3 Aug Windows Security Patch KB2286198

[marc]

Can this patch be applied to XP SP2?

 

[deejaydee]

Hi marc,
try it you'll soon find out. Most everyone needs to be on
sp3 nowadays to receive updates,
I installed this update this morning without any hiccups
deejaydee

 

[Peter]

Can this patch be applied to XP SP2?

Nope. Time to upgrade to SP3.

 

[Do Dah Zippity]

Nope. SP2 is now out of lifecycle with no updates allowed.
: Can this patch be applied to XP SP2?

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

No, even a manual install will fail.

Support for WinXP SP2 ended on 13 July 2010. Computers running WinXP SP2
"will no longer receive software updates from Windows Update" [i.e., updates
released on & after 02 August 2010] until SP3 has been installed. Extended
Support for WinXP SP3 will continue through 08 April 2014.

. What does it mean if my version of Windows is no longer supported?
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/help/what-does-end-of-support-mean

 

[Shenan Stanley]

Can this patch be applied to XP SP2?

Why would anyone still be Windows XP with Service Pack 2 this far in?

Probably FUD.

 

[pjp]

Why would anyone still be Windows XP with Service Pack 2 this far in?

I resisted until the pc started acting up about something irrelevant to
updating. Thought was and still is "Why chance mucking up a good working
system."

 

[Shenan Stanley]

I resisted until the pc started acting up about something
irrelevant to updating. Thought was and still is "Why chance
mucking up a good working system."

If it is a "good working system" - SP3 will not change that. It may point
out the flaws in that logic (just because there are no visible symptoms
doesn't mean everything is well), but if the logic was sound from the
beginning - it's just about a hour of your time so you have a updated and
supported system.

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

I resisted until the pc started acting up about something irrelevant to
updating. Thought was and still is "Why chance mucking up a good working
system."

Silly boy! If SP3 isn't installed, it not a "good working system" (or soon
won't be).

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Microsoft sticks to plan, denies emergency patch for XP SP2
http://www.computerworld.com/s/arti...cks_to_plan_denies_emergency_patch_for_XP_SP2

No, even a manual install will fail.

Support for WinXP SP2 ended on 13 July 2010. Computers running WinXP SP2
"will no longer receive software updates from Windows Update" [i.e.,
updates
released on & after 02 August 2010] until SP3 has been installed.
Extended
Support for WinXP SP3 will continue through 08 April 2014.

. What does it mean if my version of Windows is no longer supported?

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/help/what-does-end-of-support-mean

Can this patch be applied to XP SP2?

 

[marc]

I resisted until the pc started acting up about something irrelevant to
updating. Thought was and still is "Why chance mucking up a good working
system."

Guess some early stories about problems with upgrading to
SP3 got permanently lodged in my brain and I thought why
take the chance. That question now seems to have an answer.

Marc