost Pack should include every latest update for XP,, including all "custom" files.

GH0st · Post by **GH0st** » Fri Apr 19, 2019 4:39 pm

Yeah, doing it now ... wondering if there are more CUSTOM released updates

I just did a fresh install, to make sure I got them all ... and I do! A trip to MS update, shows I have them all ... using uSP4 and the Ghost pak.

GH0st · Post by **GH0st** » Fri Apr 19, 2019 5:02 pm

P.S. are there any more Custom updates, that came out of CIA vault leaks?

maxtorix · Post by **maxtorix** » Fri Apr 19, 2019 6:12 pm

GH0st wrote: ↑
Fri Apr 19, 2019 5:02 pm
P.S. are there any more Custom updates, that came out of CIA vault leaks?

You can find all custom updates here:
http://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com ... ows+XP+SP3

Sort the list by "Last Updated" and on the first and second pages you will find all updates that have been released after 2014.

Updates have names as:
"Security Update for Windows XP SP3"
"Security Update for Windows XP Embedded SP3"
"Security Update for Windows XP SP3 for XPe"

where "SP3" is part of the name of the product that is target of the update.

GH0st · Post by **GH0st** » Fri Apr 19, 2019 10:44 pm

Thanks maxtorix, I have been using that site since I started working on this GH0st Pak. I got everything I need now, verified ... will post the next update soon. This one might be the last, assuming that MS doesn't slip another fix out for us

GH0st · Post by **GH0st** » Sat Apr 20, 2019 12:31 am

https://drive.go ogle.com/open?id=1ADPS5MuCgAzqm60OC OXjPHF9IfLrGnwN <-- remove two spaces

GH0stPak 20Apr19 ... just added the hotfix for WanaCry.

I have done five fresh installs this last week, testing everything out. This may be the FINAL version of GH0stPak, as its all there.

There is one problem, kb2564958 is present but SOMETIMES does not install itself. Not sure why. So I just manually install it from the pack first, then do the install.bat file. Installing according to my guide, to include dotnet and abbodi86's update pack, give you a full install to uSP4, which is super stable and very fast!!! Now if someone would make updated browser to go with it!

bphlpt · Post by **bphlpt** » Sat Apr 20, 2019 4:23 am

GH0st wrote: ↑
Sat Apr 20, 2019 12:31 am
Now if someone would make updated browser to go with it!

Have you tried any of the New Moon releases by roytam1? - https://msfn.org/board/topic/177125-my- ... on-for-xp/ I haven't but from what I've read they seem to be very well received.

Cheers and Regards

GH0st · Post by **GH0st** » Sat Apr 20, 2019 10:04 am

I have not, but prolly should! Thanks for posting it!!