Windows XP.

[Teddy2002]

Imagine being able to create your own security update for Windows XP. Is that even possible? If so someone has to teach me! 

[emosun]

It's possible but you can already just run windows 10 and run XP in a vm which essentially allows you to run the OS on a computer in a safe manner if connected to the internet and doing less than smart browsing.

As far as the machine being isolated from the internet it wouldnt need a security update , or if the machine is connected to the internet on a small network but not actually browsing or transferring unmonitored data then it also wouldnt need security updates.

[AMD A10-9600P]

It's definitely possible for someone to do, but that's not to say it will ever happen. It would be extremely complicated to do, and wouldn't be worth it. It would be much less secure than an official update, as it would be likely that there would only be one or two people working on it, rather than the entire teams that Microsoft would dedicate to this purpose.

 

Basically, yes it's possible to do, but it won't happen.

[Murasaki]

You're saying it like its something easy to do like making a hello world application... thats not something an average joe can do.

[Alexeygridnev1993]

Well, Windows XP source code has been leaked almost entirely by now, so, it is possible to patch some security holes and recompile the system. You need to be a kernel developer for that though.

[SansVarnic]

-= Topic moved to Windows =-

 

 

 

2 hours ago, Teddy2002 said:

If so someone has to teach me! 

There is a multitude of self-learning tools you can use we have a whole thread dedicated to listing resources you can use.

 

 

[Teddy2002]

Is it possible to create your own security updates for Windows XP? If so how?

[Spotty]

Threads merged. Please don't post the same question multiple times.

[Teddy2002]

On 4/3/2021 at 11:49 AM, emosun said:

It's possible but you can already just run windows 10 and run XP in a vm which essentially allows you to run the OS on a computer in a safe manner if connected to the internet and doing less than smart browsing.

As far as the machine being isolated from the internet it wouldnt need a security update , or if the machine is connected to the internet on a small network but not actually browsing or transferring unmonitored data then it also wouldnt need security updates.

I do that a lot