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I booted to my rarely used XP installation and updated everything I
could. It looks like there will be no more further updates for Chrome or Firefox. Chrome went up to version 49 and said no more updates for XP Firefox, version 44 found no more updates either though it's now up to 45 The virus checker I'm using is Avast, and there were no problems with that. I was watching the update process and it actually installed a Microsoft security update which MS is not rolling out for XP users. KB970158 So...it looks like if one uses Avast, some more mileage can be squeezed out of XP |
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On 18 Mar 2016, philo wrote in
microsoft.public.windowsxp.general: I booted to my rarely used XP installation and updated everything I could. It looks like there will be no more further updates for Chrome or Firefox. Chrome went up to version 49 and said no more updates for XP Firefox, version 44 found no more updates either though it's now up to 45 I don't think that's a valid assumption. Firefox 45 only came out a few days ago, and an update to that is just about to be released, but it's not yet available on any of my XP or 7 systems. I haven't read anything about them dropping XP support. Chrome is still advertised as being for "For Windows 10/8.1/8/7/Vista/XP 32-bit", but they are dropping support for XP and Vista in April. |
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On 03/18/2016 01:30 PM, Nil wrote:
On 18 Mar 2016, philo wrote in microsoft.public.windowsxp.general: I booted to my rarely used XP installation and updated everything I could. It looks like there will be no more further updates for Chrome or Firefox. Chrome went up to version 49 and said no more updates for XP Firefox, version 44 found no more updates either though it's now up to 45 I don't think that's a valid assumption. Firefox 45 only came out a few days ago, and an update to that is just about to be released, but it's not yet available on any of my XP or 7 systems. I haven't read anything about them dropping XP support. Ok, next time I boot over to XP I'll check Chrome is still advertised as being for "For Windows 10/8.1/8/7/Vista/XP 32-bit", but they are dropping support for XP and Vista in April. |
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In message , philo
writes: [] The virus checker I'm using is Avast, and there were no problems with that. I was watching the update process and it actually installed a Microsoft security update which MS is not rolling out for XP users. KB970158 So...it looks like if one uses Avast, some more mileage can be squeezed out of XP Or, if you install the POS hack. -- J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/1985 MB++G()AL-IS-Ch++(p)Ar@T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf This was before we knew that a laboratory rat, if experimented upon, will develop cancer. [Quoted by] Anne ), 1997-1-29 |
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On 03/18/2016 02:37 PM, J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:
In message , philo writes: [] The virus checker I'm using is Avast, and there were no problems with that. I was watching the update process and it actually installed a Microsoft security update which MS is not rolling out for XP users. KB970158 So...it looks like if one uses Avast, some more mileage can be squeezed out of XP Or, if you install the POS hack. Well, I don't really plan to use XP on-line Once in a while I boot over to use some specific software |
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Yep Nil, you were right... booted my XP machine and Firefox 45.0.1 was available also noted that Maxthon is also updateable on an XP machine This is a good way to get on the few sites left that say Internet Explorer only |
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On 22 Mar 2016, philo wrote in
microsoft.public.windowsxp.general: This is a good way to get on the few sites left that say Internet Explorer only It's been many years since I've run across a site that said that. I *NEVER* use IE - haven't since probably the Windows 98 or 2000 days. It's been Netscape or Firefox ever since. |
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On 03/22/2016 07:10 PM, Nil wrote:
On 22 Mar 2016, philo wrote in microsoft.public.windowsxp.general: This is a good way to get on the few sites left that say Internet Explorer only It's been many years since I've run across a site that said that. I *NEVER* use IE - haven't since probably the Windows 98 or 2000 days. It's been Netscape or Firefox ever since. I think the last such site was Microsoft's own when I was a Microsoft Authorized Refurbisher |
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