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Update KB4494528 spoils Windows Installer.

oh no, doing so you'll never know if MS will give an update for POSReady2009 in next years as they did it in 2017 about Wannacry for XP after 3 years of EOS

no, I'll still build browsers weekly.

A visit to the Microsoft Update Catalog and searching for "POSReady" yields 319 results. Excluding two listed updates that are for POSReady 7 and allowing for three of the remaining 317 updates having multiple files linked on their download popup page results in a folder with 321 update packages. Obviously some of these are probably supserseded. Is this a "complete" archive of all the updates, or have some of them been "disappeared" over time?

I'm almost sad to report, all 14 installed without incident. sniff sniff...I'm going to miss the excitement of troubleshooting these things with you guys.

Last and Final patch tuesday for POSReady 2009! Today is one of the most mournful days in PC industry as we are saying goodbye to Windows XP support. We will remember Windows XP as most stable, reliable and friendly OS ever made. But we will of course continue to use Windows XP as long as possible. Direct links for POSReady 2009 updates (13 updates, English only) and IE8 cumulative critical security update (English): http://download.windowsupdate.com/d/msdownload/update/software/uprl/2019/03/windowsxp-kb4487990-x86-embedded-enu_8a1f84ccfc4cdcb9536864fa91ae82ef62cb3e79.exe http://download.windowsupdate.com/c/msdownload/update/software/secu/2019/03/windowsxp-kb4491443-x86-embedded-enu_38dcb7ca4adee2236e202651b1a9feff15123fc5.exe http://download.windowsupdate.com/c/msdownload/update/software/secu/2019/03/windowsxp-kb4493563-x86-embedded-enu_b7acbe01322ca903c920fa8a85328057ba2d9703.exe http://download.windowsupdate.com/c/msdownload/update/software/secu/2019/03/windowsxp-kb4493790-x86-embedded-enu_e078da675e389cbfaba2354eae8040e438a42476.exe http://download.windowsupdate.com/d/msdownload/update/software/secu/2019/03/windowsxp-kb4493793-x86-embedded-enu_c238b0eab410f55d9b8fdc7485eba2ba0459559a.exe http://download.windowsupdate.com/d/msdownload/update/software/secu/2019/03/windowsxp-kb4493794-x86-embedded-enu_89c4913943e563851bd4c458f222aee21edb7bb3.exe http://download.windowsupdate.com/c/msdownload/update/software/secu/2019/03/windowsxp-kb4493795-x86-embedded-enu_9a084800b33b40776da30e70293cccfe4b0342f5.exe http://download.windowsupdate.com/c/msdownload/update/software/secu/2019/03/windowsxp-kb4493796-x86-embedded-enu_92495fc42b0bf0fd51baa584af55f02b7d8deaa5.exe http://download.windowsupdate.com/d/msdownload/update/software/secu/2019/03/windowsxp-kb4493797-x86-embedded-enu_40d780178b80a6bd6b4398ca1ca3e47973997b0b.exe http://download.windowsupdate.com/c/msdownload/update/software/secu/2019/03/windowsxp-kb4493927-x86-embedded-enu_4123fcdc99a7976cd5791f78536a0585e0264462.exe http://download.windowsupdate.com/c/msdownload/update/software/secu/2019/03/windowsxp-kb4494059-x86-embedded-enu_58109e2522cd4e5b41840ce5d24931d52e421f72.exe http://download.windowsupdate.com/c/msdownload/update/software/secu/2019/04/windowsxp-kb4494528-x86-embedded-enu_77ead5923f0753b90d935f2d6546886b063a6fe1.exe http://download.windowsupdate.com/d/msdownload/update/software/secu/2019/03/windowsxp-kb4495022-x86-embedded-enu_6fce82c569aa5a6af6ff63769b2e901032d401ee.exe http://download.windowsupdate.com/d/msdownload/update/software/secu/2019/03/ie8-windowsxp-kb4493435-x86-embedded-enu_1029e7193ca4b683d1d0c1996bc7c66f1a2ae37f.exe

Adobe Flash Player 32.0.0.171 has been released today (confirmed working with Windows XP SP3/Windows XP x64 SP2) Internet Explorer ActiveX: http://fpdownload.adobe.com/get/flashplayer/pdc/32.0.0.171/install_flash_player_ax.exe Mozilla Firefox NPAPI (also for Opera Presto/Google Chrome 44 and earlier): http://fpdownload.adobe.com/get/flashplayer/pdc/32.0.0.171/install_flash_player.exe Google Chrome 45 through 49 PPAPI: http://fpdownload.adobe.com/get/flashplayer/pdc/32.0.0.171/install_flash_player_ppapi.exe

EoS is nothing more than End of Support... XP Forever!

They probably do know, but they don't care and now won't fix it, although I'm assuming Office 2010 is supported until next year. They would just say that none of their software is now supported on Windows XP, even if it was when it was originally released. I doubt that Office was ever officially supported on POSReady 2009, as that OS variant wasn't designed for that sort of use in the first place!

For me it did. I couldn't install the other (good) Office 2010 update until I removed it.

Not quite a blue screen, possibly one happened but was missed. Here we have a large building offering the choice to boot into Safe Mode.

Really?

Same scenario to report here I'm afraid. Complete failure of Office with KB4462223 installed. I also had a problem uninstalling it, with the very helpful "Uninstall failed due to an unknown error" message. Uninstalling KB4494528 fixed that. It is in fact preventing any modifications to the Office installation being made, with the equally unhelpful "The Configuration changes were not made" message! I hope that's fixed if it has completely hosed the Windows Installer! Just for the record, I was getting two error messages logged. In the Windows Application log from MsiInstaller "Failed to connect to server. Error: 0x80080005". In the Windows System log from DCOM "The server {000C101C-0000-0000-C000-000000000046} did not register with DCOM within the required timeout."

@sparty411 @Vistaboy These news would also be reported here. With 2 other services disabled (no longer useful) the OS should also be more responsive.

My thoughts exactly. I'll keep automatic updates turned on for now.

Update: Moved to the Intel i7-6950x processor, which apparently uses the same container driver. Works great. The operating system is the same as post 1, except I'm using the newer .net framework package from tomasz86 12252016, and for the graphics card I'm now using BWC's nVidia 359.06 for the video and 355.6 for the audio. HFSLIP_2000 with 7.6 AHCI driver also installs and runs well. I'll test more with that later, but in the meantime here's how 8.9g AHCI from Blackwingcat and UUR from tomasz86 perform with Physical Address Extension: This is the highest CrystalMark score I've reached--oddly enough with hyperthreading enabled--higher even than 64-bit XP on NVMe.

Well..it's actually been 5 years since XP's end of life. However, I'll continue to use it for my old programs and hardware. It continues to do the job it was designed to do, so in my eyes it's not any more obsolete than it was 5 years ago. I just bought a brand new all in one HP printer back in August that is compatible with Windows XP, as are many printers and hardware devices being sold on the market. It's like my checkbook...there are still useful situations I use that for too!

I think Microsoft's new policy is "supported until we break it!" Forget about counting on quality assurance. Look at Windows 10. Microsoft Bug Testers Unionized. Then They Were Dismissed

I explained it in the first post of this 3D. There is also an image that shows that the download of the executable file is blocked.

I think The Verge article is fake news. It is only that Microsoft does not stuck new feature but fix the defective of Windows 10. [The VERGE] It is a Fake News about "Microsoft confirms you really, really don’t need to ‘safely remove’ USB flash drives anymore" http://blog.livedoor.jp/blackwingcat/archives/1981305.html Microsoft confirms you really, really don’t need to ‘safely remove’ USB flash drives anymore - The Verge https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/8/18300734/microsoft-safely-remove-eject-usb-flash-drive-not-needed-windows-10

Because AVG has built a wide community over the years and people are not willing to change. You can say that they are the same company, you can say that the definitions are the same as well as the engine, but some people (the average user) won't listen as he doesn't know and he doesn't want to know. In other words, instead of taking the risk to picture themselves as the "evil company who bought and destroyed my favourite antivirus" they just ship Avast with an AVG UI and guess what? The average user is happy.

Two new Office 2010 updates today. 4462223 replaces previously released security update 4462174. Naturally it updates MSO.DLL so I was suspicious and didn't install it. 4464520 "resolves a remote code execution vulnerability that exists when the Microsoft Office Access Connectivity Engine incorrectly handles objects in memory," according to M$. However, I couldn't install it via Microsoft Update. Now trying a manual download & install; stay tuned.... Edit: Manual install failed also. The update seems to be failing when trying to access a Microsoft server

At https://www.win-raid.com/t4035f45-Windows-XP-SP-bit-and-modern-PC-parts.html you can see the whole thread. I tried to build a complete new acpi.sys for XP because I know, that the very first version of Vista Longhorn April 2005 had the same problem with ACPI, because based on ACPI 1.b. Later versions of Vista learns new vocabulary, 14 pieces from ACPI 2.0. This I tried to teach them XP acpi.sys also. But it needs so much time and I can do this kind of fun only in my holidays. Read the thread at Fernando. The latest Bios for the APEX X motherboard does not need any more than those 3 files, no need to change Bios! But other manufactures BIOS are worse. By the way, the clock changed in newer chipsets. Until now, I do not see a XP Bios, with working clock z370, z390 and ACPI. So, you need also hal.dll for clock and intelppm.sys for powermanagment C1, C2..states Dietmar

I don't think I've ever had success using the built in auto update functionality. (At least, not recently). To ensure I have the latest version I always use the "current" links. While you could argue the SHA2 won't run on SP1 or SP2, I have no reason to run anything older than SP3. For example, my HP all-in-one printer that I bought a few months ago requires a minimum of SP3 along with Internet Explorer 8. https://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/flashplayer/latest/help/install_flash_player_ax.exe https://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/flashplayer/latest/help/install_flash_player.exe https://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/flashplayer/latest/help/install_flash_player_ppapi.exe https://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/current/support/uninstall_flash_player.exe Windows XP will be supported straight through the end of Flash Player support next year, so there's no risk of downloading a new version that incompatible with Windows XP. Adobe itself said as much in its July 25, 2017 press release Flash & The Future of Interactive Content. "Adobe will continue to support Flash on a number of major OSs and browsers that currently support Flash content through the planned EOL. This will include issuing regular security patches, maintaining OS and browser compatibility and adding features and capabilities as needed. We remain fully committed to working with partners, including Apple, Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Mozilla to maintain the security and compatibility of Flash content." I never recommend the SHA1 links with the embedded version numbers because they go dead as soon as a new version is released. Such as http://fpdownload.adobe.com/get/flashplayer/pdc/32.0.0.156/install_flash_player_ax.exe, http://fpdownload.adobe.com/get/flashplayer/pdc/32.0.0.156/install_flash_player.exe, and http://fpdownload.adobe.com/get/flashplayer/pdc/32.0.0.156/install_flash_player_ppapi.exe.

@Dibya, I change 3 Byte. Look at acpi.sys with Hexeditor and replace 75F87414FF -> 75F8EB14FF 84C07508FF -> 84C0EB08FF 59597C21A1 -> 59597C00A1 thats all. It overcomes some stupid tests from acpi.sys in DSDT table in Bios (for example checksum). This was the breakthrough for full ACPI support in XP on all newer motherboards Dietmar

In fact, once XP SP3 is inside VirtualBox, one can keep using it forever for Text Processing and Spreadsheets on Office 2003 and Graphics (I use Origin 6.0, never yet had any reason to buy a license to any later version of it). There'll always be some way to convert the next .doc(x)(y)(z)* format to plain old Word 97 .doc, and keep going. Same with .gifs, .jpgs, .pngs, and the like. As for browsing, one can always do it right on debian, and there's ESET for additional security at the OS level, pi-hole for crappy ads and Open-WRT firewall at the head of the LAN (and *NO* Wi-Fi whatsoever connected to it). Until Hell freezes over, Long Live XP!

New build of Serpent/UXP for XP! Test binary: Win32 https://o.rths.cf/basilisk/basilisk52-g4.1.win32-git-20190406-cc07da9cb-xpmod.7z Win64 https://o.rths.cf/basilisk/basilisk52-g4.1.win64-git-20190406-cc07da9cb-xpmod.7z source code that is comparable to my current working tree is available here: https://github.com/roytam1/UXP/commits/custom NM28XP build: Win32 https://o.rths.cf/palemoon/palemoon-28.5.0a1.win32-git-20190406-cc07da9cb-xpmod.7z Win64 https://o.rths.cf/palemoon/palemoon-28.5.0a1.win64-git-20190406-cc07da9cb-xpmod.7z Official repo changes since my last build: - Update SQLite to 3.27.2 (60d420b0a) - Issue #187: Remove solaris conditional code. (25779d371) - Issue #187: Remove solaris 1st party code OS checks. (6b968b13d) - Remove 18 yo OS/2 and AIX bustage workaround. (1bf6a5c7d) - Remove AIX VisualAge C++ compiler bug workaround. (49a3f5a53) - Remove AIX 1st party code OS checks, part 1 (5d409fdca) - Remove some HPUX leftovers. (b9a8bca64) - Remove AIX 1st party code OS checks, part 2 (a2786c051) - Unhook CR exception handler. (bfc977280) - Remove crashreporter toolkit files. (ff2f287f8) - Only draw a border on the tab bar when on bottom (520f99601) - Bug 1360343 - ensure maskSurface is not null before dereference, since it can be null because of OOM or gfx device reset. r=dvander (71c031832) - Merge pull request #1033 from Lootyhoof/issue-1025 (352121c2a) - add a nullptr check in nsSVGUtils::PaintFrameWithEffects (00baf2836) - Merge pull request #1035 from kn-yami/bug1360343 (a04fdfd89) - Zap the robots. (6e4da38d2) - CotPM update (cc07da9cb) My changes since my last build: - Revert "Issue #756 - Remove Contextual Identity from DevTools" (393112bc2) - Revert "Issue #756 - Remove Contextual Identity from UnifiedComplete" (979a96c49) - Revert "Issue #756 - Remove Contextual Identity from Basilisk" (a10f2e94a) - Revert "Issue #756 - Remove contextual identity from BackgroundPageThumbs.jsm" (f097325b9) - Revert "Issue #756 - Remove Contextual Identity References from Pale Moon" (4d4a6085d) - nss: update nss to hg rev e5e10a46b9ad with vc2013 hackfix (dcdc5d70e)

I can reproduce with a new/clean Serpent 52 profile; after a few minutes of troubleshooting, it appears that the site does not like the default User-Agent string of Serpent; the fix is to change to Firefox compatibility mode; in "about:config", toggle "general.useragent.compatMode.firefox" to "true" and reload the page (it needs Adobe Flash NPAPI plugin): In an actual dirty profile, make sure to disable any content blockers for that site (I had to do so with uB0)

Yours is almost the newest. @roytam1 creates a new version every week, so there is one newer version. You probably don't need to update every week, but if you insist, try this: Go to Roytam1's blog: https://rtfreesoft.blogspot.com/ Press Ctrl-F to find a string. The brower's string search box will appear Type -sse in the search box That will take you straight to the link to the newest SSE version.