Access exFAT partitions from Windows XP

December 23, 2008 by Snakefoot | 19 Comments

Updated: 18 October 2010

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1. EP says:

   5 February 2009 at 8:51

   Microsoft has recently posted the KB955704 update which now gives WinXP users FULL read/write access to exFAT volumes. Read about the update here:
   http://support.microsoft.com/kb/955704

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2. Snakefoot says:

   5 February 2009 at 20:52

   EP wrote:

   Microsoft has recently posted the KB955704 update which now gives WinXP users FULL read/write access to exFAT volumes.

   Thank you for telling ! I have now updated the article.

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3. EP says:

   14 September 2009 at 22:22

   Microsoft has recently released the KB955704 updates for Windows XP 64bit edition and all editions of Windows Server 2003.

   Windows Server 2003 KB955704 Update (32bit edition)

   Windows Server 2003 KB955704 Update (64bit edition)

   Windows XP KB955704 Update (64bit edition)

   These were posted at Microsoft Download Center on August 25, 2009, barely 7 months after releasing the KB955704 update for 32bit editions of Windows XP.

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4. Nikunj Patel says:

   18 October 2010 at 13:22

   this is not working .
   when i create exfat registry then save to exfat.reg and run this registry gives the error cannot import this registry.
   this registry is binary version.

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5. Snakefoot says:

   18 October 2010 at 13:26

   Nikunj Patel wrote:
   when i create exfat registry then save to exfat.reg and run this registry gives the error cannot import this registry.

   Did you see the link to the official exFat driver for Windows XP ? (Btw. updated the registry script to include regedit version)

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6. polocanada says:

   17 July 2011 at 19:57

   This older driver works on my Windows XP (SP2). The official driver from Microsoft (KB955704) released same year but few months later doesn't even work. Thank you.

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   1. Steve Valvona says:

      16 May 2016 at 11:04

      Hi polocanda. I have XP sp3 but also need exFAT capability the 33 bit microsoft download says it will not install on my PC and I don't seen to be able to get my hands on an older copy (the one you say works on your XP sp2).

      Any chance of you being able to provide me with a copy (or direct me to one). Thanks a million.

7. Luis says:

   6 February 2016 at 17:46

   Microsoft has stopped providing the exFAT for XP. Web pages to KB955704 are not accessible. Link from orgfree to .sys and .dll is not working. Only solution is to copy exFAT files out of Vista and use as directed in this article.

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8. OSmc says:

   25 March 2016 at 16:58

   I have tried as Luis says, but isn't working (XP w/o service pack). Could you link to those files?

   Best regards

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9. Bryce says:

   18 May 2016 at 3:08

   anyone else know where we can find either a copy of the XP 32bit official update or the hack files that were previously hosted at the link above? Yes there's some of us still desperately trying to cling to XP :)

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10. Norbert says:

    5 June 2016 at 9:06

    Bryce -
    I know its a pain in the ass to find it. I've had hard time to find it to use on a business PC which is still an XP.
    So here you go (ENU) - http://tinyurl.com/KB955704x86

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    1. David says:

       13 August 2016 at 20:25

       Norbert, does the file from your link work for XP Pro SP2 32 bit? Thanks!

    2. David says:

       13 August 2016 at 23:40

       So far it does! Thanks!

    3. Paul Walling says:

       22 September 2016 at 14:38

       Norbert - Thanks so much for the link. Worked fine with XP SP3 on a very old Compaq laptop.

    4. Bo says:

       23 March 2017 at 23:42

       thanks for the link .. perfect

    5. Samuel C says:

       3 January 2018 at 6:29

       Thank you very much. It works now on my 2004 Portege laptop!

11. Wayne says:

    19 June 2016 at 0:50

    Bryce,
    Running WinXP SP3 and trying to read a SanDisk Extreme PRO 64Gb card. KB955704x86 worked perfectly with no issues.

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12. Bo says:

    23 March 2017 at 23:40

    I tried everything I knew.. found that the EXFAT patch is no longer available from MS or WINDOWS ..

    Thanks for the link above.. perfect .. now my 54 and 128 microSD cards are readable ..

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13. GK says:

    5 August 2017 at 14:18

    Thanks for the update patch. SunDisk Extreme 64GB (U3) can be read well on a Win XP 32 bit (SP3) laptop.

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