Windows Community Working On Service Pack 4 For XP

[Fulgrim]

 

Microsoft ended support for Windows XP in April of this year meaning no more security updates or OS patches. Despite the end of support Windows XP is still incredibly popular in the business sector such as on company PCs and even on ATMs, the latest figures suggest about 25% of PCs worldwide run XP. This high usage means that there is still an interest in making XP work, so it isn’t surprising that the Windows community is working on updating XP itself and there are even plans for an unofficial service pack 4.

 

Windows XP’s “Unofficial” Service Pack 4 will be developed by Ryan VanderMeulen who has a long track record of releasing fixes for Windows operating systems. The unofficial service pack includes many updates for Microsoft POSReady 2009, which is essentially the embedded version of Windows XP, as well as some custom updates and tweaks.

 

“Windows XP Unofficial SP4 is a cumulative update rollup for Windows XP (x86). It can be applied to a live Windows XP system which has SP1, at minimum, installed or it can be slipstreamed (integrated) in any Windows XP installation media,” the developer says in the description of its pack….It includes updates for most Windows XP components, including MCE and Tablet PC. Request-only hotfixes have been included. Currently, Microsoft .NET Frameworks 4.0, 3.5, 1.1 and 1.0 (Tablet PC only) are included in the Windows XP SP4 package. You can also scan for POSReady updates, because the POSReady trick has been included. In addition, all post-eol updates for .NET Framework 1.1, 3.5 and 4.0 until May 2014 have been included.” States the developer Ryan VanderMeulen.

 

The unofficial Windows XP update project isn’t new, it has been in the works since late 2013, though it has only started to gain popularity and recognition since Microsoft ended support in April. Unofficial patches have been rolled out in May, June, July and August so far. You can download the unofficial Service Pack 4 here.

 

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[juretrn]

That's great and all...

But if you're an end-user and still using XP, may God have mercy on your soul.

[Mo5]

If you still have XP on your PC and don't want to update (to 7 or 8) just do the POS hack

[Fulgrim]

That's great and all...

But if you're an end-user and still using XP, may God have mercy on your soul.

I still use XP on the laptop i gave my mum. She is terribad with tech, be it hardware or software. XP is the first OS she's used and she can't seem to understand anything else, i tried getting her to use Linux, as all she ever does is browse the web but she complains about it and refuses to use the laptop unless it has XP on it.

[ShadowCaptain]

That's great and all...

But if you're an end-user and still using XP, may God have mercy on your soul.

[Levent]

i wont be surprised if microsoft sues this guy 

[Kilerbomb]

[juretrn]

I still use XP on the laptop i gave my mum. She is terribad with tech, be it hardware or software. XP is the first OS she's used and she can't seem to understand anything else, i tried getting her to use Linux, as all she ever does is browse the web but she complains about it and refuses to use the laptop unless it has XP on it.

Maybe trick her into Linux? There are skins for Linux that look just like XP I believe (or was that 7?). 

For your average mom, there will be no difference...

[RH00D]

Personally, I'd like to see them working on a Service Pack 3 for Windows 95. B)

[Speedbird]

Now that's great news. I plan on using XP for my backup rig.

[terrytek]

@tmcclelland455 would love this.

[flibberdipper]

@tmcclelland455 would love this.

Meh. I'd actually much rather use Vista or newer, unless the newest OS the hardware is supported by is XP.

[Xorbot]

"From my cold, dead, digital hands."

[Raid]

Anyone remember the Unofficial 98SE Service Pack? Anyone remember how it was a piece of shit which only worked with the english-only version of 98SE and had several bugs and severe incompatibilities with hardware and software due to being a community patch and thus largely untested?

Yea, I have a feeling this will be much like that one.

[kuddlesworth9419]

Just install Linux at this point. No one should use XP it's a dangerous idea.

[Fulgrim]

Just install Linux at this point. No one should use XP it's a dangerous idea.

Some people don't like giving up things they like.

[kuddlesworth9419]

Some people don't like giving up things they like.

It's no longer a safe OS.

[Fulgrim]

It's no longer a safe OS.

My statement still stands.

[ForsakenLive]

I found tons of modded windows updates and versions that have hidden data collection and that take a small amount of your hardware resources and Internet connection to use the PCs with the software as a massive cluster by the developer. I personally know a guy that made a pirated version himself and added all these features, then start giving it away for free to people, those lent their copies with more people and so on. Finally he ended up with a couple thousands PCs at his mercy.

Be careful with what crap you put on your OS!

[Notional]

Oh just let it die already... It's a half rotten body on artificial lifesupport, with braindeath. Let it go. What's wrong with you people?

[Ryan Leech]

Cool I might reinstall after hearing this

[Technous285]

Oh just let it die already... It's a half rotten body on artificial lifesupport, with braindeath. Let it go. What's wrong with you people?

Tell that to the folks who have software that runs ONLY on XP (or even older) and there's NO viable alternatives that runs on 7 or newer without replacing their whole setup and manually recreating the databases for the new software (which is the biggest time-sink and money-sink for those folks). And even then quite often there's no viable replacements at all anyway.

[Heisenbleurgh]

[Eniqmatic]

If you still have XP on your PC and don't want to update (to 7 or 8) just do the POS hack

What's the Piece of S**t hack?

 

Just joking, XP used to be a beast. Sometimes.

[terrytek]

Cool I might reinstall after hearing this

Which system? Your Pentium D system?

 

What's the Piece of S**t hack?

 

Just joking, XP used to be a beast. Sometimes.

It was a very good OS back in its day.