Install Ruby and Git For Windows on Windows XP, howto

Here's how to install the last binary releases, of both Ruby and Git for Windows, which work on 32-bit Windows XP (SP3):

• Install RubyInstaller.org's binary for Ruby, version 2.0.0-p648 (but don't download from this link; it's for reference, only):
  
  
  • Download and execute the asset, rubyinstaller-2.0.0-p648.exe from column RubyInstallers, on the RubyInstaller archives webpage.
  
  
  • This is the last binary version of RubyInstaller to support 32-bit Windows XP.
    
  
  
  • I identified it by trial-and-error.
    


• Install Git for Windows:
  
  
  • Download and execute the asset, Git-2.10.0-32-bit.exe containing version 2.10.0.
  
  
  • This is the last binary version to support 32-bit Windows XP, per the Git for Windows FAQ.

Copyright (c) 2018 Mark D. Blackwell.