Free security updates for Windows XP until 2019

Read this article earlier today on how to continue to receive updates for Windows XP until 2019 (link below)


https://uk.news.yahoo.com/free-security-updates-windows-xp-until-2019-091416266.html#p06MNke


I have not tried myself so I cannot say if it actually works but thought I would post this up if someone was interested.

Overheal

Handy. Though I pray for the Luddite who is still running XP

Fysh

Well, if you want to trust that your client edition of XP has the exact same attack surface as the Embedded version and that patches for the Embedded version will always work for the client version in the same way, you could try this.

I wouldn't go near it, myself. Sounds like asking for trouble, especially if it's for a work/production system where uptime guarantees are required...

PropJoe10

Might try this in an XP VM and see if it works at all. Sounds extremely dodgy to me though!

ethernet

Handy if you're desperate but how long before an update bricks your system?!

PropJoe10

Tried this on a virtual machine and it pulls in a few updates, one for Internet Explorer 8 and a couple of base OS updates. No problems so far with it. There will be fewer updates for XP Embedded than there would have been for XP because its a more bare-bones OS anyway, but the updates received may be helpful. Although theres always a risk, as an unsuitable update could brick your XP system. Wondering if its really worth the risk or not.

200motels

Forget about XP and either move to 7 or 8.1.