

This is not the first example of the developer community pulling together Microsoft updates into a collective package, and it probably won't be the last. We've seen many times before how even small glitches can create huge problems when installing Windows updates and patches - sometimes requiring Microsoft to temporarily pull them to investigate the issues further. Needless to say, Microsoft won't be supporting Unofficial Service Pack 4 in any capacity, and users who choose to install it on their systems will be doing so at their own risk.

It can be applied to a live Windows XP system with SP1, at minimum, installed or it can be slipstreamed (integrated) in any Windows XP installation media." The package includes: In a forum post, harkaz explained that Unofficial SP4 is "a cumulative update rollup for Windows XP (x86). "For this reason, I started working on a Service Pack 4 package."

"Many users - including me - who won't be able to upgrade their old machines to a new OS would like to easily install all Windows updates in one convenient package," harkaz said.
