I run XP Pro 32 bit, applied the registry patch as per the link
below and am getting the updates on every Patch Tuesday for two
machines, one an HP, the other a Lenovo. No problems so far. Good
until 2019 according to the links below.
Windows XP fixes flaws for free if you turn PCs into CASH REGISTERS
German tinkerer finds a workaround for the XPocalypse
By Richard Chirgwin, 26 May 2014
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/05/26/german_tinkerer_gets_around_xpocalypse/
The site with the registry patch for XP Pro 32 bit and 64 bit are
here
http://www.sebijk.com/community/board15-other/board73-tutorials/2985-getting-xp-updates/
On 06-Oct-14 6:24 AM, J R FOX wrote:
I don't know if this was ever mentioned here, but I read
something online a few months back that requires confirmation,
but it did sound intriguing. The gist of it was that some
companies had arranged for continued security patches for XP
on some sort of subscription basis. This was supposedly under
wraps and not being publicized. The point being that some
companies had a way to extend their (safe) use of XP. The
question was, just _where_ were these "Patches AFTER the
Products Announced End-of-Life" obtainable ? And the piece I
read at least implied that someone had cracked the
availability for these -- for all.