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Windows XP SP2 Support Ends Tomorrow

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the better-get-patching dept.

Vectormatic writes "As can be seen on the product page for Windows XP, support for SP2 ends tomorrow, while the majority of Windows XP users still haven't upgraded to SP3. This could open up millions of users/businesses to exploitation, since security updates for SP2 will stop coming in while security fixes to SP3 may clue hackers in to vulnerabilities."

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  1. Is SP3 the one with the bigger GBs? by GigsVT · · Score: 4, Funny

    Is it 3G and does it have the wifis?

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  2. Re:Note by fuzzyfuzzyfungus · · Score: 5, Funny

    Luckily, XP x64 was always basically immune anyway. It's pretty hard to get 0wn3d when you can't find a NIC driver...

  3. Re:Citation on the 50% number by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Nice to know that 50% is a "vast majority" :)

  4. Re:Astonishing by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Well, if it was loose, you should definitely corral it. Having loose data running around is dangerous. You could lose an eye or something.

  5. Re:Oh Noes!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    It turned me into a newt!
     
    Well I got better...
     

  6. Re:Oh Noes!!! by localman57 · · Score: 2, Funny

    What a BS! I tried SP3, but it messed up my website. For some strange reason all the text I entered got posted twice :(

    Crap! Is that what causes that?
    Crap! Is that what causes that?

  7. Re:Huh? by fyngyrz · · Score: 5, Funny

    "you can't firewall stupidity"

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