Update your xp machines.....and get them off the internet


  1. andrew129260
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    Update your xp machines.....and get them off the internet


    Today is the day the last patches for xp are sent out. And I am updating my XP VM right now. After that I am disconnecting the VM from the internet. Or I might not and see how infected it can get .
    (Since I can always roll it back)

    Anyways,

    That is what I am doing. Anyone else got xp machines in VMs? What are you doing/planning with them?
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  3. ThrashZone
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    No vm,
    I ran across this I thought it was an interesting read,
    Forced to use Windows XP past April? 10 ways to make the best of a bad situation
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  4. andrew129260
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    IT is great share
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  6. IownAmoneyPit
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    Saving the Virtual Machine folder of a vanilla XP mode install converted to run in VMware player with all updates till Apr 8/2014 on an External Drive if needed in future.
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  7. jadinolf
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    Thanks. I passed it on to some of my XP holdouts.
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