Windows XP SP1 situation

With Windows XP service pack 1 I now get a taskbar message saying this
version of windows is no longer up to date. Does this mean there will be no
further windows updates available for it? Apart from this are there any
other restrictions now on this version of windows xp? I've tried updating
to sp2 before and it's caused major problems so I'd really like to just keep
sp1.

Support for SP1 ended 10-Oct-2006

Only restriction - no updates, no security patches, nothing.

You don't mention what the problems were with SP2

Are You Ready for WinXP SP2?
http://support.microsoft.com/default...r=windowsxpsp2

Service Pack 2 information
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/xpsp2.htm
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/spackins.htm


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"Mok" <> wrote in message news:...
| With Windows XP service pack 1 I now get a taskbar message saying this
| version of windows is no longer up to date. Does this mean there will be no
| further windows updates available for it? Apart from this are there any
| other restrictions now on this version of windows xp? I've tried updating
| to sp2 before and it's caused major problems so I'd really like to just keep
| sp1.
|
|

In addition:
http://support.microsoft.com/gp/lifewinfaq

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"Mok" <> wrote in message news:...
| With Windows XP service pack 1 I now get a taskbar message saying this
| version of windows is no longer up to date. Does this mean there will be no
| further windows updates available for it? Apart from this are there any
| other restrictions now on this version of windows xp? I've tried updating
| to sp2 before and it's caused major problems so I'd really like to just keep
| sp1.
|
|

But will it sill be able to use windows update to obtain the updates?

My box is XP Professional SP 1a. When I attempt to use windows update
intending to install SP 2, it failed. After clicking at either the 'Custom'
or 'Express' button, my system got shut down in the midst before it listing
the items require for installation.


"TaurArian [MS-MVP]" wrote:

> Support for SP1 ended 10-Oct-2006
>
> Only restriction - no updates, no security patches, nothing.
>
> You don't mention what the problems were with SP2
>
> Are You Ready for WinXP SP2?
> http://support.microsoft.com/default...r=windowsxpsp2
>
> Service Pack 2 information
> http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/xpsp2.htm
> http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/spackins.htm
>
>
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> ==================================
> TaurArian [MS-MVP] 2005-2007 - Australia
> ==================================
> http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
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> information current)
>
>
> "Mok" <> wrote in message news:...
> | With Windows XP service pack 1 I now get a taskbar message saying this
> | version of windows is no longer up to date. Does this mean there will be no
> | further windows updates available for it? Apart from this are there any
> | other restrictions now on this version of windows xp? I've tried updating
> | to sp2 before and it's caused major problems so I'd really like to just keep
> | sp1.
> |
> |
>
>
>

You can download SP2 from here:
Windows XP Service Pack 2 - download (for single PCs also)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en


Service Pack 2 information
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/xpsp2.htm
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/spackins.htm
http://www.windowstalk.org/sp2.htm

Are You Ready for WinXP SP2?
http://support.microsoft.com/default...r=windowsxpsp2

Once you have successfully installed SP2, try WU again..

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"Ben" <> wrote in message
news:8BC84C77-2BDE-479C-95AC-...
| But will it sill be able to use windows update to obtain the updates?
|
| My box is XP Professional SP 1a. When I attempt to use windows update
| intending to install SP 2, it failed. After clicking at either the 'Custom'
| or 'Express' button, my system got shut down in the midst before it listing
| the items require for installation.
|
|
| "TaurArian [MS-MVP]" wrote:
|
| > Support for SP1 ended 10-Oct-2006
| >
| > Only restriction - no updates, no security patches, nothing.
| >
| > You don't mention what the problems were with SP2
| >
| > Are You Ready for WinXP SP2?
| > http://support.microsoft.com/default...r=windowsxpsp2
| >
| > Service Pack 2 information
| > http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/xpsp2.htm
| > http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/spackins.htm
| >
| >
| > --
| >
| > ==================================
| > TaurArian [MS-MVP] 2005-2007 - Australia
| > ==================================
| > http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
| > Need more help? http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=ph;en-us;6527
| > (Links to web pages and MSKB Articles are posted for the purposes of keeping the
| > information current)
| >
| >
| > "Mok" <> wrote in message news:...
| > | With Windows XP service pack 1 I now get a taskbar message saying this
| > | version of windows is no longer up to date. Does this mean there will be no
| > | further windows updates available for it? Apart from this are there any
| > | other restrictions now on this version of windows xp? I've tried updating
| > | to sp2 before and it's caused major problems so I'd really like to just keep
| > | sp1.
| > |
| > |
| >
| >
| >