SP 3 doubts

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

[Crosspost to WinXP General]



If you want to keep your computer secure, you have less than a month to get

SP3 installed:



Support for WinXP (x86) SP2 ends on 13 July 2010. After that date, computers

running WinXP (x86) SP2 "will no longer receive software updates from

Windows Update" (i.e., Automatic Updates will not work and Windows Update

website will not be accessible) 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



HOW TO get a computer running WinXP...SP2 fully patched (after a clean

install)

http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsxp.general/msg/a066ae41add7dd2b

--

~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)

MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002





Roger wrote:

> Hi all,

> Any comments, I run Win pro sp2 on IE 7 in past I have read people having

> problems after upgrade to sp3. Is it worth now having ago or remaining

> with

> current setup. If I do go for it, would it be safer from the Win update

> site.

 

[Roger]

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote in message

news:eTgER89CLHA.5436@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

> [Crosspost to WinXP General]

>

> If you want to keep your computer secure, you have less than a month to

> get SP3 installed:

>

> Support for WinXP (x86) SP2 ends on 13 July 2010. After that date,

> computers running WinXP (x86) SP2 "will no longer receive software updates

> from Windows Update" (i.e., Automatic Updates will not work and Windows

> Update website will not be accessible) 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

>

> HOW TO get a computer running WinXP...SP2 fully patched (after a clean

> install)

> http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsxp.general/msg/a066ae41add7dd2b

> --

> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)

> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002

>

>

> Roger wrote:

>> Hi all,

>> Any comments, I run Win pro sp2 on IE 7 in past I have read people

>> having

>> problems after upgrade to sp3. Is it worth now having ago or remaining

>> with

>> current setup. If I do go for it, would it be safer from the Win update

>> site.

Thank you all, I will now browse information links. you have quoted (x86)

mine is an old 32bit NTFS file system.

 

[Larry]

On Mon, 14 Jun 2010 18:06:39 +0100, "Roger"

wrote:



>

>"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote in message

>news:eTgER89CLHA.5436@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>> [Crosspost to WinXP General]

>>

>> If you want to keep your computer secure, you have less than a month to

>> get SP3 installed:

>>

>> Support for WinXP (x86) SP2 ends on 13 July 2010. After that date,

>> computers running WinXP (x86) SP2 "will no longer receive software updates

>> from Windows Update" (i.e., Automatic Updates will not work and Windows

>> Update website will not be accessible) 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

>>

>> HOW TO get a computer running WinXP...SP2 fully patched (after a clean

>> install)

>> http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsxp.general/msg/a066ae41add7dd2b

>> --

>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)

>> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002

>>

>>

>> Roger wrote:

>>> Hi all,

>>> Any comments, I run Win pro sp2 on IE 7 in past I have read people

>>> having

>>> problems after upgrade to sp3. Is it worth now having ago or remaining

>>> with

>>> current setup. If I do go for it, would it be safer from the Win update

>>> site.

>Thank you all, I will now browse information links. you have quoted (x86)

>mine is an old 32bit NTFS file system.

>



Roger, just go ahead and do the update to SP3 (after preparing your

machine, of course). I did the update (SP3) when it first came out

and have NEVER had any problems as a result of it.



-- Larry

 

[Dan]

"Roger" wrote in message

news:uwYj1P#CLHA.5436@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>

> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote in message

> news:eTgER89CLHA.5436@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>> [Crosspost to WinXP General]

>>

>> If you want to keep your computer secure, you have less than a month to

>> get SP3 installed:

>>

>> Support for WinXP (x86) SP2 ends on 13 July 2010. After that date,

>> computers running WinXP (x86) SP2 "will no longer receive software

>> updates from Windows Update" (i.e., Automatic Updates will not work and

>> Windows Update website will not be accessible) 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

>>

>> HOW TO get a computer running WinXP...SP2 fully patched (after a clean

>> install)

>> http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsxp.general/msg/a066ae41add7dd2b

>> --

>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)

>> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002

>>

>>

>> Roger wrote:

>>> Hi all,

>>> Any comments, I run Win pro sp2 on IE 7 in past I have read people

>>> having

>>> problems after upgrade to sp3. Is it worth now having ago or remaining

>>> with

>>> current setup. If I do go for it, would it be safer from the Win update

>>> site.

> Thank you all, I will now browse information links. you have quoted (x86)

> mine is an old 32bit NTFS file system.

>



x86 means 32-bit ...



--

Dan