Don Y wrote:
On 5/11/2016 2:12 PM, Terry Coombs wrote:
WTF wrote:
On 05/11/2016 01:09 PM, Terry Coombs wrote:
It appears they have cut all XP users off from even the old
updates ... I had to reinstall XP Pro in one of my laptops , and
have been unable to get the updates they used to have from before
they dropped support . Is this yet another move to force us to use
their latest crap OS ? Is there anywhere else these updates can be
gotten ?

If you want to run old moldy software, why do you want the newest
updates? Sheeeesh!

Where the **** did you get the idea I wanted the "newest updates"
? I just want the updates they had before support ended .
I just don't get why so many people are so ****ing negative about
me wanting to run an OS that was functional and easy to use , rather
than wade thru 500 gallons of sewage to find the particular tune I
want to play .

There's nothing wrong with running an old OS. I "upgraded" to XP
AFTER the "end of life" date. My thinking was that they now have
fixed as much as they are GOING to fix -- silly to be using something
that is admittedly flawed (as evidenced by "Patch Tuesday").

[Of course, almost immediately after formally ceasing support for XP,
MS released yet another "this-is-ABSOLUTELY-the-last-one"...]

Likewise, I don't update my UN*X systems often. I can patch any
bugs that affect me with far less downside risk than adopting
a whole new set of bugs^H^H^H features!

*BUT*, you have to take steps to ensure *you* can (re)build your
system(s). Expecting "files" to be where they were originally will
lead to some sort of disappointment, sooner or later!

("I can't find a copy of the XP driver for my scanner/printer/motion
controller/tablet/SCSI HBA/etc.")

As not all vendors digitally sign their products, if you have to
resort to one of the "driver sites" to recover a file, you leave
yourself exposed to possible malware (how do you KNOW that this
is a perfect copy of the manufacturer's original file?)

[And people wonder why my archives are so "needlessly" *big*! : ]

Ken posted this link upthread , I'm exploring my options there .

http://download.wsusoffline.net/

Looks good , it's downloading all the updates as I type . Version 9.2.1 is
the latest I found that still lists updates for XP , under the legacy
products tab .
The hardest one to find was the wifi driver , got that one from a .au
Toshiba site and it's actually listed for the A210 series (mine's an A215) .
--
Snag