https://legacyupdate.net/download-center/ Legacy Update: Get back online, activate, and install updates on your legacy Windows PC Windows Update * Install Updates Legacy Update * Set Up Legacy Update * Download Center * Error Reference * Statistics * Help * Privacy Policy Links * Bluesky * Mastodon * Community Discord * GitHub * YouTube * Support on GitHub * Support on Patreon [INS::INS] Welcome to Legacy Update Microsoft Download Center Archive Welcome to Legacy Update's archive of the Microsoft Download Center. Over the years, Microsoft has deleted thousands of downloads for prior versions of Windows, Office, Visual Studio, SQL Server, and more. These downloads include ones for Windows 95, 98, Me, NT 4.0, 2000, XP, Vista, and 7, old versions of runtimes such as the .NET Framework, Visual C++ Redistributable, and DirectX, and freeware tools such as Microsoft Virtual PC and Microsoft SQL Server, among countless other Microsoft no longer supports. Legacy Update has catalogued the Microsoft Download Center between 2012 and 2024. You can browse the archive below, or use the search box to find a specific download. Deleted downloads are no longer supported by Microsoft, and may have known security vulnerabilities. After installing, check for updates using Legacy Update. Archive Update We are expanding our Microsoft Download Center archive with content deleted between 2012 and 2025. This adds many previously popular # downloads such as Office Viewers, Windows Defender for Windows XP, various updates for Windows 98, Me, and NT 4.0, Office 97 and 2000, and so on. We're still working through tidying up irregularities in the data. Let us know on Discord or GitHub if you find any issues. Search the archive [ ] SearchRandom * Windows XP * Windows 7 * Windows 98 * Windows Mobile * Windows Media * Office * SharePoint * Visual Studio * SQL Server Try these searches: * Team Foundation * Exchange * Dynamics * Silverlight * System Center * IIS * DirectX * Robotics * Money * Easy Transfer * Surface Commonly Downloaded PowerToys and Fun Packs: Free utilities released by Microsoft [power] for Windows XP. Office Viewers: View Microsoft Office files for free, without installing the full Office suite. * Word Viewer 2003 with support for Word 2007 documents * PowerPoint Viewer 2010 [offic] * Excel Viewer 2003 with support for Excel 2010 documents * Visio Viewer 2010 for Windows XP SP3 and later (requires Internet Explorer) * Visio Viewer 2016 for Windows 7 SP1 and later (requires Internet Explorer) .NET Framework: Programs written using the Microsoft .NET Framework will require one of the following runtimes to be installed. .NET 3.5 installs separately from .NET 4 and later. Unless you have a specific need, use the latest .NET 4 version compatible with your Windows version. * .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 for Windows XP and Vista (included with Windows 7 - how to install on Windows 8 and later) [ndp] * .NET Framework 4.0 for Windows XP SP3, Vista SP1, and 7 SP1 * .NET Framework 4.6 for Windows Vista SP2, 7 SP1, 8, and 8.1 * .NET Framework 4.6.1 for Windows 7 SP1, 8, and 8.1 * .NET Framework 4.7.1 for Windows 7 SP1 and 8.1 * .NET Framework 4.8 for Windows 7 SP1, 8.1, and 10 (from Microsoft .NET website) Microsoft Visual C++ and Visual Basic Redistributables: Programs written with Visual C++ or Visual Basic often depend on these runtimes. Runtimes prior to 2015 are not compatible with each other - a program requires a specific version of a runtime. On 64-bit installations of Windows, 32-bit programs will require a 32-bit runtime. * Visual Basic 6.0 SP6 Redistributable for Windows 95 and later * Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable 2005 for Windows 98 [vs] and later * Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable 2008 SP1 for Windows 2000 SP4 and later * Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable 2010 SP1 (MFC Security Update) for Windows XP SP3, Vista SP2, and later * Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable 2012 Update 4 for Windows XP SP3, Vista SP2, 7 SP1, and later * Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable 2013 for Windows XP SP3, Vista SP2, 7 SP1, and later * Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable 2015 Update 3 for Windows XP SP3, Vista SP2, 7 SP1, and later Microsoft Layer for Unicode (Unicows.dll): More recent software developed for Windows 95, 98, and Me, notably including KernelEx, may require the Microsoft Layer for [unico] Unicode to be installed. * Microsoft Layer for Unicode 1.1.3790.0 for Windows 95, 98, and Me Windows Installer: Required as a prerequisite to install some later programs. These Windows Installer updates are additionally delivered as required updates via Windows Update. [msi] * Windows Installer 3.1 Redistributable (v2) for Windows 2000 SP3 and XP SP1 * Windows Installer 4.5 Redistributable for Windows XP SP2 and Vista Windows Script 5.7: Some programs may require an updated Windows Script runtime (JScript and VBScript). Windows Script 5.7 is included with Windows Vista. [wsh] * Windows 2000 * Windows XP * Windows Server 2003 Windows Help (WinHlp32.exe): Programs that use legacy Windows Help (.hlp) files require this package to be installed on Windows Vista, 7, 8, and 8.1. Not supported on Windows 10 or later. [winhl] * Windows Vista * Windows 7 * Windows 8 * Windows 8.1 Microsoft SQL Server Express: Many enterprise programs use Microsoft's more advanced database server software. SQL Server Express is the free edition that many such apps require. * Microsoft SQL Server 2008 SP2 Express for Windows XP SP2 and later * Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 SP2 Express for Windows XP [sqlse] SP2 and later * Microsoft SQL Server 2012 SP4 Express for Windows Vista SP2 and later * Microsoft SQL Server 2014 SP2 Express for Windows 7 and later * Microsoft SQL Server 2017 Express for Windows 8 and later * Microsoft SQL Server 2019 Express for Windows 10 and later Microsoft Report Viewer: Some programs require this component to display reports. The version required depends on the program. * Microsoft Report Viewer 2005 SP1 for Windows 2000 SP4 and [vs] later * Microsoft Report Viewer 2008 SP1 for Windows XP and later * Microsoft Report Viewer 2010 SP1 for Windows XP SP3 and later * Microsoft Report Viewer 2015 for Windows XP SP3 and later DirectX Runtime: DirectX is a set of APIs that allow games and other graphics-oriented programs to work directly with your video and audio hardware. [direc] * DirectX 9.0c End-User Runtimes (October 2006) for Windows 98 and Me * DirectX 9.0c End-User Runtimes (February 2010) for Windows 2000 * DirectX 9.0c End-User Runtimes (June 2010) for Windows XP Microsoft XPS Viewer: XML Paper Specification (XPS) was a document format intended to replace PDF. XPS documents can be viewed and printed on Windows XP through the XPS Essentials [xps] Pack. * XPS Essentials Pack for Windows XP and Vista Virtual PC: Microsoft's free x86 virtualization software based on Connectix Virtual PC, and predecessor to Hyper-V. * Microsoft Virtual PC 2004 SP1 for Windows 2000 and XP [vpc] * Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 for Windows XP, Vista, and 7 * Windows Virtual PC (2009) and Windows XP Mode for Windows 7 * To run Windows XP Mode on a PC without hardware virtualisation support, install KB977206 (32-bit, 64-bit) Media Feature Packs: Install this package to enable Windows Media features on Windows N and KN editions. [wmp] * Windows 7 * Windows 8 * Windows 8.1 * Windows 10 Windows Automated Installation Kit (WAIK): Toolkit used to image and deploy Windows Vista and 7, including Windows PE, Dism, and ImageX. [waik] * Windows Vista (SP1) * Windows 7 (SP1 supplement) Resource Kit Tools: A collection of command line tools for administrators. [reski] * Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit Tools for Windows 2000 and XP PowerShell: Microsoft's modern replacement for Command Prompt, bringing powerful system configuration and automation. [pwsh] * Windows Management Framework Core for Windows XP: installs PowerShell 2.0 and WinRM 2.0 on Windows XP BitLocker To Go Reader: View the contents of an external [bitlo] drive encrypted with BitLocker To Go on Windows 7. * BitLocker To Go Reader for Windows XP and Vista [INS::INS] Credits Internet Archive Wayback Machine Archive Team This archive could not be as comprehensive without the incredible work done by Archive Team, who sprung into action when Microsoft rudely announced the removal of thousands of legacy downloads with only a few days' notice, through an obscure forum post. The reason many of the downloads have been archived at all is because of their The Microsoft Download Center Takedown project. Downloads are provided through the Internet Archive's incredible Wayback Machine project. Without Internet Archive's archival bots continuously humming along in the background, making backups of anything and everything they can find, insane amounts of our recent online history would be lost forever. You can help Archive Team in their mission! Visit their website for more info. A huge thank you also goes to: * The Library of Congress's web archival project, which filled in some gaps in the Wayback Machine's archives * fullpwnmedia, for helping out with some of the archival efforts Legacy Update is made available for free thanks to generous support from these fans: Ben Cordasco, Edward Gregory Perez, Emil215p, Jack Beckman, l00Kgl, @mstg, @jeanluc162, @Trancer03, @valnoxy, @Emil215p, @vondenstein, @oblakhost, @LabelGames, @NuwanWolters, @jaredallard, Alexis Irizarry , Roger Smith, Ryan Croughn, Sam Bushman, Echo Memoria, Dan Mahoney, computerfan9000, picatsv, Matt Falcon, Chloe Cresswell, An78toi13ne06 , Scott E. Phillips, Marcus von Cube, Mark Benson, Scotty Mc, Jatoba, and 9 private supporters. Your name can be here too! Support me on GitHub Sponsors or Patreon. You can also support me anonymously on Ko-fi, which has the lowest fees. 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