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Because they won't have been tested on standard XP. Microsoft will no longer be doing all the hard work of validating OS patches to ensure that they run correct
by joosters 13y ago
Because they won't have been tested on standard XP. Microsoft will no longer be doing all the hard work of validating OS patches to ensure that they run correctly and have no unwanted side effects.
You could install one of these patches and it totals your machine. Now what do you do?
- ZenoArrow 13y agoBut the thing is that XP Embedded is still XP, in fact it's just a modular version of XP Pro... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_XP_editions#Windows_XP_Embedded http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_XP_editions#Windows_XP_... As for totalling your machine, you'd do the same thing you'd do if you installed a flaky update now, i.e. a system restore.
- joosters 13y agoAnd then what? Not install the update? The difference is, if you were running a supported version, then you could get MS to help you solve the update installation. But with the unsupported OS, all you can do is skip the update. And then you're back in the realm of an unpatched, insecure OS.
- ZenoArrow 13y agoThe updates are being applied to the same components found in XP Pro. XPe is essentially a nLite-customised XP Pro with a support contract. If Windows Updates worked for nLite-customised XP, then I can't see XPe updates being majorly different.