Question about end of SP2 support

[John]

The XP CDs that I have for my two computers are SP2 CDs. Both
computers have long since been upgraded to SP3, but with support for
SP2 about to end, I wonder: If I were to reinstall XP from one of
these CDs ater July 13, would I be offered SP3 by auto-update? If
not, how would I get to SP3?

 

[Bruce Hagen]

The XP CDs that I have for my two computers are SP2 CDs. Both
computers have long since been upgraded to SP3, but with support for
SP2 about to end, I wonder: If I were to reinstall XP from one of
these CDs ater July 13, would I be offered SP3 by auto-update? If
not, how would I get to SP3?

Download SP3 from this site and save it to your Desktop.

Windows XP Service Pack 3:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...A8-5E76-401F-BE08-1E1555D4F3D4&displaylang=en

Burn a copy to CD and then remove the download.

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

How to obtain the latest Windows XP service pack:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322389


Support for WinXP SP2 ends on 13 July 2010. After that date, computers
running WinXP SP2 "will no longer receive software updates from Windows
Update" until SP3 is installed.

. 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

 

[John]

How to obtain the latest Windows XP service pack:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322389


Support for WinXP SP2 ends on 13 July 2010. After that date, computers
running WinXP SP2 "will no longer receive software updates from Windows
Update" until SP3 is installed.

. 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

So I won't be offered SP3 by Windows Update, but I'll always be able
to go and get it, is that right?

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

So I won't be offered SP3 by Windows Update, but I'll always be able
to go and get it, is that right?

FWIW when support for WinXP SP1 ended, Automatic Updates no longer worked
and you couldn't reach Windows Update website until you downloaded/installed
SP2 manually. Will that happen after 13 July? I dunno.