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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: 4, Interesting) by bradley13 on Sunday May 18 2014, @09:29AM

    by bradley13 (3053) on Sunday May 18 2014, @09:29AM (#44813) Homepage Journal

    We also have an XP-based POS system in house. I also have an upgrade planned: Linux Mint. Properly configured, works pretty much like XP. It happens that our POS software has a Linux version; even if it didn't, many POS solutions will run just fine under Wine.

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  • (Score: 2, Interesting) by agentcooper on Sunday May 18 2014, @11:13AM

    by agentcooper (460) on Sunday May 18 2014, @11:13AM (#44828)

    What POS software are you using? Have you already moved over to Linux or are you still testing?

    I have a number of customers on Micros who are finally ready to consider an alternative but are very cautious.

  • (Score: 1) by Freeman on Monday May 19 2014, @10:45PM

    by Freeman (732) on Monday May 19 2014, @10:45PM (#45412) Journal

    Most definitely the correct upgrade path. I work at a Library and I switched our dozen or so EEE-PC 1000HE Netbooks to Linux. It was the only logical path for us as we didn't have the cash to just up and get a dozen or so new Laptops.

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