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Microsoft Kills Support For XP SP2

Posted by timothy on from the too-soon? dept.

Trailrunner7 writes "Microsoft's announcement this week that it is preparing to end support for machines running Windows XP SP2 not only represents a challenge for the thousands of businesses still running SP2, but also is the end of an era for both Microsoft and its customers. It wasn't until 2004 that the final release of XP SP2 hit the streets, but when it did, it represented a huge step forward in security for Windows users. It wasn't necessarily the feature set that mattered as much as the fact that the protections were enabled by default and taken out of the users' hands."

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  1. Re:So what? by elashish14 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Way back when I had Win98, installing WinME borked **my** machine. Had to do a full reinstall - and buy a toupee.

    Just sayin'

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  2. Re:So what? by antdude · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Way back when I had 9x (including Me), installing 2000 borked my machine. Had to do a clean install.

    Just sayin'.

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  3. Re:So what? by DarkKnightRadick · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I don't know. As soon as the BSOD comes up, it reboots. Sometimes I don't even see the BSOD except for a blue blink.

    Doing it wrong? I was doing it via Windows Update after I had installed all the previous updates. Should I roll back again (not an option, I have the computer setup how I want it) and just install SP3? If so, why does Windows Update even bother me with all the other updates (like SP2)?

    You could say it's me doing it wrong, but you'd be wrong. I've done many SP2 to SP3 updates myself and this is the first time I've ever had this problem.

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  4. Re:So what? by DarkKnightRadick · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Don't really have that option. This computer has a pre-loaded restore point that is XP SP1 only. I'm not really wanting to mess with this setup as it provides me the only safety net I've had and with the problems I had when I bought the computer...

    The only way to do what you suggest is an install over on the C: leaving the D: as the factory created restore point.

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