Expiration of Service Pack Blocker Tool for WinXP (FYI)

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

<QP>
The Service Pack Blocker Tool temporarily prevents the installation of a
service pack through Windows Update, typically for one year after general
availability of the service pack. We are announcing the upcoming expiration
dates for the Service Pack Blocker Tool for...Windows XP SP3:

• May 19, 2009

[After] May 19th, Windows XP SP3 will...be delivered via Windows Update.
</QP>
Source:
http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/wi...er-tool-for-windows-vista-amp-windows-xp.aspx

 

[Guest]

<QP>
The Service Pack Blocker Tool temporarily prevents the installation of a
service pack through Windows Update, typically for one year after
general availability of the service pack. We are announcing the upcoming
expiration dates for the Service Pack Blocker Tool for...Windows XP SP3:

• May 19, 2009

[After] May 19th, Windows XP SP3 will...be delivered via Windows Update.
</QP>
Source:
http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/wi...er-tool-for-windows-vista-amp-windows-xp.aspx

What's the true skinny on updates?
I installed xpsp2 with the network disconnected
and turned off automatic updates.
But I read that M$ invades your computer anyway.
Is this thing gonna descend on me against my wishes?

 

[Twayne]

The Service Pack Blocker Tool temporarily
prevents the
installation of a service pack through Windows
Update,
typically for one year after general
availability of the
service pack. We are announcing the upcoming
expiration
dates for the Service Pack Blocker Tool
for...Windows XP
SP3:
• May 19, 2009

[After] May 19th, Windows XP SP3 will...be
delivered via
Windows Update. </QP>
Source:
http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/wi...er-tool-for-windows-vista-amp-windows-xp.aspx

Why not just give the MS URL? I don't go to blogs
for that sort of thing.

Twayne

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

spamme0 wrote:

What's the true skinny on updates?
I installed xpsp2 with the network disconnected
and turned off automatic updates.
But I read that M$ invades your computer anyway.
Is this thing gonna descend on me against my wishes?

WinXP SP3 cannot be offered if Automatic Updates (AU) is disabled or if you
do not choose to install it at Windows Update (WU) website.

However, you should be aware of several very important things:

1. If AU is disabled and you do not keep the machine fully patched (i.e.,
install all critical security updates as soon as possible), YOUR MACHINE IS
NOT SAFE TO BE USED ONLINE OR TO BE CONNECTED TO ANY NETWORKS!

2. If you do not have SP3 installed a year from now (i.e., 2010), neither AU
nor WU will offer the machine ANY further critical security updates and YOUR
MACHINE WILL NOT BE SAFE TO USE ONLINE OR CONNECT TO ANY NETWORKS!

3. MS is offering free installation and compatibility support for SP3 (and
only SP3), but only until 14 April 2009. After that, you're on your own or
will have to pay $150 USD (or much higher) per hour for such support.

WinXP SP3 - Read all prerequisites for a successful installation
http://msmvps.com/blogs/harrywaldro...requisites-for-a-successful-installation.aspx

Free unlimited installation and compatibility support is available for
Windows XP, but only for Service Pack 3 (SP3) and *only until* 14 Apr-09.
Go to http://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?gprid=1173 | select
"Windows XP" then select "Windows XP Service Pack 3"

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

<QP>
The Service Pack Blocker Tool temporarily
prevents the
installation of a service pack through Windows
Update,
typically for one year after general
availability of the
service pack. We are announcing the upcoming
expiration
dates for the Service Pack Blocker Tool
for...Windows XP
SP3:
• May 19, 2009

[After] May 19th, Windows XP SP3 will...be
delivered via
Windows Update. </QP>
Source:
http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/wi...er-tool-for-windows-vista-amp-windows-xp.aspx

Why not just give the MS URL? I don't go to blogs
for that sort of thing.

The blog was the SOURCE of what I quoted, Twayne.

 

[Kelly]

For the dates:

Windows XP Service Pack 3 (valid until May 19th, 2009)
Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (valid until April 28th, 2009)
Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (valid for 12 months following general
availability)
Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (valid for 12 months following general
availability)

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...5267-4bd6-87d0-e2a72099edb7&displaylang=en&tm

--

All the Best,
Kelly (MS-MVP/DTS&XP)

Taskbar Repair Tool Plus!
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm

<QP>
The Service Pack Blocker Tool temporarily prevents the
installation of a service pack through Windows Update,
typically for one year after general availability of the
service pack. We are announcing the upcoming expiration
dates for the Service Pack Blocker Tool for...Windows XP
SP3:
. May 19, 2009

[After] May 19th, Windows XP SP3 will...be delivered via
Windows Update. </QP>
Source:
http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/wi...er-tool-for-windows-vista-amp-windows-xp.aspx

Why not just give the MS URL? I don't go to blogs for that sort of thing.

Twayne

 

[Guest]

spamme0 wrote:


WinXP SP3 cannot be offered if Automatic Updates (AU) is disabled or if
you do not choose to install it at Windows Update (WU) website.

However, you should be aware of several very important things:

1. If AU is disabled and you do not keep the machine fully patched
(i.e., install all critical security updates as soon as possible), YOUR
MACHINE IS NOT SAFE TO BE USED ONLINE OR TO BE CONNECTED TO ANY NETWORKS!

I gotta say, I've never had ANY problems with malware.
I HAVE had numerous problems when some program updated itself and the system
went unstable. M$ was the biggest culprit. Which program update caused
it? Who knows. How do I fix it? Who knows.
I turned it all off and never looked back.

But I do keep my drive imaged regularly.
And this newsgroup is about the riskiest place I visit.
If I'm looking for cracks or torrents or downloading porn, I use a
virtual machine
that gets wiped after each session...or my linux box that boots from CD.

2. If you do not have SP3 installed a year from now (i.e., 2010),
neither AU nor WU will offer the machine ANY further critical security
updates and YOUR MACHINE WILL NOT BE SAFE TO USE ONLINE OR CONNECT TO
ANY NETWORKS!

I did download SP3, I just have no plans to install it.
If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

3. MS is offering free installation and compatibility support for SP3
(and only SP3), but only until 14 April 2009. After that, you're on
your own or will have to pay $150 USD (or much higher) per hour for such
support.

When did anybody EVER get better support from M$ India than they
could find with google?

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

<go away>

I gotta say, I've never had ANY problems with malware.
I HAVE had numerous problems when some program updated itself and the
system
went unstable. M$ was the biggest culprit. Which program update caused
it? Who knows. How do I fix it? Who knows.
I turned it all off and never looked back.

But I do keep my drive imaged regularly.
And this newsgroup is about the riskiest place I visit.
If I'm looking for cracks or torrents or downloading porn, I use a
virtual machine
that gets wiped after each session...or my linux box that boots from CD.

I did download SP3, I just have no plans to install it.
If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

When did anybody EVER get better support from M$ India than they
could find with google?

 

[Kelly]

But I just got here! <sniff>

--

All the Best,
Kelly (MS-MVP/DTS&XP)

Taskbar Repair Tool Plus!
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Not you, ma chère!

But I just got here! <sniff>

<go away>

PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote:
spamme0 wrote:
<snip>
What's the true skinny on updates?
I installed xpsp2 with the network disconnected
and turned off automatic updates.
But I read that M$ invades your computer anyway.
Is this thing gonna descend on me against my wishes?

WinXP SP3 cannot be offered if Automatic Updates (AU) is disabled or if
you do not choose to install it at Windows Update (WU) website.

However, you should be aware of several very important things:

1. If AU is disabled and you do not keep the machine fully patched
(i.e., install all critical security updates as soon as possible), YOUR
MACHINE IS NOT SAFE TO BE USED ONLINE OR TO BE CONNECTED TO ANY
NETWORKS!

I gotta say, I've never had ANY problems with malware.
I HAVE had numerous problems when some program updated itself and the
system
went unstable. M$ was the biggest culprit. Which program update caused
it? Who knows. How do I fix it? Who knows.
I turned it all off and never looked back.

But I do keep my drive imaged regularly.
And this newsgroup is about the riskiest place I visit.
If I'm looking for cracks or torrents or downloading porn, I use a
virtual machine
that gets wiped after each session...or my linux box that boots from CD.

2. If you do not have SP3 installed a year from now (i.e., 2010),
neither AU nor WU will offer the machine ANY further critical security
updates and YOUR MACHINE WILL NOT BE SAFE TO USE ONLINE OR CONNECT TO
ANY NETWORKS!

I did download SP3, I just have no plans to install it.
If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

3. MS is offering free installation and compatibility support for SP3
(and only SP3), but only until 14 April 2009. After that, you're on
your own or will have to pay $150 USD (or much higher) per hour for
such
support.

When did anybody EVER get better support from M$ India than they
could find with google?

WinXP SP3 - Read all prerequisites for a successful installation
http://msmvps.com/blogs/harrywaldro...requisites-for-a-successful-installation.aspx


Free unlimited installation and compatibility support is available for
Windows XP, but only for Service Pack 3 (SP3) and *only until* 14
Apr-09. Go to http://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?gprid=1173
|
select "Windows XP" then select "Windows XP Service Pack 3"

 

[Kelly]

Ah... <w>

--

All the Best,
Kelly (MS-MVP/DTS&XP)

Taskbar Repair Tool Plus!
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm

Not you, ma chère!

But I just got here! <sniff>

<go away>

spamme0 wrote:
PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote:
spamme0 wrote:
<snip>
What's the true skinny on updates?
I installed xpsp2 with the network disconnected
and turned off automatic updates.
But I read that M$ invades your computer anyway.
Is this thing gonna descend on me against my wishes?

WinXP SP3 cannot be offered if Automatic Updates (AU) is disabled or
if
you do not choose to install it at Windows Update (WU) website.

However, you should be aware of several very important things:

1. If AU is disabled and you do not keep the machine fully patched
(i.e., install all critical security updates as soon as possible),
YOUR
MACHINE IS NOT SAFE TO BE USED ONLINE OR TO BE CONNECTED TO ANY
NETWORKS!

I gotta say, I've never had ANY problems with malware.
I HAVE had numerous problems when some program updated itself and the
system
went unstable. M$ was the biggest culprit. Which program update
caused
it? Who knows. How do I fix it? Who knows.
I turned it all off and never looked back.

But I do keep my drive imaged regularly.
And this newsgroup is about the riskiest place I visit.
If I'm looking for cracks or torrents or downloading porn, I use a
virtual machine
that gets wiped after each session...or my linux box that boots from
CD.

2. If you do not have SP3 installed a year from now (i.e., 2010),
neither AU nor WU will offer the machine ANY further critical security
updates and YOUR MACHINE WILL NOT BE SAFE TO USE ONLINE OR CONNECT TO
ANY NETWORKS!

I did download SP3, I just have no plans to install it.
If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

3. MS is offering free installation and compatibility support for SP3
(and only SP3), but only until 14 April 2009. After that, you're on
your own or will have to pay $150 USD (or much higher) per hour for
such
support.

When did anybody EVER get better support from M$ India than they
could find with google?

WinXP SP3 - Read all prerequisites for a successful installation
http://msmvps.com/blogs/harrywaldro...requisites-for-a-successful-installation.aspx


Free unlimited installation and compatibility support is available for
Windows XP, but only for Service Pack 3 (SP3) and *only until* 14
Apr-09. Go to http://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?gprid=1173
|
select "Windows XP" then select "Windows XP Service Pack 3"