XP update for wannacry issue

hansi

Microsoft say they are taking the unprecedented action of issuing a security update to XP users following the ransomware attack. This is pretty useless to me who still uses XP as most browsers won't suppport it any more and therefore can't download the update.

I would stress that I only use my desktop running XP as I have a lot of photos on there and most of my installed software won't work with XP. I have a separate Windows 10 laptop for online transactions.

agrinnall

Well presumably MS's statistics show that there are enough people out there still using XP who do have a working browser to make it worth issuing the update. I'm not sure why you would have an issue with that.

Browntoa

Ive downloaded it onto 2 XP PC's with out of date browsers with no issue

hansi

Browntoa wrote: »

Ive downloaded it onto 2 XP PC's with out of date browsers with no issue

Would you mind telling me which browsers please?

Le_Kirk

I also have a "spare" PC with XP on it and last week I fired it up (periodic exercise) and it didn't offer any downloads for updates. I'll try again today.

AndyPix

Opera ?
Slimjet ?

Browntoa

hansi wrote: »

Would you mind telling me which browsers please?

Chrome and IE


got the feeling I didn't do it from windows update but direct to the download itself


http://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=KB4012598


https://www.engadget.com/2017/05/13/microsoft-windowsxp-wannacrypt-nhs-patch/


but now there's an update available for unsupported systems too, including Windows XP, Windows 8 and Windows Server 2003, which you can grab here (note: if that link isn't working then there are direct download links available in the Security blog post).

Le_Kirk

Le_Kirk wrote: »

I also have a "spare" PC with XP on it and last week I fired it up (periodic exercise) and it didn't offer any downloads for updates. I'll try again today.

Just to update: -
I found KB4012583 by using Firefox, downloaded and installed ...........and it still works! Thanks for the heads up peeps!

Tiexen

hansi wrote: »

I would stress that I only use my desktop running XP as I have a lot of photos on there

I hope you have backed them up?

hansi

Tiexen wrote: »

I hope you have backed them up?

Yes I have:D

hansi

Browntoa wrote: »

Chrome and IE


got the feeling I didn't do it from windows update but direct to the download itself


http://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=KB4012598


https://www.engadget.com/2017/05/13/microsoft-windowsxp-wannacrypt-nhs-patch/


but now there's an update available for unsupported systems too, including Windows XP, Windows 8 and Windows Server 2003, which you can grab here (note: if that link isn't working then there are direct download links available in the Security blog post).

Thank you so much. I downloaded it from the link in your last paragraph. Very much appreciated:beer: