This is not a sensible or technically sound thing to do. It is purely irrational. Win7 is already stuck on Chrome 110/111(?).
You are not gaining much by doing this, and are assuming significant risk. Even if specific portions can be quantified away, it's the unknown unknowns that should scare you.
Try a Linux distro again maybe? With some non-default themes and Wine, it really should make a better WinXP than WinXP.
Or at least use something like https://github.com/kirb/LegacyUpdate or the pirated ISOs that get updates from the Windows Embedded POSReady channel -- Win7 POSReady is supported until late 2024, and XP was until 2019.
There are safe ways to do this, but I worry the author may not be aware of them.
You are not gaining much by doing this, and are assuming significant risk. Even if specific portions can be quantified away, it's the unknown unknowns that should scare you.
Try a Linux distro again maybe? With some non-default themes and Wine, it really should make a better WinXP than WinXP.
Or at least use something like https://github.com/kirb/LegacyUpdate or the pirated ISOs that get updates from the Windows Embedded POSReady channel -- Win7 POSReady is supported until late 2024, and XP was until 2019.
There are safe ways to do this, but I worry the author may not be aware of them.