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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 umafuckitt on Sunday May 18 2014, @02:37PM

    by umafuckitt (20) on Sunday May 18 2014, @02:37PM (#44878)

    Well... Exactly. It's cheaper than a new computer. A Linux install is now pretty straightforward for many distros. With the right install guide a lot of beginners could likely do it.

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