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3 Aug Windows Security Patch KB2286198

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deejaydee

Flightless Bird
Hi marc,
try it you'll soon find out. Most everyone needs to be on
sp3 nowadays to receive updates,
I installed this update this morning without any hiccups
deejaydee
"marc" <news_reply@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Can this patch be to XP SP2?
 
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Peter

Flightless Bird
On 08/03/2010 07:07 PM, marc wrote:
> Can this patch be applied to XP SP2?


Nope. Time to upgrade to SP3.

--
Peter
 
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Do Dah Zippity

Flightless Bird
Nope. SP2 is now out of lifecycle with no updates allowed.
"marc" <news_reply@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
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: Can this patch be applied to XP SP2?
 
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PA Bear [MS MVP]

Flightless Bird
No, even a manual install will fail.

Support for WinXP SP2 ended on 13 July 2010. Computers running WinXP SP2
"will no longer receive software updates from Windows Update" [i.e., updates
released on & after 02 August 2010] until SP3 has been installed. Extended
Support for WinXP SP3 will continue through 08 April 2014.

. 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


marc wrote:
> Can this patch be applied to XP SP2?
 
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pjp

Flightless Bird
"Shenan Stanley" <newshelper@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> marc wrote:
>> Can this patch be applied to XP SP2?

>
> Why would anyone still be Windows XP with Service Pack 2 this far in?


I resisted until the pc started acting up about something irrelevant to
updating. Thought was and still is "Why chance mucking up a good working
system."

>
> Probably FUD.
>
> --
> Shenan Stanley
> MS-MVP
> --
> How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>
 
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Shenan Stanley

Flightless Bird
pjp wrote:
> I resisted until the pc started acting up about something
> irrelevant to updating. Thought was and still is "Why chance
> mucking up a good working system."


If it is a "good working system" - SP3 will not change that. It may point
out the flaws in that logic (just because there are no visible symptoms
doesn't mean everything is well), but if the logic was sound from the
beginning - it's just about a hour of your time so you have a updated and
supported system.

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
 
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PA Bear [MS MVP]

Flightless Bird
pjp wrote:
>> Why would anyone still be Windows XP with Service Pack 2 this far in?

>
> I resisted until the pc started acting up about something irrelevant to
> updating. Thought was and still is "Why chance mucking up a good working
> system."


Silly boy! If SP3 isn't installed, it not a "good working system" (or soon
won't be).
 
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PA Bear [MS MVP]

Flightless Bird
Microsoft sticks to plan, denies emergency patch for XP SP2
http://www.computerworld.com/s/arti...cks_to_plan_denies_emergency_patch_for_XP_SP2


PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote:
> No, even a manual install will fail.
>
> Support for WinXP SP2 ended on 13 July 2010. Computers running WinXP SP2
> "will no longer receive software updates from Windows Update" [i.e.,
> updates
> released on & after 02 August 2010] until SP3 has been installed.
> Extended
> Support for WinXP SP3 will continue through 08 April 2014.
>
> . 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
>
>
> marc wrote:
>> Can this patch be applied to XP SP2?
 
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marc

Flightless Bird
On 2010-08-04 00:32, pjp wrote:
>>
>> Why would anyone still be Windows XP with Service Pack 2 this far in?

>
> I resisted until the pc started acting up about something irrelevant to
> updating. Thought was and still is "Why chance mucking up a good working
> system."


Guess some early stories about problems with upgrading to
SP3 got permanently lodged in my brain and I thought why
take the chance. That question now seems to have an answer.

Marc
 
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