• Windows XP SP3 (SP3):
  WindowsXP-KB??????-X86-ENU.EXE /B:SP3QFE
• Windows XP SP2 (SP2):
  WindowsXP-KB??????-X86-ENU.EXE /B:SP2QFE
• Windows 2003 SP2 (SP2):
  WindowsServer2003-KB??????-X86-ENU.EXE /B:SP2QFE
• Windows 2003 SP1 (SP1):
  WindowsServer2003-KB??????-X86-ENU.EXE /B:SP1QFE
• Windows 2003 (RTM):
  WindowsServer2003-KB??????-X86-ENU.EXE /B:RTMQFE

• Windows XP SP3 WOW32.DLL Patch [59 KB].
• Windows XP SP2 WOW32.DLL Patch [64 KB].

1. System Restore (SR) [a.k.a. Windows File Protection (WFP)] service MUST be disabled/stopped BEFORE installing this Fix!
   More info.
   Even more info.
   How to disable/stop SR/WFP service:
   Run all these commands from a DOS console:
   NET STOP srservice
   NET STOP sr
   NET STOP "System Restore Service"
   NET STOP "System Restore Services"
   Or...
   Open Control Panel → System → System Restore tab → check the "Turn off System Restore on all drives" box → click OK → reboot.
   To reenable System Restore after installing this Fix (optional): open Control Panel → System → System Restore tab → Uncheck the "Turn off System Restore on all drives" box → click OK → reboot.
2. Create C:\TEMP (example) from a DOS console:
   MD C:\TEMP
3. Download wow32_2.dll [right-click to save!] into C:\TEMP .
4. Rename wow32_2.dll in C:\TEMP to WOW32.DLL from a DOS console:
   C:
   CD\TEMP
   REN wow32_2.dll WOW32.DLL
5. Exit/close/kill all NTVDM + WOWEXEC instances (if any) from a DOS console:
   TASKKILL /F /IM wowexec.exe
   TASKKILL /F /IM ntvdm.exe
6. Backup (rename) your original WOW32.DLL in %windir%\SYSTEM32 to WOW32ORI.DLL (example) from a DOS console:
   ATTRIB -H -R -S %windir%\SYSTEM32\WOW32.DLL
   COPY /Y %windir%\SYSTEM32\WOW32.DLL WOW32ORI.DLL
7. Copy WOW32.DLL in C:\TEMP to %windir%\SYSTEM32 and to %windir%\SYSTEM\DllCache from a DOS console:
   ATTRIB -H -R -S %windir%\SYSTEM32\WOW32.DLL
   ATTRIB -H -R -S %windir%\SYSTEM32\DllCache\WOW32.DLL
   COPY /Y C:\TEMP\WOW32.DLL %windir%\SYSTEM32
   COPY /Y C:\TEMP\WOW32.DLL %windir%\SYSTEM32\DllCache
   In case file access denied must use one of these Inuse/Unlocker/Replacer tools [free(ware)] to copy/rename/delete/move/etc locked system files, such as WOW32.DLL.
8. Reboot.
9. Delete C:\TEMP and its contents.

• Windows XP SP2/XP SP3 32-bit (x86) exFAT Update [3.24 MB].
• Windows XP Professional SP2/2003 SP2 64-bit (x64) exFAT Update [12.6 MB].

-----Begin cut & paste here-----
REGEDIT4
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\Explorer]
"HonorAutorunSetting"=dword:1

------End cut & paste here------

1. Open a DOS command console and run these 4 commands (press Enter after each line):
   NET STOP msahci
   NET STOP pciide
   NET STOP iaStorV
   NET STOP iaStor
   Copy + paste text between cut & paste lines below in Notepad → save as AHCI_OFF.REG (example) → (double-)click on AHCI_OFF.REG to merge into Registry:

   -----Begin cut & paste here-----
   REGEDIT4
   [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\msahci]
   "Start"=dword:0
   [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\pciide]
   "Start"=dword:0
   [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\iaStorV]
   "Start"=dword:0
   [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\iaStor]
   "Start"=dword:0
   
   ------End cut & paste here------

   This will stop the 4 hardware drivers (not all exist, depending on particular system configuration) that might interfere with Intel AHCI installation.
2. Run intelahci.exe.
3. Reboot.
4. Press Del, Esc, F1, F2, F3, F4 or F8 (see your motherboard documentation for specific key) to enter BIOS setup.
5. Change settings below (if any) to match the values inside square brackets:
   SATA RAID/AHCI Mode [AHCI]
   SATA Port 0-3 Native Mode [Enabled]
6. Reboot again to Windows.
7. Windows should have activated your motherboard built-in Intel ICHx controller and found all your installed SATA hard + optical disks.
8. Open Control Panel.
9. Run "System Properties".
10. Click the "Hardware" tab.
11. Click "Device Manager".
12. Double-click "IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers". You should see a new item: "Intel ICHx SATA AHCI Controller".

• Installer Fix 64-bit for Windows XP Professional SP2/2003 SP1/2003 SP2 64-bit (x64) [4.46 MB].
• Installer Fix 32-bit for Windows XP SP2/XP SP3 32-bit (x86) [804 KB].

• "WINDOWS 9x/NT/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 ESSENTIAL SYSTEM COMPONENTS + ADD-ONS".
• "DIRECTX (DX) ESSENTIAL FREE UPGRADES, FIXES + TOOLS".
• "INTERNET EXPLORER 4/5/6/7/8/9/10 ESSENTIAL FREE FIXES + UPDATES".
• "WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER (WMP) 6/7/8/9/10/11/12 ESSENTIAL FREE FIXES + UPDATES".
• "FREE Windows NT4/2000/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7/8/2012 (NTx) Extras".

• HH MUI Updates [7 - 10 MB].
• WMP9 MUI Updates [2.5 - 6.5 MB].
• MM21 MUI Updates [700 KB - 23 MB].
• MSN WM MUI Updates [1.05 MB].

• "WINDOWS 9x/NT/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 ESSENTIAL SYSTEM COMPONENTS + ADD-ONS".
• "DIRECTX (DX) ESSENTIAL FREE UPGRADES, FIXES + TOOLS".
• "INTERNET EXPLORER 4/5/6/7/8/9/10 ESSENTIAL FREE FIXES + UPDATES".
• "WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER (WMP) 6/7/8/9/10/11/12 ESSENTIAL FREE FIXES + UPDATES".
• "FREE Windows NT4/2000/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7/8/2012 (NTx) Extras".

• XP Professional Advisor.
• XP Home Advisor.