Why no more firefox update for Windows XP?
Windows XP is currently updated since 2019, thanks to Microsoft PosReady service update still active. Why does Mozilla lie about this in the security advice just seen in my system? After this, there are some other stupid advice about misterious, not known e not specificed, undocumented vulnerabilities in Windows XP while the *big spyware OS Windows 10* is described as "safe OS". That's ridiculous. So, does anyone know how many Mozilla foudation has been payed from Microsoft? Just curious
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Hi !
I can asure you : Microsoft doesn't pay Mozilla anything ! And I'm only speaking for myself now, but I'm convinced that Microsoft will do anything and stop at nothing to make Firefox disappear from the face ot the earth !
Back to your question : would you please take a look at this article :
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/end-support-windows-xp-and-vista
You should have been updated to the ESR version of Firefox ; this has not happened in your case ?
You can download the ESR version from here :
Hi LexTutor, I recommend you do not browse the web on your Windows XP Point-of-Sale system. A POS device handles extremely sensitive customer payment data and is too easily compromised to expose to random websites.
If, on the other hand, you use a normal Windows XP but you added a registry key to fool the Windows updater into finding updates for Windows XP POSReady systems, be aware that you are not getting a complete set of updates and Microsoft says they may not be fully compatible with desktop XP. More info: Hacked Windows XP still updates, still a bad idea | ZDNet.
Firefox supports free operating systems that provide an alternative to Windows, including numerous flavors of Linux. Linux offers a number of different shells (like Windows Explorer, which providers the overall UI of Windows), and if you're thinking of trying one, you can download a version which runs from a CD or DVD to get a feel for it. If you are nerdy enough to hack the registry, you probably can handle Linux.
IMPORTANT: Don't set up an email client on a temporary/test installation of Linux running only in memory. Or if you do, make sure it is set to use IMAP not POP. Otherwise, you might download all your email and irreversibly remove it all from the server.