Since 2013 I have entrusted those functions to Windows 7. Microsoft's loose adherence to its standards for Windows XP Embedded POSReady 2009 is a gentle hint to use Linux, I think.įootnote: I DO NOT use XP for any purposes where privacy and confidentiality are vital, such as online banking. Windows XP security support ends Tuesday and until now, most of the public hand-wringing over XP’s end-of-life has been about the potential for malware outbreaks against unpatched.
I am debating whether to continue with Windows 10 or go with Linux. My current system is an HP Mini laptop with 2 GB Ram, 1.6 GHZ Intel Atom processor. I am a Windows user since 98SE edition and have been loving XP for 2 decades and still use it. The only trouble with Windows XP is that web browser standards are leaving me behind but Mozilla Firefox ESR 45.9 (with NoScript 5.1.8.6, HttpsEverywhere and DecentralEyes) still gives me access to everything I want to to see. Answer (1 of 25): My experience with XP is given below. I admire young ladies in their sexy underwear (and sometimes without) at play with their gentlemen friends in the safe surroundings of Sandboxie 3.76. Everything that can is run under DropMyRights.
Agnitum Outpost Firewall Pro 9.3 HIPS is silent even though its security is set to Maximum. Neither have MBAE 1.12.1.109, OSArmor 1.4.3, Comodo Memory Firewall 2.0.4.20 or Avast alerted me to anything untoward, nor scans by SuperAntiSpyware and Malwarebytes Antimalware 2.
I have not observed any intrusion or malware effects while running Windows XP POSReady on my pre-SSE2 AMD Athlon XP 3000+ powered system. Standards at Microsoft? Not when expediency rules it seems. Different support teams enforced their own standards. In August 2018, Microsoft silently ceased to support Windows XP Embedded POSReady 2009 for pre-SSE2 processors, except for the updates for Internet Explorer. With POSReady reaching the end of support, the flow of these security updates will likewise come to an end.įacing facts, the death of Windows XP should be welcome at this juncture-ZDNet's Jason Perlow declared in 2017 that " If you're still using Windows XP, you're a menace to society,"
Microsoft dissuaded users from doing this, stating that they "do not fully protect Windows XP customers," though no attempt was apparently made to prevent users from using this hack. Counting this edition, Windows XP is the longest-lived version of Windows ever-a record that is unlikely to be beaten.ĭespite the nominal end of support for Windows XP five years ago, the existence of POSReady 2009 allowed users to receive security updates on Windows XP Home and Professional SP3 through the use of a registry hack. Extended support for Windows Embedded POSReady 2009-the last supported version of Windows based on Windows XP-ended on April 9, 2019, marking the final end of the Windows NT 5.1 product line after 17 years, 7 months, and 16 days.