Free security updates for Windows XP until 2019

28-05-2014 10:00PM #1

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 · 29-05-2014 01:01AM

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

Fysh · 29-05-2014 06:00AM

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 · 29-05-2014 10:50AM

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

ethernet · 29-05-2014 05:34PM

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

PropJoe10 · 26-06-2014 12:25PM

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 · 27-06-2014 11:39AM

Forget about XP and either move to 7 or 8.1.

Free security updates for Windows XP until 2019

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