Re: W2K issues; hitherto unknown SP "5" (was Re: W2K - Harry has it!)

[Neville nev@xxxxxxxx]

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/?s=a6fcdcc59528e6c8a6239d4779c3cb46f92f9924

  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.