This is the Turkish language version of the Windows XP 32 bit operating system with Service Pack 3 already installed. This is the only download you need. It will be in ISO format and should be burnt as an image to disk.
This is the Windows XP 32 bit operating system with Service Pack 2 included.
You will need to install Service Pack 3 after installing from this disk.
This is Service Pack 3 for Windows XP 32 bit. This only includes the updates and is meant to be run on a Windows XP system running Service Pack 2 or prior.
This is an entirely different operating system, Windows XP Professional 64 bit. This is also an upgrade only, so it will require a qualifying previous edition to validate the license, essentially it will require you to insert another Windows disk to validate that you own a qualifying upgrade disk. Windows XP Professional 64 bit did not receive strong driver support, so I would not suggest installing this.
Again this is the Service Pack only, not the complete operating system.
This is the Driver Development Kit, with a variety of tools for development and testing meant for creators of hardware and drivers to create new drivers for Windows XP.
The tools included can be found on the list here.
I disagree with this statement. Dreamspark is a Microsoft program with official downloads of the media; you cannot find media any more reliable than the official media.
Insert the Windows XP Professional with SP3 disk you burn from the first link in your disk drive, reboot to that disk by pressing the “any†key when prompted (push any key on the keyboard when prompted), then follow the prompts. When asked where you would like to install Windows, highlight each entry and press D to delete until you have only one entry on the disk labeled Unpartitioned Space. Press enter to install to that disk and then select Format the partition using the NTFS file system. Windows setup will then format the system and install Windows XP.
Also bear in mind that the date for
Windows XP End of Support is fast approaching on April 8th of next year, after which date Windows XP will receive no further security updates or patches. Without security updates or patches the environment will be vulnerable to infection and exploits. It is strongly recommended to move to a modern operating system such as Windows 7 or Windows 8 by that time.
Brandon
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