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A little system fu found via the K-meleon forum (http://kmeleon.sourceforge.net/forum/read.php?12,127799)...

• Getting XP updates
  http://www.sebijk.com/community/board15 ... p-updates/

• Microsoft Warns Against Hack Allowing XP to Receive Updates
  http://www.maximumpc.com/microsoft_warn ... dates_2014

And so it can be said that I'm beating a dead horse, here's a thorough breakdown of options available...

• What to do after Windows XP dies in April 2014?
  http://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/wind ... -life.html

Quick update: those weary of touching the Windows system registry to perform the hack referred above, can now use pXc's DotNET v.3.5 XP Update Extender...

• [b]http://pxc-coding.com/portfolio/xp-update-extender/[/b] author wrote:XP Update Extender allows you to receive updates for Windows XP until 2019. Therefore all it does is to set a registry key pretending to be a version of XP Embedded called "POSReady". It does not modify any system files.

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About XP Update Extender, if you're running Windows XP, is it likely that you're running the bloated .NET 3.5 framework?

Might as well manually do the registry hack.

freakazoid wrote:Might as well manually do the registry hack.

• I rather agree that this is really overkill, but... variety is the spice of life.

Marginally related piece of news:

• The US Navy's warfare systems command just paid millions to stay on Windows XP
  http://www.itworld.com/article/2939255/

EDIT: the update tip post from Ghacks.net:

• How to get security updates for Windows XP until April 2019
  http://www.ghacks.net/2014/05/24/get-se ... pril-2019/

Because it isn't included in SP3, this maverick update might prove to be essential:

• Windows Update 3.0 for Windows XP
  https://www.techpowerup.com/download/wi ... indows-xp/

Windows XP Pro x64 is a different beast altogether but, just in case, there are two fairly recent updates lists:

• XP x64 post-mortem updates
  http://wp.xin.at/xp-x64-post-mortem-updates

• Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Patches
  https://www.manageengine.com/products/d ... dates.html

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[url]http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/feature/2467720/7-reasons-windows-xp-refuses-to-die/page/7[/url] author wrote:Windows XP still works for many organisations. So why change? In many ways Microsoft made the platform too good. It’s stood the test of time, runs smoothly, doesn’t have glaring errors or bizarre quirks, and has become so integral to how businesses operate that ditching it seems unthinkable.

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