"Windows Update Restored" Project Launched to Support Legacy Operating Systems

[sepheronx]

One week until I leave my twenties behind, I know the feeling

you are young.

 

[Chaitanya]

Mixed feelings.

Make sure you put any old machine behind a solid firewall, all doors closed, such as sophos, pfsense, opensense, etc. Better an airgap.

I tell you what i would like however; the classic windows update concept where i was in control of the updating!

Or better yet, never connect those old PCs to interweb and use a current PC to download updates and scan them for malware before installing them either using a CD or NW share. I have clients who still use Win XP for their industrial tools and those PCs are strictly off the network.

 

[R-T-B]

Harry Truman was President when I was created.

Stop, you're frightening me!

you are young.

Maybe young to you, but not as young as we once were. It's only gonna get worse too, lol.

 

[chrcoluk]

I doubt anyone is going to run these as daily machines, but something fun to do for old memory sake, install windows 95 then update it.

 

[A&P211]

Harry Truman was President when I was created.

Explain to us how you where created.

 

[bobbybluz]

Explain to us how you where created.

I suspect alcohol was a major factor.

 

[Wirko]

NT stood stands for New Technology, right? "New" and "Next" used as brand names age soooo poorly.

Maybe young to you, but not as young as we once were. It's only gonna get worse too, lol.

You're not twice younger anymore!

 

[A&P211]

I suspect alcohol was a major factor.

We need more detail or it didn't happen.

 

[tpa-pr]

I hope nobody uses this as an excuse to run an unsupported OS as their primary...others have already voiced the myriad of things that could go wrong after all.

 

[95Viper]

Alright people... keep it on topic.

 

[Random Dog]

I can't wait until people who make comments with zero value learn that they're wasting everyone's time and find something productive to do with their time instead.

Thanks you!!! Someone needed to say it. I feel like most people don't understand how much this project simplifies updating old versions of Windows. And who cares about security, it's not like you're running a version that old on your main machine.

 

[JAB Creations]

Thanks you!!! Someone needed to say it. I feel like most people don't understand how much this project simplifies updating old versions of Windows. And who cares about security, it's not like you're running a version that old on your main machine.

Well even the latest versions of Windows isn't secure. That being said a lot of people use older versions in some oddball scenarios that you may not have considered. Some people don't want to run an emulator. Some people can't afford to pay for additional software development and their software doesn't work even with compatibility layers. Software is a real mess. And yes, there will be people who say they expect decades of support from the same version of an OS. Security is important though it's not going to stop people from doing what they want or need to do, regardless of whether we agree/comprehend it or not.