Category: Geeks r Us
There's an XP hack that's been circulating online that allows 32 bit XP systems to get updates after April 8, 2014. To any of those who intend to use this hack, make sure you have a working and tested backup of your current XP system as it stands. It should update XP until 2019. Unless Microsoft decides to disable it in the near future. Make sure you have Internet Explorer 8 and Windows Media Player 11 if you use Windows Media Player at all.
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/print/9248614/Windows_XP_hack_resurrects_patches_for_retired_OS?taxonomyName=Windows&taxonomyId=125
It is an interesting idea.
Here's the issue as I see it. Even if Microsoft doesn't disable this project, and I see how they'd not need to, the updates Microsoft releases simply don't have to have coding for XP.
If that be the case, how good, or reliable will these updates really be, and will they function properly?
Read the article. I guess if you just hate change and you can keep your computer running.
Personally, I don't understand the refusal to change.
The article suggested financial reasons, but when Windows Vista/7/8 were released, they came in a really low pricing for a good amount of time.
Now, if hardware is unable to run these OS's that hardware will also soon stop working, so upgrading will have to be done.
If you are spending money on new hardware, why are you sticking with XP?
Just some thoughts.
Give up XP already.
if you must make 7 or 8.1 look like Xp in the start menu or screen department, there are ways to do so.
I have an XP box that well fr frankly, i'm gonna get the OS off the drive, make sure the drives are empty and sel the hardware.
I read this the other day, though on a different site, and would like to try it on my Pavilion. I would only use it in emergencies (if anything happened to my other machines), and for ocr scanning, printing and embossing. It will be interesting to see how the updates work.
To forereel,
I'll partially disagree with the hardware not working and wanting to keep XP on it.
I've got an older laptop that works jsut fine, 2 giz single core with 2 gigs ram. It currently has XP.
I can either put Linux on it which is what I might end up doing, or 7 which will take up more space.
I've got another system a bit newer, a laptop, unsure the speed of the processor, but I know it has 512 mb ram. Unsure how much ram it can take at its max.
This system came with XP Home as default. I know as it stands it won't run 7 at all. but that can be changed, hopefully.
I read the how to on applying this patch. it seems very complicated and i'll admit I was lost when reading it.
Do not, and I repeat, do not, do, this!
these updates are for windows imbedded, and windows server 2003. they are
not for windows XP strictly speaking, and thus, any of them, at any time could
utterly fuck your system.
Again, these updates are not XP compatible, are not tested against XP, and you
shouldn't do this, because of the long term conflicts that could arise as a result,
and because you've basically got no way of knowing what hacked updates will
and won't work.
I can understand someone not going to another operating system for financial reasons (no matter how little an option costs, it might still be out of someone's range).
However, this sounds like a really hazardous option. It's not meant for xp and it's not sanctioned by anyone. Plus it sounds difficult to implement.
My advice would be to reduce your risks by taking the usual precautions (don't open suspicious looking emails, stay away from well-known sites that carry risk (wharas, (is that what it's called?)) etc. etc and don't be chagrined if more and more sites are beyond your ability to use..
In short, an xp machine is by no means dead, now it's just rather limited in what you can do with it.
Just my opinion.
Bob
Honestly, I don't see how this is difficult to do. You just copy the code, save it as a .reg file and run it, saving it to the registry. That, or you can download a tweek for it. This is where I found the story.
http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/registry-hack-enables-free-windows-xp-security-updates-until-2019
As for whether it's safe or advisable, what's been said on here does make sense. So only do this on an experimental machine, one where you don't save or use important information.
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, I'm not sure where why you disagree.
You said yourself one of your computers will not run Windows 7?
That was what I was referring to.
Some have perfectly fine working computers that don't have the jump/power to run Vist and up, so they are stuck with XP, or upgrading completely.
Now, depending on where the person lives, this could be difficult.
If that person lives in the US/Europe, this can be done, and even for a really low price.
About 200 dollars can do this. That would be a new computer with a late running OS.
Perhaps instead of working so hard to keep XP, the person might put that energy in to locating the 200 dollars?
Now, it that person has a powerfull machine, it can be upgraded just with the OS.
To forereel,
I over-analyzed your post when I was reading it. I took some of the words in the post the wrong way since I was half asleep when I replied to it. One nice thing, if the laptop can end up running Win 7, it will be more stable and it can be updated, though it will take up more space on the hard drive.
well tiff i wasn't aware that's how its done just copyin the code.
either way i still wouldn't do this. bad idea.
Seems like a bit of space on the hard drive is worth the space if your OS is going to be stable?
But, people will have reasons why they can't or won't upgrade, and this is why this program is created.
Maybe it works, but if it doesn't, the people have created more of an issue than a bit of space used on a hard drive.
I wouldn't do this at all; just upgrade your computer or get another one. This isn't safe.
I wouldn't go so far as to say it isn't safe as I don't know this first hand. however, I will say that since it is untested from MS for windows XP that runs on a computer, its one of those do as at your own risk things.
I wouldn't dare do this at all, because you could seriously fuck something up real quick, especially if you are dealing with anything in the registry. that sort a stuff is way the hell over my head anyway. I've never even tried to do anything regarding it because, asI said, if something goes wrong, your screwed.
Not really. You can back it up.
I'd not say it was not safe, I just agree with John.