Maximize the web browser window when viewing this page [using at least 800 by 600 screen resolution].
(Critical
Updates are bug fixes that fix serious problems such as specific security
hacker attacks)
(Recommended
Updates are optional - not really necessary to download & install but
include system improvements)
NOTE: It is not necessary to download & install all of the updates
listed on my page. You are not required
to install them unless your system has suffered serious problems.
Make sure you download the
patches for the correct operating system.
I've
made this page simply for informational purposes and to make downloading
updates faster & easier. See this
Microsoft Support Knowledge Base Article to determine what version of Internet
Explorer you are using > KB
164539
To determine what version of Windows Media Player you are using click on
the link to this MS KB article > KB
190990
Key
= IE - Internet Explorer, WMP - Windows Media Player, OE - Outlook Express,
SP - Service Pack
VM - Virtual Machine, WSH - Windows Script Host, VBScript - Visual Basic
Script
[a little star * indicates a new system update; the <> symbol means
to install a patch with caution because it may have a
possible side effect; I am not responsible if the updates you download
here do more harm than good]
I will
feature Internet Explorer & Windows Media Player patches for Windows
XP & Windows Server 2003 but only for the
32-bit
editions and not for the 64-bit editions of those Windows OSes. The
Internet Explorer 6 browser included in WinXP &
Win2003
will be updated by the latest Windows XP & 2003 service packs.
The pop-up blocking & other IE enhancements
are
featured in WinXP SP2 & Win2003 SP1. The VERY LAST security update
for Internet Explorer 5.5 SP2 under
Windows
ME is the KB905915 security update. No more new security updates
for IE 5.5 SP2 will be made beyond KB905915.
Notes:
Download & install these security updates mentioned above in ascending
order [from bottom to top]. The latest Cumulative
Security updates for Internet Explorer also fix problems found in the previous
IE updates. The latest Internet Explorer
cumulative security updates require the following updates to minimize the
side effects of the latest Internet Exporer security
updates: the MS05-026
HTML Help Updates (except for Windows 95 users; 896358 is incompatible
with Win95),
the Windows Media
Player 832353 Updates & MS
XML 3.0 Service Pack 7 if Microsoft XML 3.0 is installed. The
896358 HTML Help updates are now provided for separate versions of Windows
so download the correct version. Once
the latest IE cumulative update is installed the IE Help feature will no
longer work from an IE Print Preview window but
will still work in a normal IE browser window, even if the 896358 patches
are installed. The Print Preview feature is
included in Internet Explorer 5.5, 6.0 & higher and not in Internet
Explorer 5.01 & earlier. The very last IE 5.5 SP2 patch
for Win95 is the 867801 security update. The 871260, 834707 &
subsequent updates for IE 5.5 SP2 will break IE under
Win95, disabling some of the Tabs in the Internet Properties control panel
applet and preventing IE and Win95 from
working correctly. Win98, 2000, ME & NT4 users will not
be affected when installing the 871260, 834707 or higher
patches for IE 5.5 SP2. The 871260 patch for IE 5.01 SP2, however,
doesnot break IE under Win95. The Print Preview
"Help" problem has been fixed in Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP SP2,
Server 2003 SP1 and Vista.
~ Sidenote: Please see Axcel216's
Max Speeed Internet Explorer Updates page for any potential problems
& workarounds
when installing the latest IE updates. Since these new IE updates
change the behavior of handling user info in HTTP and
HTTPS links, please read MS
article 834489 for solutions on how to deal with this new behavior.
The Internet Explorer
cumulative security updates starting from KB824145 and subsequent cumulative
updates break the functions of the
Windows 98 Troubleshooter Help file. When clicking on the Next button
of any Win98 troubleshooter AND any one or
more cumulative IE updates are installed, the Win98 Troubleshooter Help
file will display a blank page instead of showing
any solutions to the troubleshooter. See my 98tshoot.html
file on how to get the Windows 98 Troubleshooters (and the
Windows 98 Help files) to work correctly again with any Cumulative IE Update
installed. Note that these Cumulative IE
Patches do NOT break the Troubleshooters in Windows 2000, ME, XP &
Server 2003.
Internet Explorer
Recommended Updates: (less critical updates)
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Notes:
If you have downloaded an earlier version of the Root Certificates Update
before late December 2007, download it again
as the Root Certificates Update is revised almost once every year.
The IE 128-bit High Encryption Pack downloads site
features downloads to upgrade older versions of IE from IE 4.01 to 5.01
to feature 128-bit encryption. The Service Pack
versions of IE 5.01 and higher versions of IE like IE 5.5 & 6.0 include
128-bit encryption. Windows 2000 users can only
upgrade Internet Explorer to have 128-bit encryption by installing the
Win2000 High Encryption pack or at least Win2000
Service Pack 2. Win2k SP2 & higher enable 128-bit encryption
while Win2k SP1 does not because it's not included in
SP1. You MUST re-install the Root Certificates Update if you remove,
re-install or install a new version of Internet Explorer.
Notes:
The Internet Explorer 5.01 browser is only updated & supported by Windows
2000 and latest Win2k Service Packs. The
latest
SP for Win2000 is SP4 which has IE 5.01 SP4. Many (but not all) of
the IE 5.x Web Accessories & Power Tweaks
Accessories
work fine under IE 6.x. The Windows Script 5.6 downloads are no longer
available from the MS download center
for
Win9x/ME/NT4 but you can get WSH 5.6 from here.
Win2000, XP & 2003 users should get Windows Script 5.7 instead.
Version
of MS NetMeeting in WinXP is 4.40.3400 while Win2003 Server editions have
NetMeeting version 4.40.4000. To run
To
run the MS NetMeeting program under Windows XP & Server 2003 see this
page.
I've posted the Java VM downloads
here
as Microsoft dropped support for MS Java VM on January 2, 2004 (click
here for details). Java VM version 5.00.3810 will
not
install under Win95, NT4, WinXP, Win2000 SP4 & Win2003 if there was
NO Java VM installed at all. You must install Java
VM
build 3809 or earlier under either of those versions of Windows in order
to install Java VM build 3810 successfully. To
install
Java VM build 3809 or 3810 under Win2000 with SP4 or higher SP installed,
extract all the files from the MS Java
installer
package and run the javatrig.exe file with the '/l /nowin2kcheck /exe_install
/vercheck /wxret' switches & reboot. If
you
want to uninstall Java VM from builds 3802 to 3810, use the MS Java VM
Removal tool. The Java VM Removal tool will
prevent
Windows ME users from installing Java VM after removing the Java VM with
the removal utility. In order to install
Java
VM after removing it with the removal tool under WinME, you'll have to
delete the 'dummy' Java VM files that were installed
by
the Java VM removal tool in Safe Mode only (because the files
are protected by WinME's SFP feature and will restore the
deleted
files if using WinME in Normal Mode) and then reload Windows ME in normal
mode to install the MS Java VM. The
Internet
Explorer Rights Management Addon requires the Windows
Rights Management Client Addon for Win98, 2000, ME & XP.
Note
about IE 7: Internet Explorer 7 requires Windows XP with SP2 or better
installed. IE7 & WSH 5.7 are included in Windows
Vista.
IE7 was re-released in early October to remove the WGA check, so now XP
users can install IE7 without having to go
through
the WGA check.
Note:
The Windows Media Player KB936782 security updates replace the KB917734
security updates for all supported
versions
of Windows Media Player.
^
- The WMP 6.4 KB925398 security update was revised on July 10, 2007 so
that it can install under Win2003 SP2.
Also the WMP KB923689 security update for WinXP SP2 was revised on 7-10-2007
to fix issues listed in MS
article 933066.
Windows Media
Player Downloads & Add-ons:
Notes:
The Windows Media 10 Codecs Download Package is included in Windows Media
Player 10; version 8.0 of this addon
is
included in Media Player 7.1 for Win98/2000/ME & in Media Player 8.0
for WinXP. Internet Explorer 6.0 Service Pack 1
includes
Windows Media Player 6.4 version 6.4.07.1121 instead of version 6.4.07.1112
if using Win98, ME or NT4; IE 6 SP1
installs
WMP version 6.4.09.1121 if using Win2000. To install WMP 6.4 build
1121 under Win95, 98 or NT4 with the IE 5.01 or
IE
5.5 setup tool see My
Computer Tips for Windows page - pt2. If you are installing IE
6 SP1 under Win98 or NT4 (not under
Win95),
use the IE 6 SP1 setup program to install WMP 6.4. Windows Server
2003 includes Windows Media Player 9.0
version
9.00.00.2991. Instructions on how to install Windows Media Player 7.1 under
Windows 95 & NT4 are found at this
Rainbow
Software page. Be sure to install IE5 & DirectX 7 or better
first before installing WMP 7.1 under Win95 and NT4 users
must
install SP6 first along with IE5 & DX6 Media before installing WMP
7.1 under NT4. Also avoid installing the Music CD
Burning
addon from WMP 7.1 if using NT4 as it does not work well under WinNT4 and
works properly under Win95. Do not
attempt
use the tips from the Rainbow Software page to install Windows Media Player
9.0 under Win95 & NT4. The WMP
KB832353
updates replace the WMP KB828026 critical updates. To uninstall WMP9
under WinME or WinXP orig./SP1
without
using System Restore, see my
page on how to remove WMP9 completely. Vista SP1 updates WMP
11 to
version
11.0.6001.7000.
GREAT
NEWS About Installing Windows Media Player 9 under Windows 98 First Edition
Version 4.10.1998: I have found a
way
to install WMP 9 under Win98 FE and involves editing the control.xml
file found inside the WMP9 installer. The details
about
installing WMP 9 under Win98 FE are listed on my Computer
Tips for Windows page - part 2.
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