Windows XP Software
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DST Root CA X3 Root Cert expired Sept. 30, 2021!
2020 Root Certificates, Root Certificates Updater
How to install the certificates manually

Web Browsers - RoyTam Browser Installer (Archived), Mypal Browser, 360 Chrome EE
Program Version Sources Notes
360 Chrome EE 13.0.2250.0 Archive.org, Mediafire Privacy? Fast browser, Chrome 86 Based
Advanced Chrome 54.20.6530.0 Archive.org
Arctic Fox 27.11.0 Archive.org
Chromium 87 MiniBrowser 87.0.4280.66 Archive.org, Mediafire Privacy? Really slow, Chrome 87 Based
Chromium Portable 49.0.2623.23 SourceForge.net Couldn't find full install
Firefox 45.9.0esr Mozilla FTP Latest Firefox for non-SSE2 CPUs like Pentium III
Firefox 52.0.2 Mozilla FTP, Homepage WebAssembly optimization available, enable this in settings
Firefox 52.9.0esr, 52.9.1esr ??? Mozilla FTP, Homepage Last official XP Version. 52.9.1 may not work for some users
Google Chrome 49.0.2623.112 Archive.org, Homepage Last XP Version
K-Meleon 76.4.4 Archive.org, Homepage Another Roytam1 browser, actively updated.
Maxthon Browser 5.3.8.2000 Archive.org, Homepage
Mypal Browser 29.3.0 Archive.org, Homepage Discontinued
New Moon 27.10.0 Archive.org More up-to-date Pale Moon fork (Also use foxPEP, it optimizes rendering)
Opera Web Browser 36.0.2130.80 Archive.org, Homepage Last XP Version, Chrome 49 Based
Otter Browser 1.0.81 Archive.org
Pale Moon 26.5.0 Archive.org, Homepage Last XP Version
RoyTam Browser Installer N/A Current, Archived Tool to download all browsers made by roytam1.
SeaMonkey 2.49.5 Archive.org, Homepage Last XP Version
Serpent 52-2021/09/18, Regularly updates Archive.org, Homepage Roytam1's Basilisk fork for XP. Has experimental support for new addons.
Slimjet 10.0.13.0 Official site Fork of Chromium 50-ish
Vivaldi 1.0.435.46 Archive.org, Homepage Last XP Version, Chrome 49 Based
Yandex Browser 17.4.1.1026 Archive.org Last XP version
Apple Safari 5.1.7 Archive.org, Homepage From 2012, here for historical value and laughs. It can't even open apple.com
NCSA Mosaic 3.0 Archive.org Broken, only here for historical reference. THE original web browser

Internet Software
Program Version Sources Notes
Ares BitTorrent 2.5.7.3083 Archive.org, Homepage
Deluge 1.3.15 Official site Alternative to qBittorrent, currently active
Free Download Manager 3.9.7 Official site Download manager that speeds up downloads, useful for downloading from Archive.org
Google Earth Pro 7.1.8.3036 Archive.org, Homepage Last working version for XP
Internet Download Manager 6.3.9 Archive.org, Homepage Free 30 day trial, October 2021 version
OpenVPN Connect 2.3.18 OpenVPN Archive, Homepage Last OpenVPN version for XP
Pidgin 2.14.1 Archive.org, SourceForge Messaging client, Supports Discord
qBittorrent 4.1.9.1 Archive.org, Homepage FOSS Bittorrent client, Community recommended
Tixati 2.84 Archive.org, Homepage Last XP version
uTorrent 2.2.1 Archive.org, Homepage Last trusted XP version. Whitelisted by most trackers.
uTorrent 3.4.9 Compromised? Homepage Last XP version. May have a crypto miner, use version 2.2.1 instead.
YouTube-DL 2021.06.06 GitHub Youtube CLI downloader - Requires C++ 2010.
YouTube Downloader HD 4.1 Archive.org, Homepage

Security Software
Program Version Sources Notes
Comodo Firewall Pro 2.4.18.184 Archive.org, Homepage Old but still works, free. Recommended for MicroXP
Malwarebytes 3.5.1.2522 Archive.org, Homepage Working version with definition updates
Panda Free Antivirus N/A Official site Working and still gets definition updates
Spybot S&D 2.4.40 Archive.org, Homepage Working version with definition updates

Office and Productivity
Program Version Sources Notes
Adobe Acrobat Pro 7.0 Archive.org, Homepage Serial Included
Adobe Reader 11.0.8 Archive.org, Homepage
Calculator Plus! N/A Archive.org Has unit converter and neat skin, but math functions aren't correct.
Calibre 1.48.0 Archive.org, Homepage Ebook software, can sideload books to Kindles.
Everest Dictionary 3.10 Archive.org, Homepage
Foxit Reader 2.2.2129 Archive.org, Homepage Older, lightweight. Recommended for MicroXP
Foxit Reader 6.2.3.0815 Download, Homepage
LibreOffice 5.4.7.2 Archive.org, Homepage Basic .docx support
Microsoft Office 2003, 2007 and 2010 2003, 2007, 2010 Microsoft's office suite for the Windows operating system
OpenOffice 4.2.0 Archive.org, SourceForge, Homepage No .docx support
ResumeMaker 9.0 Archive.org, Homepage Old version from 2002, free for personal use. The homepage is still up.
STDUViewer 1.6.361.0 Official site Opens PDF and DJVU documents
Sumatra PDF 3.1.2 Archive.org, Homepage
WPS Office 2019 Homepage Latest version fully works on XP. Support for .docx and .pdf files

Media - Video, Audio, and Image Software
Program Version Sources Notes
Adobe Photoshop 7.0 Archive.org, Homepage Serial included
Adobe CS2 Products CS2 Archive.org, Homepage All CS2 products, including Photoshop CS2. Keys included.
AIMP 4.70 Official site To change site language click on EN in the top right corner.
Audacity 1.2.6 Archive.org, Homepage Older lightweight version. Recommended for MicroXP
Audacity 2.1.3 Archive.org, Homepage Last XP version
Bandicam 2.2.5.815 Archive.org, Homepage Screen video recording software. Password: toolkit
Blender 2.76b Archive.org, Homepage 3D imaging and animation
ColorPic 4.1 Archive.org, Homepage
Fraps 3.5.99 Archive.org, Homepage Screen video recording software. Discontinued
GIMP 2.8.22 Archive.org, Homepage
Google Picasa 3.9.141 Archive.org Discontinued
IconLab 1.1.0 Archive.org
ID3-TagIT 2.3.4 Archive.org Update
IrfanView 4.58 Archive.org, Homepage Plugins
iTunes 12.1.3.6 Archive.org, Homepage Doesn't work on MicroXP
K-Lite Codec Pack 10.2.0 Standard Archive.org, Homepage Comes with MPC-HC 1.7.1.247. Non SSE2 version for older CPUs
K-Lite Codec Pack 13.8.5 Standard Archive.org, Homepage Comes with MPC-HC 1.7.13.32 and has MP4 support
Lightshot 5.5.0.4 Archive.org, Official site Screenshot capturing tool.
LiquidIcon 1.0.4 Archive.org, Homepage Portable 361KB icon editor. Simple pixel editor interface
ManyCam 4.1.2.3 Archive.org, Homepage Virtual Webcam. Last XP Version
MP3Tag 3.05 Archive.org, Homepage Software for editing ID3 information tags in MP3 files
MPC-HC 1.7.13.32 Archive.org, GitHub MP4 requires codec pack. See K-Lite Codec Pack
Paint.net 3.5.11 Archive.org, Homepage A popular alternative to MS Paint
PhotoFiltre Image Editor 7.2.1 Archive.org, Homepage Has no option to associate files, but supports common formats
Sculptris Alpha 6 Archive.org, Homepage Original ZIP version, free. Discontinued, now called ZBrushCoreMini
SMPlayer 21.10.0 Archive.org SMPlayer YouTube XP Patch
SMTube 21.10.0 Archive.org
Spotify 1.0.20.101 Archive.org, Homepage Online music streaming software. Last XP version
Terragen 0.9.43 Archive.org, Homepage Free terrain graphics generator. Still developed for new systems
VLC media player 3.0.16 Archive.org, Homepage Last XP version, comes with codecs
Winamp 2 2.95 Archive.org Features classic Winamp 2.x UI
Winamp 5 5.24 Archive.org Last Nullsoft development team version.
Winamp 5 5.666 Archive.org Last AOL development team version.
Winamp 5 5.8.3660 Beta Archive.org, Homepage Owners: Radionomy / Shoutcast. Activation not required
Winamp Plugins Collection N/A Archive.org, Heritage It really whips the llama’s ass!. Check the heritage site for more.

Utilities
Program Version Sources Notes
7-Zip 21.06 Archive.org, Homepage Useful program for extracting/opening rar, zip and 7z
Autoruns 13.71 Archive.org, Homepage Configure ALL startup programs
CCleaner 4.19 Archive.org, Homepage
CDBurnerXP 4.5.8.7128 Archive.org, Homepage
CDex 1.51 Archive.org
ConEmu 210912 GitHub Powerful terminal emulator for Windows
Convert 4.10, 5.0b3 ??? Archive.org, Homepage Very handy unit converter. Beta version can customize conversion values.
Cygwin 2.874 Cathedral Networks Unix environment on Windows
DAEMON Tools Lite 5.0.1.0406 Archive.org, Homepage Offline installer, can be upgraded to 10.2.0.0166 after install. Requires .NET 4.0
Defraggler 2.21.993 Archive.org, Homepage Not for SSD's!!!
Dependency Walker 2.2 Archive.org, Homepage
DVD Decrypter 3.5.4.0 Archive.org Discontinued
DVD Shrink 3.2.0.15 Archive.org, Homepage Decrypts and compresses DVDs
EasyRecovery Pro 6.04.08 Archive.org, Homepage Ontrack Data Recovery Software. This is an older version, it won't be very useful for .docx
Everything 1.4.1.1015 Archive.org, Homepage Recommended for MicroXP
HashTab 5.2.0.14 Archive.org, Homepage File properties tab that calculates many standard hash algorithms
Hexplorer 2.6 Archive.org, SourceForge Small text, change font in View > Options to OEM Fixed
HWMonitor 1.44 Archive.org, Homepage Tool to view hardware status and values
HxD Hexeditor 1.7.7.0 Archive.org, Homepage
ImgBurn 2.5.8.0 Archive.org, Homepage Recommended for MicroXP. Discontinued
Joystick 2 Mouse 3.20.5 Archive.org, Homepage Controls PC with game controller. Analog Controller Configuration
Notepad++ 7.9.2 Archive.org, Homepage
PeaZip 8.2.0 Archive.org, Homepage User friendly ZIP extraction utility
PicPick 5.1.9 Archive.org, Homepage Take screenshots of your computer
PowerISO 7.4 Archive.org
Process Explorer 16.21 Archive.org, Homepage Very powerful Task Manager alternative
Process Hacker 2.38 Archive.org Extremely powerful Task Manager alternative
Python 2.7.18 Homepage Last Python 2 release
Python 3 3.4.10 Homepage Last Python 3 release with XP support (3.5.0+ unsupported)
Resource Hacker 3.6.0 Archive.org, Homepage Still updated. Version 3.6.0 is perfectly suitable for Windows XP.
Rufus 2.18 Archive.org, Homepage Tool to write ISO files to USB drives with a multitude of options
Snappy Drivers Installer Lite 1.21.2 Archive.org, Homepage Also check DriversCollection. Newer site, much faster!
Snappy Driver Installer Origin N/A Homepage Tool to download and install device drivers (original site, slower)
Tweak UI 2.10 Archive.org
UltraISO 9.7.3.3629 Archive.org Manage and mounts ISO files. Password: toolkit
Unlocker 1.8.5 Archive.org Force release an open file locked to another running process
Unlocker 1.9.2 Archive.org Force release an open file locked to another running process
Virtual CloneDrive 5.5.2.0 Archive.org, Homepage Clone and mount ISO files
WinCDEmu 4.1 Homepage Mount ISO as virtual CD drive
WinDirStat 1.1.2.80 Archive.org, Homepage Browse and visualize storage graphically by occupied space
WinImage 8.10.8100 Archive.org Browse, modify, read and write various disk image formats. Needs product key.
WinRAR 4.2 Archive.org, Homepage License keys can be found online
WinRAR 6.02 Archive.org, Homepage

UI Enhancements
Program Version Sources Notes
Adolix Wallpaper Changer 2.1 Archive.org, Homepage
allSnap 1.3.3.2 Archive.org, GitHub
Click-N-Type Keyboard 3.02.0342 Archive.org, Homepage Word Prediction List, Additional Keyboards
CNT Keyboard Designer 2.2.1 Archive.org, Homepage
Folder Marker 1.4 Archive.org, Homepage
RocketDock 1.3.5 Archive.org, Homepage
Shock Utilities N/A Homepage Lots of enhancements and utilities for Windows
Taskbar Shuffle 2.5 Archive.org
TaskSwitchXP 2.0.11 Archive.org, Homepage
Visual Task Tips 3.4 Archive.org Taskbar hover preview thumbnails
WindowBlinds 5.10 and 7.4 Archive.org Password: toolkit
Windows Sidebar Alky 1.1 Homepage, Alky, Sidebar See homepage first. 100 Sidebar Gadgets. Doesn't work on MicroXP

Emulation/VM
Program Version Sources Notes
DOSBox 0.74.3 Archive.org, Homepage MS-DOS emulator
ePSXe 2.0.2-1 Archive.org, Homepage PlayStation 1 Emulator
Kega Fusion 3.64 Archive.org, Carpe Ludum Sega Mega Drive / Genesis / SegaCD / 32x Emulator
PCSX2 1.6.0 Archive.org, Homepage PlayStation 2 Emulator. Recent backport to XP
Project 64 2.3.2.202 Archive.org, Homepage N64 Emulator
Snes9x 1.60 Archive.org, Homepage GoodSNES ROMs
VDMSound 2.1.0 Archive.org Adds support for Sound Blaster 16 in Windows DOS mode games
VirtualBox 5.0.40 Download, Homepage Extensions, Update Root Certificates first
VirtualBox 5.2.44 Download, Homepage Extensions, Update Root Certificates first
VirtuaNES 0.97 Archive.org, Downloads Ghostware, NESroms: Scroll to USA/
VMware 10.0.7 (2015) Archive.org Last XP version. Needs Product Key

Windows Updates and Components
Program Version Sources Notes
.NET Framework 1.0 thru 4.5 OldVersion Start with 1.0 on MicroXP
3D Windows XP Screensaver 4.71.1015.0 Archive.org, Homepage From Whistler actually
DirectX 9.0c June 2010 Archive.org
DirectX SDK August 2006 Archive.org For software developers.
Java 8 Update 152 Archive.org, Homepage Last XP version. Java is basically obsolete now for XP
Microsoft Cabinet SDK 1.00.0601.00 Archive.org
Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator 1.3.4073.0 Archive.org Edits key layout for foreign languages and configurations
Microsoft Plus! Digital Media Edition 2003 Archive.org Digital media enhancement and entertainment software
Microsoft Plus! for Windows XP 2001 Archive.org Adds enhancement and entertainment software to Windows XP.
Restore Automatic Windows Updates for 2000, XP and Vista the easy way Workaround YouTube WSUS server hosted by Discord member Harry, tested and working, recommended way to get updates compared to upper two.
Restoring Windows Update for 2000, XP and Vista using a WSUS proxy Workaround MyDigitalLife Workaround to get old Windows connected to a WSUS server and download updates from there
Restoring Windows Update for Windows Vista Workaround MyDigitalLife Workaround to get the official Windows Update servers working, also adds the ability to get Server 2008 updates on Vista.
Root Certificate Updater Patch Archive.org Tool to update certificates on Windows XP and Vista installations. Very recommended to use.
Root Certificates Update March 2020 Archive.org, Mediafire Updates trusted websites
Time Zone Editor Windows NT Archive.org Original bare bones Microsoft utility.
Time Zone Update December 2013 Archive.org KB2904266
Unofficial SP4 3.1b GDrive Breaks MicroXP! Most individual KB Hotfixes will work for MicroXP though.
Unofficial SP4 Rollup N/A Archive.org Install after Unofficial SP4.
UpdatePack7R2 Update Pack Download, Blog Post A pack that will update Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 of any language and architecture. The given .exe file is a downloader for the latest version of the pack. If you drop a clean ISO onto the downloaded pack, it will create an updated ISO file, however it may take a while.
Updating Windows Vista completely offline Update Pack YouTube video Updates Windows Vista fully, but will take a lot of time.
Visual C++ Redistributables 2005 - 2019 FreeFiles365 2008 - dead links
Windows Sidebar Alky 1.1 Homepage, Alky, Sidebar See homepage first. 100 Sidebar Gadgets. Doesn't work on MicroXP
Windows Updates for Legacy Operating Systems (WULOS) Update Pack Wordpress Blog Enormous pack of updates (~40 GB) for pretty much every old version of Windows. Also includes useful utilities.
Windows Vista Extended Kernel Patch Mega.nz Link to win32's Extended Kernel repository for Windows Vista
XomPie 0.6a GitHub Tool for patching newer applications to run on XP.
XP Deployment Tools SP3 Version Archive.org OS deployment utilities and OOBE enabler. Breaks MicroXP!
XP Update Archive N/A Archive.org Windows XP Hotfix Files. May break MicroXP

Developer Tools
Program Version Sources Notes
FreeBASIC 1.08.1 Archive.org, Homepage
Microsoft QuickBasic 4.5 Archive.org
Visual Basic Express 2005 Microsoft.com No registration required
Visual C# Express 2005 Microsoft.com No registration required
Visual C++ Express 2005 Microsoft.com No registration required
Visual Studio Express 2008 Microsoft.com Requires Registration
Windows SDK 7.1 Microsoft.com Includes Visual Studio 2010 compiler
Windows WDK 7.1 Microsoft.com

Microsoft Software
Program Version Sources Notes
Microsoft Office 2007 Professional The-eye.eu Requires a valid Microsoft key to remove activation after 30 days
Microsoft Office 2010 Professional Plus The-eye.eu Requires a valid Microsoft key and activation after 30 days
Windows XP Pro Volume License ISO The-eye.eu, Archive.org Online activation not required, Volume License key is required
Windows Vista Ultimate The-eye.eu Requires a valid Microsoft key and activation after 30 days
Windows 2000 2000 WinWorldPC Keys included on site

Notable Games and Novelties
Program Version Sources Notes
Battle for Wesnoth 1.10.7 Download, Archive.org, Homepage Later versions (1.12, 1.14) may work, but may not be stable
Brutal Chess 0.5.2 Archive.org, Homepage Supports software rendering
Cave Story 1.0.0.6 Archive.org, Homepage Archived version is English, homepage offers many languages
Coagula Light 1.666 Archive.org, Homepage Image to sound synthesizer. Very interesting audio program
Lego Digital Designer 4.3.12 Download, Archive.org, Homepage Discontinued, use offline mode. Change Preferences > Compatibility +1 if necessary.
WinFract 20.04p14 Archive.org, Homepage Fractal renderer
Minecraft (MultiMC 5) 0.6.13 Homepage Microsoft login broken on XP.

Internet Archive

Extras

Websites

Web Downloads

January 8, 2022 Backup
Original Google Docs Version
Skipster's Mirror Site