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|  Message 1497  |
|  Alexander Grotewohl to Len Jacob  |
|  Re: window  |
|  25 Sep 25 22:05:11  |
 TID: Mystic BBS 1.12 A47 MSGID: 1:120/616 081e4534 REPLY: 1:396/45.0 68d58ee8 TZUTC: -0400 On 25 Sep 2025, Len Jacob said the following... LJ> hello, i want to to install window xp on a computer and run games, will LJ> i need to update window xp in order to run games,even though microsoft LJ> does not upgrade anymore LJ> how can i run old program without the microsoft discontinued windowxp LJ> upgrade? there is a small package you can install, provided by a group of hobbyists, to restore functionality to windows update. using that you can get your machine up to the newest point possible. check out https://legacyupdate.net i recently put together a machine to do that too.. play some old point and click games that never made it to steam (or are incredibly broken otherwise) just don't use it for day-to-day stuff (casual web browsing) anymore .. up to date for xp definitely doesn't mean secure ;) --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 2021/12/25 (Windows/32) * Origin: cold fusion - cfbbs.net - grand rapids, mi (1:120/616) SEEN-BY: 18/200 104/119 105/81 106/201 114/10 120/616 128/187 129/14 SEEN-BY: 129/305 153/7715 154/10 50 110 218/700 220/10 30 90 221/6 SEEN-BY: 226/18 30 44 50 227/114 229/110 111 206 275 300 307 310 317 SEEN-BY: 229/400 426 428 470 664 700 705 266/512 280/464 291/111 292/854 SEEN-BY: 301/1 320/219 322/757 342/200 396/45 460/58 633/280 712/848 SEEN-BY: 902/26 2320/105 3634/12 5075/35 PATH: 120/616 154/10 229/426 |
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