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'Windows Update Restored' Site Provides Updates for Classic Windows Versions (www.tomshardware.com)
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A community-based project recently went live, providing access to the long-lost Windows Update pages, which work with classic versions of Windows to enable updating the OS. The Windows Update Restored site enables updating some classic versions of Windows, and the team members are busy getting their update locations ready. The team eventually hopes to provide service to those installing and updating systems with Windows 95, NT 4.0, 98, Me, 2000, and XP. The site's compatibility pages also have Windows Server 2003, plus Windows "Vista and Newer" entries, indicating they could eventually be part of the roadmap.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

A direct link to the ActiveX control would possibly be useful. I can ensure it is installed then. I'm not sure if Microsoft ever provided a separate download. I'm running it on a MiSTer through the slooooow serial connection so there's an outside chance it's just taking too long and timing out. I would expect given the speed of Internet connections back then, that it would be fine though (115.2k is still faster than 56k).