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(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, Vista, Server 2003 & 2008 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/SP3 & Win2003 SP1/SP2. 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.
NOTE:
After the release of IE8 for WinXP & Server 2003, I no longer feature
IE7 updates for these platforms. I will still mention
IE7
updates but only for WinVista & Win2008. Updates for IE8 under
XP/Vista/2003/2008/Win7 will be mentioned on this page,
however,
IE8 updates for Win7 will only be mentioned for the final & SP releases
of Win7 and not beta/RC releases of Win7.
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.
~ 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 and higher.
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 mid September 2009, 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 & possibly IE 7/IE 8 for WinXP/2003. MS
Netmeeting 3.02 is now available for WinVista.
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 no longer feature any MS Java VM
downloads
here as it is very old and deprecated; install the latest Java
SE Runtime Environment software instead. The
Internet
Explorer Rights Management Addon requires the Windows
Rights Management Client Addon for Win98, 2000, ME & XP.
Note
about IE 7/IE8: Internet Explorer 7 & 8 require Windows XP with SP2
or better installed. I no longer feature IE7 downloads
for
WinXP & Win2003 on my page since IE8 has been released.
Note:
The Windows Media Player KB936782 security updates replace the KB917734
security updates for all supported
versions
of Windows Media Player.
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- 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.
The WMP KB973540 security updates for WinXP SP3 & WinVista replace
the WMP11 KB959772
update if using WMP 11 on XP/Vista.
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 WMP11
to
version
11.0.6001.7000 while Vista SP2 updates WMP11 to version 11.0.6002.18005.
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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