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How to Apply MS Updates to Windows XP until 2019

posted by LaminatorX on Sunday May 18 2014, @12:15AM   Printer-friendly
from the Prolonging-the-Inevitable dept.

Anonymous Coward writes:

Over at MSFN Forums, user 'harkaz' has described a simple 3-step method of applying newer Microsoft updates to Windows XP operating systems.
 
He says: "The constraints are entirely artificial. Porting is easy as 1-2-3 ... So Windows XP can have semi-official support until 2019!"

 
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  • (Score: 2) by Angry Jesus on Sunday May 18 2014, @02:57AM

    by Angry Jesus (182) on Sunday May 18 2014, @02:57AM (#44759)

    > I have only seen that happening with government agencies so far, maybe some
    > "businesses" do it too but I have never heard of it.

    Banks with outdated ATM machines [reuters.com]

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  • (Score: 2) by mcgrew on Sunday May 18 2014, @03:41PM

    by mcgrew (701) <publish@mcgrewbooks.com> on Sunday May 18 2014, @03:41PM (#44897) Homepage Journal

    Also, quite a few credit card readers in stores.

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