Xp sp3

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I believe that microsoft are pulling support for XP2.
To date I have resisted updating to XP3 due to reading adverse comments
after installation.
Are there any current issues or should I go and install it.
 
SS said:
I believe that microsoft are pulling support for XP2.
To date I have resisted updating to XP3 due to reading adverse comments
after installation.
Are there any current issues or should I go and install it.
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I can understand your reticence as I was the same, but about a year
ago, I took the plunge and nothing happened at all! Of course I can
only speak for myself, but remember that the people, like me, who had no
issues at all, tend not to mention it and the few (and they are I think)
complain in newsgroups. You'll always find somebody who gets problems
with anything computer-related, but very often they are people who
perhaps don't keep their systems in good condition and so on.

Regards

Syke
 
Johnw said:
SS wrote on 13/07/2010 :

How to obtain the latest Windows XP service pack
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322389
http://www.windowsnewsletter.com/current-issue.html
SP3 download
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...A8-5E76-401F-BE08-1E1555D4F3D4&displaylang=en
Steps to take before you install Windows XP Service Pack 3
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/950717
Windows XP SP3 - Read all prerequisites for a successful installation
http://msmvps.com/blogs/harrywaldro...requisites-for-a-successful-installation.aspx
Why Service Packs are Better Than Patches
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-au/library/cc723731.aspx
Windows XP Service Pack 3 - ISO-9660 CD Image File
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...FamilyID=2fcde6ce-b5fb-4488-8c50-fe22559d164e
List of fixes that are included in Windows XP Service Pack 3
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/946480/
Slipstream Service Pack 3 into Your Windows XP Installation CD
http://lifehacker.com/386526/slipstream-service-pack-3-into-your-windows-xp-installation-cd



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Well I have gone and updated and so far no issues.

thanks for the answers guys.
 
Note: Support for WinXP SP2 ends today, Tuesday, 13 July 2010. After that
date, computers running WinXP SP2 "will no longer receive software updates
from Windows Update" (i.e., updates released on or after 27 July 2010) 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

Extended Support for WinXP SP3 will continue through 08 April 2014.

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

How to troubleshoot an unsuccessful installation of WinXP SP3
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/950718

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 for WinXP SP3 was
available from 14 April 2008 thru May 2009. Such support will cost you
US$59 or higher per incident now. [You snooze, you lose.]
 
I hope this is a dumb question, but will updates released after the 27th
install on a SP2 system if they're installed manually and not via Windows
Update?

PA Bear said:
Note: Support for WinXP SP2 ends today, Tuesday, 13 July 2010. After that date, computers running WinXP SP2 "will no longer
receive software updates from Windows Update" (i.e., updates released on or after 27 July 2010) 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

Extended Support for WinXP SP3 will continue through 08 April 2014.

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

How to troubleshoot an unsuccessful installation of WinXP SP3
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/950718

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 for WinXP SP3 was available from 14 April 2008 thru May 2009. Such support
will cost you US$59 or higher per incident now. [You snooze, you lose.]
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002

I believe that microsoft are pulling support for XP2.
To date I have resisted updating to XP3 due to reading adverse comments
after installation.
Are there any current issues or should I go and install it.
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Possibly.

I hope this is a dumb question, but will updates released after the 27th
install on a SP2 system if they're installed manually and not via Windows
Update?

PA Bear said:
Note: Support for WinXP SP2 ends today, Tuesday, 13 July 2010. After that
date, computers running WinXP SP2 "will no longer receive software
updates
from Windows Update" (i.e., updates released on or after 27 July 2010)
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

Extended Support for WinXP SP3 will continue through 08 April 2014.

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

How to troubleshoot an unsuccessful installation of WinXP SP3
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/950718

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 for WinXP SP3 was
available from 14 April 2008 thru May 2009. Such support will cost you
US$59 or higher per incident now. [You snooze, you lose.] --
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002

I believe that microsoft are pulling support for XP2.
To date I have resisted updating to XP3 due to reading adverse comments
after installation.
Are there any current issues or should I go and install it.
Click to expand...
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Why would you hope it's a dumb question?
:
: I hope this is a dumb question, but will updates released after the 27th
: install on a SP2 system if they're installed manually and not via Windows
: Update?
:
: > Note: Support for WinXP SP2 ends today, Tuesday, 13 July 2010. After
that date, computers running WinXP SP2 "will no longer
: > receive software updates from Windows Update" (i.e., updates released on
or after 27 July 2010) 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
: >
: > Extended Support for WinXP SP3 will continue through 08 April 2014.
: >
: > How to obtain the latest Windows XP service pack:
: > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322389
: >
: > How to troubleshoot an unsuccessful installation of WinXP SP3
: > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/950718
: >
: > 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 for WinXP SP3 was
available from 14 April 2008 thru May 2009. Such support
: > will cost you US$59 or higher per incident now. [You snooze, you lose.]
: > --
: > ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
: > MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002
: >
: >
: > SS wrote:
: >> I believe that microsoft are pulling support for XP2.
: >> To date I have resisted updating to XP3 due to reading adverse comments
: >> after installation.
: >> Are there any current issues or should I go and install it.
: >
:
:
 
Only MS can answer that question since they do the coding for the updates.
I hope this is a dumb question, but will updates released after the 27th
install on a SP2 system if they're installed manually and not via Windows
Update?

PA Bear said:
Note: Support for WinXP SP2 ends today, Tuesday, 13 July 2010. After that
date, computers running WinXP SP2 "will no longer receive software
updates from Windows Update" (i.e., updates released on or after 27 July
2010) 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

Extended Support for WinXP SP3 will continue through 08 April 2014.

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

How to troubleshoot an unsuccessful installation of WinXP SP3
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/950718

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 for WinXP SP3 was
available from 14 April 2008 thru May 2009. Such support will cost you
US$59 or higher per incident now. [You snooze, you lose.]
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002

I believe that microsoft are pulling support for XP2.
To date I have resisted updating to XP3 due to reading adverse comments
after installation.
Are there any current issues or should I go and install it.
Click to expand...
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SS said:
I believe that microsoft are pulling support for XP2.
To date I have resisted updating to XP3 due to reading adverse comments
after installation.
Are there any current issues or should I go and install it.
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No issues here.
 
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