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Why is Microsoft Patching XP?

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the you-wouldn't-believe-me-if-i-told-you dept.

akkarin noted a story about a new Service patch for XP. Dubbed SP2c, the new service patch contains no bug fixes or features. Instead, this exciting patch exists only to add new valid active product registration keys. Oops.

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  1. Slow day? by JustASlashDotGuy · · Score: 3, Informative

    I just love it when the subject line of a article is a question answered by the summary just below it.

    MS is running out of keys, so they are releasing an updated build. mmmmm ok. so?

    It's just a different build number, what's the big deal. The same thing happened back in the Windows 95 when they had SR 2, 2.1, and 2.5. The changes between those build were minor as well.

  2. Re:no rollup? by n0dna · · Score: 5, Informative

    SP3 is in late alpha, scheduled be released later this year with Vista's SP1.

  3. Not really a patch/service pack/whatever by webrunner · · Score: 3, Informative

    It's only for OEMS and stuff- it's for new OS installs, not for ones that are already there. In fact its' pointless on systems that already are installed because they already have working keys.

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  4. Here's the rollup by Weaselmancer · · Score: 4, Informative

    Microsoft hasn't done it, but these guys have.

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  5. Re:well... by Billhead · · Score: 3, Informative

    Last I checked there were 4 SPs for Windows 2000, not 2.

  6. Re:well... by captain_cthulhu · · Score: 3, Informative

    Win98 - pass Win98 was NOT a pass... at least not for gamers who saw a huge increase in performance. in fact, there was a good 8-12 months where Win98 outperformed WinXP in gaming until the XP drivers caught up. Windows2000 was not an option for gamers until long after it's release and some issues still remain. of course win2000 was/is the best, IMHO.
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