Is there any thought to keeping the old FF System some how?

[c627627]

Yes I am leaning towards using Firefox 52.8 ESR well after July 2018 but will wait to make a final decision at that time.
Avira freeware Antivirus / Comodo freeware firewall combo is what I will rely on, I am not sure if additional software like MalwareBytes and Anti-Ransomware software is necessary if Avira Antivirus definitions are being updated all the time... I am still unclear if any browser exploits discovered in the past year would have been enough to overcome yours and mine third party defenses if we were using Firefox from a year ago which was Fx49...

Also, you may or may not know but Windows XP updates will not end until 2019.

Saving this as a .reg file and importing it into your Windows XP registry unlocks access to WinXP security updates until 2019:


Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\WPA\PosReady]

"Installed"=dword:00000001

[WaltS48]

Besides firewall and A-V, I also run MalwareBytes Anti-Exploit and BD Anti-Ransomware resident. I used those 4 on Win XP for 3 years after updates ended, and kept it safe.

Still relevant today, even if the user doesn't want to believe it.

https://www.ghacks.net/2014/05/07/antiv ... blem-user/

[lovemyfoxy]

[quote="c627627"
Also, you may or may not know but Windows XP updates will not end until 2019.
Saving this as a .reg file and importing it into your Windows XP registry unlocks access to WinXP security updates until 2019:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\WPA\PosReady]
"Installed"=dword:00000001[/quote]


Is he referring to the corporate updates? (sorry, I don't remember the exact term for these.) I don't think many people used that.

[lovemyfoxy]

This thread has become a rerun, and OP is gone.

[DanRaisch]

Yup, time to turn the key and walk away. Locking.