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Windows XP SP1 Support Ends Tuesday

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the cut-off dept.

tophee writes "ZDNet reports that support for Windows XP SP1 and SP1a will be ending this coming Tuesday. From the article: 'Microsoft will end support for Windows XP Service Pack 1 and SP1a on Tuesday, leaving people no option but to upgrade to Service Pack 2 if they wish to continue to receive crucial components, including security software.' Colin Barker of ZDNet notes, 'There's little reason for anyone to still be running SP1; SP2 contained a range of improvements to XP's security.'"

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  1. WGA by Paxtez · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Not having to install WGA seems like a good reason...

  2. Dialup by Kangburra · · Score: 4, Insightful
    'There's little reason for anyone to still be running SP1; SP2 contained a range of improvements to XP's security.'


    They forget of course that not everyone in the world has broadband access. Those on dial-up cannot update to SP2 easily. Here, regional WA, has patchy broadband at the best of times, let alone those who use the internet "just for emails" and don't want to spend a lot to do it.
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    1. Re:Dialup by mwvdlee · · Score: 5, Insightful

      Even worse; The ISP my brother has, uses a software/hardware combination that they acknowledge won't work with SP2. They refuse to upgrade either, so he's stuck with SP1. The thing is; it's a pretty big ADSL supplier in Holland and he's not the only one in this situation. I can only assume there are many similar situations in which people really are forced to stick with SP1.

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  3. Lots of people still use W98... by EmbeddedJanitor · · Score: 4, Insightful
    Forced obsolesence is an attempt to force peopleto move on up. DOing this to XP is to help build the mindset that XP is old and it is time to think about Vista...

    However, lots of people are still using W98, so their obsolecence program is not necessarily working all that well in personal user space. I'm sure that in corporate space (where they make their money) it works a treat.

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  4. Re:Little Reason? by Toreo+asesino · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Do you really expect to be supported running software with known problems? It's only been out since the beginning of Feb 2003, so it's not too much to ask, surely?

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  5. Re:Little Reason? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Insightful

    and they provided that support through service packs and hotfixes, if your using sp1 you have chosen not to take them up on there support obligations and hence your on your own baby.