#4827222

TheDeeGee

2014-05-28 09:58

They should have pulled the plug on XP all together. People been given time enough to upgrade.

#4827227

rl66

2014-05-28 10:05

it's like the dx10 hack on XP: it work but M$ cannot support it... almost normal position.

#4827228

CrazY_Milojko

2014-05-28 10:06

My experience/impressions with this Windows XP update registry tweaks here

#4827230

rl66

2014-05-28 10:09

They should have pulled the plug on XP all together. People been given time enough to upgrade.

for the bank it wasn't possible as they have not released the tool fast enough (this is why most of the cash machine are still on XP). this is why M$ extand xp support on those.

#4827511

schmidtbag

2014-05-28 15:37

So.... MS thinks you'll remain MORE secure on an officially unsupported OS than a hacked version designed to keep up in an environment where hacking, malware, and thievery is more likely to happen (compared to at home)? I know they're desperate to get people to leave XP alone but this is ridiculous.

#4827707

Fender178

2014-05-28 18:43

If I were using XP I would just use a different Web browser than IE8. Also another reason why MS says to avoid this update hack is because the updates might not be 100% compatible and could cause a problem. Because of different code in the kernel. Xp Vs Windows Embedded POS Ready 2009 vs Server 2003.

#4827723

Denial

2014-05-28 18:58

So.... MS thinks you'll remain MORE secure on an officially unsupported OS than a hacked version designed to keep up in an environment where hacking, malware, and thievery is more likely to happen (compared to at home)? I know they're desperate to get people to leave XP alone but this is ridiculous.

No, they are simply covering their ass. If some stupid network manager decides they can get continued support this way and a year from now loses multiple machines due to some issue they can't come back and attack Microsoft.

#4827787

tsunami231

2014-05-28 20:00

for the bank it wasn't possible as they have not released the tool fast enough (this is why most of the cash machine are still on XP). this is why M$ extand xp support on those.

like i been saying all these years alot places still use XP, and those people that have no choice to update the OS are gona use a OS that works similar which will probably be win7 and alot business are not willing to update there os every 2 years or so cause cost to much to do it let alone retrain people costing them more. MS doesnt exactly help with the way the handle things. or try to force feed people changes.

#4827805

ManofGod

2014-05-28 20:24

POSReady 2009 is a heavily locked down OS designed specifically for Point of Sale Ready machines. Seems just like on most other forums, those who know the least about this yell the loudest. XP updates are dead. POS Ready 2009 and XP are 2 different OS's. Of course, it is your computer, do whatever you want, just do not come crying to Microsoft when you broke your machine with a non compatible update.