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In the panel on the right, if the XP copy is not a preactivated one, you will see Activation Status. To check activation status in XP go Start->Accessories->System Tools->System Information. With these systems if you reload XP you should load XP from a manufacturers 'OEM' installer CD in which case activation is already takenД¬are of before any service packs are installed. Machines came with stickers on them that showed a Product Key for the Windows licensed for the system.

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The majority of Windows XP systems out there were originally sold with preloaded versions of XP which were 'preactivated' Preactivation worked by having the activation mechanism in XP check the BIOS for an SLIC code that matched that version

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Personally I am comforted by seeing the actual install output which If you don't want to do the thing with the web browser then after turning on automatic updates, reboot the system and leave it alone until it downloads and installs them automatically.

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If you try to do this any other way - in particular, turning on automatic updates before installing the windows update agent - you will either take DAYS for an updates list to appear (if it ever appears) or scotch Windows Updates completely.

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You will get the full list of 128 or so updates, keep installing all of them then repeat this until there's no more updates Say NO during installation of it to install updatesДҐ) Install the Windows Update Agent from the location aboveД¦) Turn ON automatic updates and turn OFF sleep or hibernationД§) Run IE8, from the Tools menu, select Windows Update, install the 3 updates it tells you to, reboot, then repeat. (note that XP sp2 boot CD is mandatory for SATA disks) During the install turn OFF automatic updatesДЈ) Install Service Pack 3 (download locations from here:ДЄfter the reboot, once more turn OFF automatic updates While it is not likely often these days that you will be called on to install a fresh copy of XP, if you are the steps are as follows:ДЎ) Boot from the XP cd and run the installer.

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Microsoft Windows Installer 4.5 is available for download here.I will point out that this agent is a critical part of updating Windows XP at this time.

Windows Installer 4.5 is also capable of dealing with supplementing a multiple package transaction with additional items via the embedded chainer. Additionally, the new package supports the integration of a customer user interface handler.

Starting with version 4.5, users can set up a single transaction from multiple packages. With the Windows Installer 4.5 Redistributable, the company is offering a collection of new features, including Multiple Package Transaction, Embedded UI Handler, Embedded Chainer, Update Supersedence Resiliency, Shared Component Patching Resiliency During Uninstall and Custom Action Execution On Update Uninstall. Sannidhanam revealed that the SeBackupPrivilige is now back in the service, and that Windows installer 4.5 plays well with patches adding new content. Hemchander Venkateswara Sannidhanam, a member of the Windows Installer Team, indicated that the new features of version 4.5 are complemented by changes introduced as a result of feedback. Vista RTM, Vista SP1 and Windows Server 2008, as well as Windows Server 2003 SP1 and SP1 and Windows XP 64-bit Editions, all have three installers, with the remaining one tailored for 32-bit XP SP2 and SP3.

'The Windows Installer 4.5 redistributable can be installed on Windows XP Service Pack 2, Windows XP Service Pack 3, Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1, Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2, Windows Vista, Windows Vista Service Pack 1, and Windows Server 2008 in X86, X64 and IA64 flavors,' Microsoft informed. The application installation and configuration service for the Windows operating systems, both client and server, comes in no less than seven flavors, tailored to specific versions of the platforms. Designed for Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista and Windows XP, the Windows Installer 4.5 Redistributable can be installed even on the latest service packs for the client platforms from the Redmond company, namely XP SP3 and Vista SP1. Microsoft made available for download a new version of the Windows Installer Redistributable package on June 2, 2008.