Getting Updates For Old Unsupported OS

azinoh

13 years ago

You might be able to find what you want from a third party, but my understanding is that MICROSOFT WILL NOT HELP YOU. That is the very definition of an OLD UNSUPPORTED OS. What you are asking is like trying to get Ford Motor Company to sell you a new engine for a 72 Pinto...THEY WON'T DO IT. I'm sure this is not what you want to hear, but it is what it is.

Not knowing why you choose to maintain old computers with an old OS, I can only say this: if you intend to use them for anything other than pure recreation, you are making a mistake. They cannot be made secure and you are exposing yourself to significant risk if you use them for things like online banking or shopping.

Pooh Bear
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13 years ago

Oh, no, I don't use them for anything other than old games and such.
My old laptop is only used if I need to show someone something
where a computer is not handy. Usually, a document
of some sort, or blueprints and drawings and such. I would put
some version of linux on it but there is not a video driver available for it.

I only use my main computer (fully updated XP) for banking and online shopping.

I know MS made CDs available for a while that had all the updates on them for XP. I was hoping maybe MS still made updates available for other older OSs on CD.

It was worth a try.

Thanks ~Pooh Bear

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exgm

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Last time I ran into this scenario (quite some time ago) I found that installing the most current version of IE for the o/s allowed me to retrieve the updates.

As azinoh pointed out, security is compromised even if this is successful, due to the fact your o/s is no longer supported.

I have no idea if this method still works, but the time involved trying it is minimal.

Here is a link that might be useful: Old Version of Internet Explorer for Windows 2000

This post was edited by exgm on Tue, Mar 12, 13 at 22:33

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