How an Obscure OS Extended XP's Support by 5 Years - POSReady 2009 Retrospective

[@AshesOfEther]

Oh my god has it already been 5 years since XP support ended? Man, time goes quickly.

[@thatkindofboi9955]

Ikr

[@jcfb1470]

I still remember it like yesterday :D

[@vicr123]

More importantly, children that were born when XP was released are adults now 🤔

[@RobertSalas]

and Win 7 will be next this coming 2020.

[@cdos9186]

I still use XP on my laptop, I can't believe Microsoft is actually ending support for Windows 7 next year....Why must the greatest things come to an end.

[@Jake1702]

Microsoft: "Finally, people will stop using XP." XP Users: "Hail Hydra!"

[@rover908]

Vista users: *crashed pc during solitare gameplay*

[@personwhowatchesyoutube5804]

@@rover908 Windows Vista Ultimate HH- *plays solitare without crashing*

[@rover908]

@@personwhowatchesyoutube5804 👌kinda sad that Microsoft never fixed overall vistas problems

[@personwhowatchesyoutube5804]

@@rover908 Yeah, but the design looks great and all with aero I still use Windows Vista on my 2006 upgraded computer which is fine. But there some places where it noticeable such as a tab infront of a tab

[@rover908]

@@personwhowatchesyoutube5804 As much windows 7 beats vista in anyway Vista got better GUI and I love the start button on vista more :}

[@insurgentspi0]

RIP Windows XP 25th October 2001 - 9th April 2019

[@JackProPC]

@@Ndlanding You can buy Windows 10 licenses for only $20 from 3rd party vendors...

[@definitivelylostcause]

@@Ndlanding You can get it for free, but it is not activated. You need to pay for the activation key. You won't have access to certain features if you do not do so.

[@geom9_archive]

Ndlanding no Windows XP should be in heaven

[@notnemesis92]

Wait... Windows XP is end on April 8 2014.

[@personwhowatchesyoutube5804]

@@JackProPC Its free on websites or Microsoft page

[@RD-kr1kb]

2 yrs later: KernelEx for Windows XP, run windows 10 based apps on Windows XP!

[@WindowsSaturn]

kernelex got cancelled. however there is a project by jumper on msfn, which revives kernelex.

[@mitchellgr33n4]

BlackWingCat just released KernelEx v3.0 for windows 2000 in March. W2K seems to be his focus currently

[@WindowsSaturn]

@@mitchellgr33n4 wait what?

[@mitchellgr33n4]

msfn.org/board/topic/149233-kernelex-for-win2000/

[@SilverSonic1992]

There's this thing called One-Core-API that is aimed at running Vista+ applications on XP. It works from what I have seen, but I could never get it to work myself.

[@Lanacaja]

Nikola Opric: Windows XP was 17 years old at the time this happened (Clearly was on its' way of becoming 18 years old!)! Windows XP was the first Windows OS (and overall first OS) i ever used and that's where i played a video game for the first time ever, which is of course 3D Space Cadet Pinball! I am now surprised that it took this long to end support for the entire family of windows XP OSes. The memories of this great OS will forever remain in my brain and heart (Even if i actually become old), i'd like to thank Michael (The uploader and creator of this video) for giving this great OS more attention so that we actually can remember this great OS! Thank you so much!

[@MirelRC]

Man. I have read so many comments, some of them are just stupid, but some of them are hart breaking, they just made me close to cry.

[@MichaelMJD]

You are welcome! Thanks for sharing your XP experience with us.

[@Lanacaja]

Nikola Opric: I can't believe my comment just got hearted! Thank you so much!

[@SUPABROS]

@@MichaelMJD Queen Elisabeth: No one can beat ME! Posready2009: I know. But he can Posready7 qith unoffixal updates: OMAE WA MOU SHINDERU!

[@larsjungbluth2981]

I was born 1997, our first PC my family bought was in 2001 and it had windows xp. i grew up with windows xp since we only had pc's instead of consoles. i will miss it

[@TheFakeVIP]

Was hoping someone would make a video for the absolute end of XP support, thanks.

[@MichaelMJD]

You're welcome!

[@ExecooteOfficial]

yee

[@Henk717]

Currently i have an unofficial service pack 4 which installs every single update for XP ever released, some additional tools and tweaks to make it more modern and one of those was the 2009 POS update enabler which then downloaded the remaining ones. I guess its now time for the Unofficial Service Pack 5 which has everything in one file. P.s. Michael i send you something entertaining in the PM's of your forum. The Windows 98 PC should never die :D

[@MichaelMJD]

That sounds neat! I think I remember hearing about that around the time of XP's EOS. Might be worth checking out in a video. Oh, and I got your PM. Thanks for sending those! I'll look into them.

[@danielgusarov2020]

Any chance I can have a download link? If yes then please send it over to [e-mail]

[@CEO100able]

It's a shame that the POSReady 2009 counterpart now has discontinued support this month.

[@redstone0234]

Something simmilar appplied to vista too Windows server 2008 (not R2) was updated until 2020 and with some patches you can apply server 2008 updates to vista

[@theotherdashmelted]

Every windows version in between XP and 8.1 have ended support, as of February-March 2023: Windows XP ended in 2014. Microsoft MediaCenter was not an OS but ended in 2015. Windows Server 2003 also dropped in 2015. Windows Longhorn ended development in 2007. Windows Vista bit the dust in 2017. Windows Embedded POSReady 2009 ended in 2019. Windows 7 had official support until 2023, assuming you paid a moderate fee. Windows 8 ended before many OSes before it in 2016. (earlier than Vista, 7 and POSReady2009.) And now, Windows 8.1 ended support on the same day as extended support for Windows 7. As for the future, Windows 10 is expected to end support in 2025. Windows 11 21H2 *specifically* ends in 2024. As for the 22H2 model, that ends a year later. Now that may seen a bit early but Windows 11 is still only about 2 years old, so expect more versions with longer support.

[@filledwithvariousknowledge2747]

@@theotherdashmeltedPOS Ready 7, the final Windows 7 support version and its ESU paid support has just ended on 8th October 2024

[@theotherdashmelted]

@@filledwithvariousknowledge2747 wait what

[@siralexander3359]

The terminals at my work still use posready 2009, I just noticed the other day, I was meaning to look it up, thanks for this video

[@MichaelMJD]

You are welcome!

[@thereallantesh]

This was pretty interesting. I knew a lot of sales terminals used a version of Windows based on XP still to this day, but I didn't know what it was called, and I never really thought about updates for it. That registry hack is pretty interesting too. I haven't used XP since about 2010 though. I am still on Windows 7 today. I haven't decided if I'll bother upgrading when support ends, or just ditch Windows altogether. I don't boot in to it much these days. My primary system is Linux Mint, and has been for 10 years now.

[@TheTechnoGuy18]

R.I.P Windows Embedded POSReady 2009 R.I.P Windows XP Forever Im gonna have to make a video about Windows Embedded POSReady 2009, just like you did.

[@TN384]

R.I.P Windows XP 25 October 2001 - 9 April 2019. Will never forgot you.

[@delrosarioervinjoshuar.5691]

October 25, 2001-May 14, 2019 (final security update for Windows XP Service Pack 3)

[@coshawott3620]

so you call it -steamed hams- *windows embedded posready 2009* despite the fact that it is obviously -grilled- *windows xp*

[@circuit10]

Yes! It's a Microsoft dialect.

[@ibhaenggi]

D- Y'know th- Uh- One thing I sh- Excuse me for 1 second.

[@MissingProYT69]

the simpsonsssssssssss

[@Vicorcivius]

Okay so I just found out that Windows Embedded POSReady 7 appears to be supported until 10/12/2021 which is about a year and a half longer than regular windows 7. Correct me if I am wrong on that. I am hoping that by that time enough businesses will complain that MS will end up extended the end of support date by much longer. Please make a video about this OS. Your videos are great. THANK YOU!!

[@Jaguarek62]

Scientiae Magicae well windows vista still receives updates thanks to server 2008. Maybe seven will be the same

[@miskyy]

Afaik both Windows Server 2008 (Vista based version) and 2008 R2 (7 based) have extended support till January 14, 2020 (like regular Windows 7).

[@MirelRC]

Why don't you try to go with windows 10.

[@bakatoroi]

@@MirelRC FUCK YOU MAN

[@Hans-gb4mv]

Microsoft will not. Companies and governments can buy into extended support for up to 3 years where every additional year increases the cost. After those 3 years it is really game over. Let's not forget that Windows 7 is already 12 years old and you have to pull the plug at some point. There isn't that much software out there that gets support as long as Windows.

[@quadraforest]

Still waiting for XP to become abandonware :V

[@ps5hasnogames55]

I guess you could say XP is abandonware now?

[@namesurname4666]

@Vlothx true can't activate my xp right now in legal methods!!

[@notavailable2538]

Wait until Microsoft release it under free license just like DOS. Maybe in 2050 or something lol.

[@MarcinKralka]

Abandonware is not a official term (therefore the software is technically illegal if is copyrighted, just probably no one will care if you get it from non-official sources), and it depends where you get the software from. The most popular way to describe abandonware is the software that is not supported in any way and older than 10/15 years. That way Windows XP is already an abandonware, and you cat get it from many archival websites.

[@CarinoGamingStudio]

if thats tue case then its free now?

[@ttaute]

Rest in Peace XP You will get to the os heaven

[@TheFakeVIP]

XP stems from a time when people cared about their operating systems. And from a time when Microsoft still cared about giving users a good experience. It isn't cutting edge by any means, but I love the lack of modern online integration XP has, that classic, easy to use UI that just got out your way and didn't (at least later on) take up any unnecessary resources. XP was the first OS I ever used and I, along with I assume many others, keep a computer running it and a VM set up for use at any time. Do I use it? No, of course not, the world has moved on. But XP still retains its charm: a symbol of a bygone eera of computing that was utterly enjoyible.

[@MirelRC]

Even my non-tech friends loved it. They are so nostalgic but not in the way we are.

[@Reden777]

@TheFake VIP, actually, when windows xp first came out, its gui was criticized for being far more bloated than 9x and 2000's, and for being "fisher price".

[@SpeedyDrawMcGraw]

@@Reden777 I remember hating it when it first came out. As I used it I came to love the default blue and green color scheme. For years I had a windows xp theme on my windows 8.1 (my second favorite OS, once the start screen is disabled and a third party start menu is installed)

[@TheFakeVIP]

I thought so. Thankfully I came into computing around the mid vista time period, when XP was pretty snappy and easy to run (I'm only 16). I can totally see why people would criticise the theme, but the good thing about XP is you can basically turn it into an updated version of windows 2000 with a few settings tweaks. Microsoft certainly doesn't let you turn windows 10 into 7, although I guess you could argue that you can re-enable the start screen to turn it back into windows 8.

[@diggydude5229]

@@Reden777 The first thing I did with any XP machine was change the theme to Windows 95. My Windows 7 PCs still have that theme. The default blue and green window trim on XP was garish and tacky.

[@bogartwilley]

Only 2 minutes in and already delighted with the quality of content here, liked & subbed

[@MichaelMJD]

Thank you!

[@bogartwilley]

@@MichaelMJD question - as in New to your channel do you it would you happen to have any videos involving the Ryzen series of CPUs? Be then existing or yet to be released?

[@DrayseSchneider]

Time to image my XP gaming rig again.

[@enzoperruccio]

I still have an old 2007 desktop running Windows XP. Been using it mostly for web browsing since 2014, never got a single virus. Heck, the darn thing doesn't even have an anti-virus currently installed. But anyway, now that the XP era is finnaly over I have a new incentive to preserve this computer in its current state. And no, this is not my main computer, that's an hp pavilion running Windows 8.1.

[@PlayerRBLX_]

i hope you upgraded it to windows 11

[@enzoperruccio]

@@PlayerRBLX_ Pavilion kicked the bucket a year ago after the graphics chip died, it was stuck in windows 8.1 anyway. My current laptop is Windows 11 compatible but I'd rather wait until 10 gets discontinued (11 is still too new and unstable for my taste).

[@j7ndominica051]

As alluded to by the installation time of an hour and no support for older machines, every new Windows takes up much more memory, drive space and some cpu. That was so for XP too in its time from all the visual bling that was added on top of 2000. Basically one had to go out and buy a new computer to get equal performance than the old one, and a still functional, but now unfashionable computer had to be shelved or thrown out. Promotes consumer spending, income for corporations and generation of waste. The press are like flies on shit on these end of support events, just like when the mp3 patents expired.

[@circuit10]

True but they aren't doing that on purpose. What they are doing on purpose is ending support- they still support businesses who pay

[@hydra3693]

still runing W7 Ultimate on a Ryzen machine built in mid 2021

[@NatetheNintendofan]

​@@hydra3693hey fellow Linux user we welcomed Windows users with open arms

[@oggyosbourne]

My Asus Eee PC 900 Netbook is running Windows Embedded POSReady 2009. Works very well on it. Dual boot with Kali Linux.

[@glr_wureviver]

R.I.P Windows NT 5.x 17th February 2000 - 9th April 2019 Long live Windows NT 5.x

[@delrosarioervinjoshuar.5691]

February 17, 2000-May 14, 2019 (final security update for Windows XP Service Pack 3)

[@dialupdave6276]

windows xp isn't dead I still love it and there is old software and new software still being made just for it.

[@olekoop]

I'm watching this video on windows posready 2009 and I'm sad

[@JackProPC]

Just get Windows 10 or Linux already.

[@olekoop]

Windows 7 will be good enough, but Windows 10. I used it like one year and it crashed 5 times before update, which completely destroyed my installation. I will be sticking with Windows 7 along with Windows POSReady 2009, also I will probably use Linux after End of Support of Windows 7

[@twin10broter]

Olekoop did you know there is pos ready 7 and thAts supported til 2021?

[@olekoop]

​@@twin10broter I know, but I will have 180 days and I don't want to pirate it, also I think that Windows 7 will have these updates "ported" like Vista had from Windows Server 2008

[@pokeguy_]

@@twin10broter Or Windows Thin PC, its also supported until 2021

[@DoctorKosher1978]

I still use XP in my daily driver, but have slowly moved to Windows 7. I'm aware that support for Windows 7 ends on January 14, 2020. All the same, though, Windows XP was probably the best OS that Microsoft developed.

[@MirelRC]

We will never forget windows xp and windows 7 too. Those 2 were the best. Now it's time for windows 10. It's way more stable than windows 8 and 8.1. It's simply fast and modern. You should upgrade to an ssd and get windows 10, it just deserves a try.

[@DoctorKosher1978]

I actually do have an SSD in my daily driver. -I might consider upgrading to Windows 10.

[@Reden777]

@@MirelRC, windows 10 is horrible. And do you know that there are people in countries that have obscenely expensive SSDs and/or no credit card? Without a SSD, windows 10's performance is abysmal (since ~2016-2017). Edit: windows 10 spies on you endlessly, etc. etc.

[@nabagaca]

@@Reden777 Please, if you're going to criticise windows 10, at least base it on some facts. I've used windows 10 on both 7200rpm mechanical hard drives and SSD's are while obviously faster on SSD's programs still opened within seconds on the hard drive. Ive also ran windows 10 on fairly low spec machines (2gb ram, hard drive, intel atom) and it even ran "decently", considering it wasnt made for the specs it was on. Windows 10 also doesnt "spy on you", it collects things like inking data and used words to improve experiences, and if you dont like that there a literal toggles during setup you can press to disable it all. I understand if you don't like change, but making things up doesnt help your case.

[@Reden777]

@@nabagaca, when I speak of slowness without a SSD, I mean a laptop 5400 RPM drive. Even if you uncheck all the spying options, they may just turn themselves back on, generally on an update. There are many documented cases. It is proven that windows 10 has servers that you cannot block via the hosts file. This breaks its long standing convention. And that's leaving the sudden unstability, like that guy who lost 20 years of documents after an update so flawed that microsoft recalled it. Etc, etc, etc...

[@Valientlink]

When my win7 laptop died in July 2014, I was back on a 32-bit XP with 512mb of ram. Believe it or not the thing still ran better than a brand new win 8.1 for me at the time lol

[@darkijah-andersjehovahsn7893]

I'm looking into getting back to windows 2000.

[@GageBrown]

R.I.P Windows XP Era 2001-2019

[@GageBrown]

I'm going to miss windows xp updates, I still love windows xp

[@JackProPC]

I've been using Windows 10 since the time Windows XP lost support. I was a beta tester.

[@justingameshowchannel7668]

Gage Brown I’m gonna still be useing xp on virtual box

[@delrosarioervinjoshuar.5691]

October 25, 2001-May 14, 2019 (final security update for Windows XP Service Pack 3)

[@jacobnelson8084]

The store I work at still uses windows embedded 2009 for our registers. It's kinda nostalgic working with those old terminals.

[@Kresh42]

I miss WIndows XP. I used to not like the Luna UI, and I used the Classic theme mostly, but looking back on it, I really do miss the design aesthetic of it. I almost want to build a period correct Windows XP machine from the early 2000s and use it for offline things like games.

[@thomaseliason8376]

My computers now run XP and Linux (dual boot). XP works fine for everything really, I just use the Linux partition to do financial stuff online. I am typing this message to you in Opera, running on XP. I have no intention of changing.

[@KofolaDealer]

@@thomaseliason8376 Use firefox or mypal

[@ojaskashyap5839]

Bruh wtf luna was the best thing ever

[@thomaseliason8376]

@@KofolaDealer - I do use firefox for some things.. and Chrome for others. Simple web browsing is wonderful on Opera though.

[@CoMmAnDrX]

Waves hi from his Windows XP Professional system

[@pokeguy_]

What browser do you use that is still supported?

[@simonrichard9873]

@@pokeguy_ Opera probably

[@pokeguy_]

@@simonrichard9873 I'm pretty sure Opera doesn't support Windows XP anymore

[@vwestlife]

Microsoft is actually still providing new POSReady 2009 licenses to companies who request it; they just aren't officially supporting it with updates anymore, which is not that important for its intended purpose because POS terminals are usually well insulated from Internet vulnerabilities through firewalls and port blocking. But I'm sure if a critical security vulnerability is discovered in POSReady 2009 (and thus by extension XP with that registry patch), Microsoft will provide an update to fix it, just like they did twice with Windows XP in 2017. p.s. I'm typing this right now on a computer running Windows XP with the POSReady patch, using the "New Moon" web browser which is Pale Moon (classic Firefox) kept up-to-date with new features, bug fixes, and security patches for XP systems.

[@DragonProtector]

really? Maybe I will go back to windows xp then lol.

[@MrTLsnow]

Drop an F to pay respects to XP.

[@DVINTHEHOUSEMAN]

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[@dr_vendetta8361]

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[@catalinpetrescu8488]

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[@joeyallard]

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[@georgearsinte5495]

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[@stormblade4201]

R.I.P Windows XP Thank you for such a great video

[@MichaelMJD]

You are welcome!

[@CoolBeansHere]

Haha I didn't know that video actually got the attention of Microsoft. Thata awesome

[@linux_doggo]

I have an old PC running this, still works like a charm.

[@randomstuffchannel4327]

Last week they just retired our 6 registers at my work that were running this. But it was a needed upgrade to new registers because the old one were using intel Pentium D’s

[@Reden777]

@Seth Harris, if they still worked, why get rid of them then? You could just have airgapped them (or left them alone, if they were already airgapped).

[@randomstuffchannel4327]

It wasn’t my project I’m not there it guy sadly I’m just a Carry Out at the store since I’m only 17. The old registers were very slow and were starting to have many problems before the upgrade. So it was very much needed.

[@Reden777]

@@randomstuffchannel4327, I see.

[@danielhedger5904]

I still have been running XP Home Edition on my Dell Vostro 1500 Laptop. Still works good for watching your KZbin Videos on MyPal

[@joesmith1810]

I only learned about the existence of this recently, when I started working for a company that sells POS systems. And yes, we still have a few holdouts on POSReady 2009...

[@CharlieMorris910]

God. Happy, happy memories with XP. Brilliant OS.

[@2SmokeyGuru]

The only OS that you could fully customize, learnt so much from XP, I'm gonna miss it

[@FairPlay137]

R.I.P all self check-out machines which ran Windows Embedded POSReady 2009...

[@doomertheboomer]

no its alright

[@zaqsd]

wow nearly 2 decades have passed since that nice OS came out...

[@Tamay.]

Windows XP‘s end of support was just 1 day before my birthday, and this video was uploaded on my birthday

[@demetrisioannou3982]

Today is April 9th 2019 R.i.p Windows Embedded POSReady 2009

[@blackrose7763]

was using POSready 2009 on an older machine but you've noticed very soon that Windows XP is abandoned. It was hard to get the software for it and in some cases even impossible

[@gavinthecrafter]

I actually use the POSReady start menu on my computer using a program called open shell. It's beautiful

[@ReturnOfClassyTux]

I used to do the same but I'm in windows 8.1 now so I need a new posready theme

[@lambda2657]

R.I.P Windows XP 24 october 2001 - April 9 2019

[@delrosarioervinjoshuar.5691]

October 25, 2001-May 14, 2019 (final security update for Windows XP Service Pack 3)

[@TheAbandonedAccount7]

OMG look how sleek and fancy that upgraded UI was. Never seen this os before. Wouldve been nice to get a complete xp2 (longhorn) and be able to choose between the blue here, black MCE, and a 3rd updated theme, maybe silver

[@jellydiablo8573]

im going to miss Windows XP

[@harrytsang1501]

I was not aware of POS ready and am going to use the registry key you mentioned to update one of my VMs that still has XP in case I needed that

[@kjamison5951]

I miss XP and 7. I finally dumped Win10 last year and moved to Linux Mint. No crashes, no hangs, just reliable. I spent so much time housekeeping Windows over the years. It’s just gruesome.

[@jacquelineliu2641]

I've seen the name POSReady (via a Windows ISO download site), but didn't know that it has this special importance until now. A part of me wishes I could know this earlier, but since the very first PC that completely belongs to me has Win8 preinstalled (and does not support XP), I had to stop using XP way before 2014, so even if I had known it back then it would be useless. Anyway, thanks for this nice video!

[@crysiscrysis720]

Still proud that I eXPerienced this legendary OS. F.

[@weatheronthe8s895]

I forgot that was today. Either way, I have no plans to quit using XP on my XP computer.

[@moth.monster]

enjoy getting malware

[@weatheronthe8s895]

@@moth.monster trust me. I'm careful not to download stupid stuff that will give viruses. I keep Malwarebytes on there just in case I do. I've had like 1 or 2 big viruses on there since XP went out of support. At least one of those times was downloading something stupid. I just try and be careful what I download and everything seems to be okay. If in doubt, I test on another OS first because I can't afford to lose my XP installation on my XP computer because the DVD drive is broken and using a USB for XP is confusing I think. Anything newer runs slow on that computer.

[@OBCBTTB]

My XP installation is coming from 2005. No viruses and connected to the internet 24/7. I have upgraded with the unofficial SP4 made by Ryan plus the POS trick. Recently started using Mypal browser as its still getting updated and Kaspersky Free which works fine with XP. If you are wondering how I managed that long, 2005, well I had a spare identical motherboard in the cupboard when the first gave issues about 2 years ago and on the third power supply. I dual boot XP with 7 but use XP 99% of the time. Since 2019 I had to use 7 for Steam as they dropped support for XP, but now I don't play games much anymore.

[@weatheronthe8s895]

@@OBCBTTB yeah. That's nice. I use MyPal too.

[@VicMcFly111]

Why did I find this out today and not 5 years ago...

[@mario123m]

Supporting one version of an OS for more than 10 years is INSANE and no one should be surprised when after such a long time you are asked to finally upgrade.

[@SolidSonicTH]

I am watching this video on the final week of Windows 8.1's support via Windows Embedded 8.1 Industry Pro. That was the PC I was running Windows Embedded POSReady 2009 prior to Embedded 8.1 (in fact I built it specifically to run POSReady 2009 in its final year of service to ride the XP wave down--built it with absolutely blistering specs for an XP machine including a Core i5-3570, as Ivy Bridge was the last Intel generation to have official XP support, and a GTX 960). After next week I guess it'll finally be headed for retirement (there's nothing special about running Windows 10 on it).

[@d9zirable]

Try an older Windows 10 version like LTSB 2016 or LTSC 2019

[@TN384]

xp has not been updated for a long time, 5 years have passed since the end of the support, unfortunately there will be no other tricks to receive other security updates in the future because Windows Embeddeed POSReady 2009 is no longer supported starting today. Thanks Windows Embeddeed POSReady 2009 for giving us the opportunity to have other updates for 5 years of non-commercial Windows XP from Microsoft. R.I.P Windows XP 2001 - 2014 . R.I.P Windows Embedded POSReady 2009 2009 - 2019.

[@Andrew982_]

"Windows XP hasnt been updated for a long time" WannaCry Patch?

[@MSS47Ag]

18 year old OS, but it still feels like only a short time has passed since upgrading beyond XP. Damn, I feel old😭😂

[@TheOPtmal]

the only operating system that lasted 18 years. goodbye xp. we all loved you

[@ebridgewater]

Definitely the end of an era.

[@evancrazyerror]

So I’m guessing they’re finally going to shut down the windows update website service?

[@MichaelMJD]

That's a good question! I haven't heard anything so I'm not sure if it's going to stay up or not.

[@wiwewawowu]

ok but the pos ready 2009 theme looks so good

[@cmyk8964]

I actually love the Windows 8 Start Screen. It makes it so easy to visually organize my programs into categories.

[@filledwithvariousknowledge2747]

The same thing happened with Windows 7. The POS version and it’s paid ESU support took overall end of support to 8th October 2024 (ended)

[@klyted2454]

XP is officially dead its almost like losing a old friend you had since childhood.

[@MirelRC]

Yeah. Is awful but we have to forget about it's death and go with windows 10, but never forget about it's days of glory.

[@Reden777]

@@MirelRC, windows 10 is horrible. It spies on you endlessly. Never use it.

[@MirelRC]

@@Reden777 but how do you know that they don't spies you even on those older windows?

[@Reden777]

@@MirelRC, the older windows are free of in kernel spying, etc. although all of them since ~2000/nt 4 have an universal backdoor. Windows has always been a swiss cheese of holes.

[@Arctic740]

Reden I onistly don’t care. I let apps use my logs ect to “help improve” them, I don’t see a problem tbh

[@jamesbedford7327]

I have just found this video and want to share. The store i work at had a refurbishment in Sep 2019, 4 months after the support for POSReady 2009 ended. We got self-scan tills installed, and guess what they run.... POSReady 2009. The main tills however run a version of Windows 10, not specified on startup. Just thought it was interesting to share

[@yoshicrafter29]

Windows XP can't die.

[@darkijah-andersjehovahsn7893]

It's interesting that I never heard about these things, and seems to have had some of the things I wanted like customizing the install of things so one can tick does games off and make it like you wanted.

[@Raphaelwelingston]

it's wierd to hear this because xp is almost 18, like me ! I've alway see windows xp computer, and this is wierd to say that my os counterpart is dying now...

[@ps5hasnogames55]

Random thing: did you know that like with POSready 2009, Windows Vista can be supported until January 14, 2020 by installing Windows Server 2008 (not R2) updates on it? Come to think of it... January 14, 2020 isn't really that far away is it? Time flies!

[@Kiki79250CoC]

Yes, and it also have ESUs. And by extension a INSANELY LONG lifespan. Context : Server 2008 RTM Build compiled on January 18, 2008 and it got it's first "Patch Tuesday" on February 2008, a few days before it's release. And EOL date was settled to January 14, 2020. At this point the lifespan is a superb 12 years, same as XP. But since we know that Server 2008 is eligible to ESUs (4 years of additional support (Originally 3 but MS added an extra year back in november)), the final EOL date is settled to *January 9, 2024* ! So Server 2008 got a whole 16 years of updates... That's a lot... --- And even more, if you add Vista's RTM build compile date and release date at the equation (November 1, 2006 and January 30, 2007), you can add 14 more months to the lifespwn... So at final, the Windows NT 6.0 codebase was supported for *17 years, 2 months and 8 days* ! If we compare that XP's codebase (NT 5.1) was supported for 17 years, 7 months, and 16 days, that's remain incredible. Microsoft makes buggy OSes, but they are supported for almost two decades.

[@ocass66]

I'm hoping that a similar thing will be possible with Windows 7 and its POSReady counterpart.

[@ZmeyKolbasnik]

It will, for almost 2 years. There's also Windows Thin PC.

[@andrewriley4599]

Asda supermarket here in the uk still use XP on all their self scan machines.

[@tristan6509]

Most ATMs, POS, and other embedded systems still use XP primarily because the software is made for XP, so now they'll have to not only upgrade the OS, but also the software and the whole system

[@DVINTHEHOUSEMAN]

I also had an old pc with XP

[@amnottabs]

Windows 7's EOL used to be the turning point for me but I made the switch a lot sooner than expected; Linux Mint is already my daily driver on my W10 laptop and for gaming I have W10 LTSB 2016... I paid 200USD for W8 Pro when I built my main rig to end with an OS that downloads Candy Crush without my permission or reboot itself closing all my work when I go to the kitchen to prepare some coffee

[@DragonProtector]

weird i got w10 pro (free) cause im an insider and know how to get it legitlly without buying. Never had these issues. I do plan to buy w10 enterprise ltsb soon though as I need non bloatware version. (the one I got not really bloatware) I just want more control over stuff. But I guess it does not matter since I like installing new builds.

[@amnottabs]

@@DragonProtector that was in 2013 already and I got the W10 Pro update for free during the first year; at home I have a very slow Internet connection so automatic updates don't let me browse the web properly while it's downloading, plus outside MS Office sudden reboots with unsaved work in a third party program just lead to frustration and even if you saved it just interrupts you flow of work, the worst way to start working again if you took a quick break, this is what made me wipe W10 Pro and install LTSB using an iso I got from the IT of my job at that time because it is a no nonsense OS

[@amnottabs]

oh god the pre LTSB memories of me just turning on my good ol' Q6600 with a LOUD GTX 295 instead of my newer machine to get some job done resurfaced again, thank you Internet person

[@DragonProtector]

@@amnottabs do you have the iso I could borrow?

[@amnottabs]

@@DragonProtector it would take me several hours to upload it and mine's in Spanish but you can try it form (make sure to select LTSC) www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/evaluate-windows-10-enterprise after that is up to you which method you can use to activate

[@LG1ikLx]

That explains why all cash machines in my town were being changed around this time.

[@NatetheNintendofan]

You're so lucky Michael MJD Microsoft tweeted at you cuz you're so cool

[@sondreavik5337]

... This pressing issue takes precedence over the war between PewDiePie and T-Series... I love POSReady 2009 oh so much... We need to stand together in these difficult times...

[@LegoWormNoah101]

Literally every video about obsolete Operating Systems I find seems to forget about or even ignore the existence of antivirus software!

[@flamering7365]

maybe because antivirus for WinXP are outdated

[@leolaus]

We had this on the pizzeria POS. Then we updated to POSReady 7. The pizzeria closed in late 2019 and will probably open back in 2021 after the pandemic.

[@leolaus]

no it didnt open

[@qwerdsffds]

@@leolausdid it now

[@leolaus]

@@qwerdsffds nope too difficult for my parents

[@qwerdsffds]

@@leolaus Okay

[@jellydiablo8573]

I'm sad I remember this day a couple of weeks ago 😞😟

[@pamelahusky1179]

There's still third party security software that supports Windows XP to this day that makes it more secure then Windows 10 that collects your every keystroke, all because there's no updates doesn't mean users have to upgrade when there's other ways to keep your computer secure witch no one ever brings up when they talk about this. Adding a registry key to get updates from a similar version of Windows also doesn't guarantee you're taking advantage of any of the updates because most system files are designed specifically for that version of WIndows and many will just not work and you'll get no notification about the updates that install but fail to take effect.

[@LellePrinter82]

I recently installed POSready 2009 on an old Pentium 4 machine, and it was connected to the internet. And it was even pre-configured to search and install updates automatically everyday at 3pm. I knew that it wouldn't work anyway because as you said support ended on April 9th, 2019. But I was blown away as I was shutting down the computer, Windows said: "Don't turn off your computer, installing update 1 of 248" Rebooted the computer, and all the updats were installed. I said to myself WTF! it had downloaded in the background without my knowledge, and installed updates anyway? Even though the support ended last year, this was very very weird. Confused face.

[@zwz.zdenek]

The browser vendors are who really killed XP. If Mozilla still made their current versions available for XP, it could have lived for much longer.

[@exewingaming]

Exactly. Many people never cared about these "security" patches and never downloaded them and they were fine.

[@OBCBTTB]

Mypal is still being updated for XP

[@DragonProtector]

ikr!

[@DragonProtector]

if windows xp no longer supported and people move on then it the perfect os to have since hackers and stuff will look at oses being used more not outdated oses.

[@michaelrichardson8467]

I learned how to use a pc on the win 9x kernel. XP was massively popular maybe do a video on explaining why windows 2000 got overshadowed by xp

[@hoodlumscraggy1801]

Don’t hospitals and governments and probably other stuff use xp and I think the pentagon

[@megakarlach2]

Most ATM, and US Military still using Windows XP, but ATM run on Embedded version of XP.

[@garagez6859]

I have installed posready 2009 on my pc, following mjd's video on installing it, but I can't get the stupid "evaluation copy" watermark to leave me alone. Is there a way to remove it? Help is appreciated!

[@kassie2k4]

i miss xp - i would buy a win10 license if ms added a classic and xp classic mode that could use 9x/2k ancient widnow themes and also at the least the 4 or 5 official xp luna variants like royale

[@pokeguy_]

There are third party programs that can change the theme of Windows 10 such as Classic Shell

[@kassie2k4]

that doesnt really go far enough though it just gives you an old style start menu and a couple other things, no 9x2k ancient appearance or xp visual styles, theres some methods to get somewhat close but its still a long ways off, the native options ive seen - need windowblinds to do it "properly" now but i never liked that method because its just an overlay skin and wastefulof resources; i guess that matters less in modern times with 8+gb of ram and 16 threads but it was alot better in xp times where you just patch a single dll and then can use any unsigned native visual style, and the software for editing them was quite friendly as well i even made my own dead or alive volleyball theme from scratch and color edited several others win10 just feels extremely ugly and lazy, its starting to improve a little now with the light taskbar option and the transparency return but that all only works properly with the metro apps, which i never use for anything, they're worse than phone apps usually (maybe thats why windows phone failed) i think this push for minimalism in recent yeats has went a bit too far and killed software beauty

[@hmwndp]

@@kassie2k4 Windows 7 was eye candy.

[@randomstuff-cu4of]

tbh they should have reccomended an upgrade to 7 not 8.1 as 8 dropped a lot of support for older intel igpus and a lot of other things and afaik 7 supported xp drivers to a degree

[@qpol]

Actually, Microsoft keeps pushing updates to the US Military, whom still uses XP to this day.

[@hashimshaz2075]

But The Contract Will Not Be Renewed When The Time Comes.

[@aldwinpanny10]

I can't find the Windows XP Add-Ons for Windows Embedded POSReady 2009 anymore. :(

[@notnemesis92]

R.I.P Windows Embedded POSReady 2009 2008-2019

[@coco3212]

I got this recommended exactly one year later. XD

[@supercattelephone]

I got two POS 2009 machines from my neighbors as they were cash register machines at their old business, I fixed them up and turned them into retro gaming machines

[@MichaelMJD]

That’s awesome!

[@supercattelephone]

@@MichaelMJD my sister actually uses one of them as her daily driver on windows 7 to this day

[@Krankie_V]

I never owned a machine that ran XP, but I used it in school. I had a windows 95 machine that I kind of just played with as a kid and ran some crappy games on, then I bought my first PC in 2007, and got stuck with Vista. a few years later my granddad bought me a new computer as a high school graduation gift, and I was on windows 7 from then until 2017 when I built my current gaming machine myself. Of course I installed windows 10 on it. To this day I've still never actually seen Windows 8.1 in person, haha! I really enjoyed windows 7, and now after using it for more than a year, I'm comfortable with windows 10, although some days I think I like win7 better. and only one feature of windows Vista do I miss, the included version of Windows Movie Maker. I whipped up a lot of mediocre KZbin content on that bad boy.

[@awesomeiphone597]

Whell at least I Xprenced windows xp

[@IAm-zo1bo]

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[@mogotrevo]

A purposeful bone apple tea.

[@d0ntashi]

pun city

[@definitely_notme4112]

Its eXPerienced windows XP

[@juliashchyrova]

MS tried upgrade Windows 7 users (like me) to Win10. Nope, thank u but I prefer Win7 not a Win10. I say WinXP was a good in era from 2001 to 2019. So sad WinXP (NT5.1) is officially gone.

[@pokeguy_]

There is Windows 7 POSready or Windows Thin PC which gets security updates until 2021