From: Unknown on 14 Jul 2010 11:02 Only MS can answer that question since they do the coding for the updates. <nospam(a)nospam.invalid> wrote in message news:eABAkstILHA.4120(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >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 [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP(a)gmail.com> wrote in message > news:uqI9vkpILHA.4920(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >> 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/harrywaldron/archive/2008/05/08/windows-xp-sp3-read-all-prerequisites-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$59 or higher per incident now. [You snooze, you lose.] >> -- >> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) >> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002 >> >> >> SS wrote: >>> I believe that microsoft are pulling support for XP2. >>> To date I have resisted updating to XP3 due to reading adverse comments >>> after installation. >>> Are there any current issues or should I go and install it. >> > >
From: W****n S. on 14 Jul 2010 11:12 "SS" <nonense50(a)blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message news:BqV_n.213196$Hs4.201281(a)hurricane... >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. > No issues here.
From: PA Bear on 20 Jul 2010 19:20 Correction: No! PA Bear wrote: > Possibly. > > > nos...(a)nospam.invalid wrote: > > 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? <SNIP>
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