Re: XP Support ends 12/31/2003?? & 811493?

[Johann Bäcker]

Mark Weinreb wrote:

> Your second link doesn't work. However, both dates are correct. If you
> insist on _not_ applying any service packs or hotfixes, don't expect
> any support after the end of this year. If you apply at least service
> pack 1, support will continue for a further three years.
>
> All current and future hotfixes assume that SP1 or SP1a has been
> applied.
>
> After all, you surely cannot expect Microsoft to continue to offer
> free support to anyone who refuses to make even the slightest effort
> to keep their systems protected can you?

What , in essence is being stated, is that anyone purchasing the current OS
on or after 01/01/2004 is purchasing an OS that is . . . not supported.

I have been a user since WfW 3.11. I believe that this is the first
instance in which support ended . . . BEFORE a new version was released.

Oh well, RedHat will abandon the Desktop Platform on 04/30/2004 totally: no
further distributons and no further support. At least Microsoft hasn't
gone . . . that far- yet.

BTW: What's with 811493? I've installed it EVERY MORNING since . . thursday.
It has now become annoying.
Yes, I Shut Down and Restart, go through the day and the next moring it is
presented as a "New Update Downloaded and Ready to be Installed".

[Tx2]

In article >,=20
, a.k.a Johann B=E4cker says...

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> What , in essence is being stated, is that anyone purchasing the current =
OS
> on or after 01/01/2004 is purchasing an OS that is . . . not supported.

err ... no.

All XP purchases i've made (OEM builds) have come supplied with SP1=20
included.

Given what i've read, that means approx 2 years further support.

[purplehaz]

"Johann Bäcker" > wrote in message
...
> Mark Weinreb wrote:
>
> > Your second link doesn't work. However, both dates are correct. If you
> > insist on _not_ applying any service packs or hotfixes, don't expect
> > any support after the end of this year. If you apply at least service
> > pack 1, support will continue for a further three years.
> >
> > All current and future hotfixes assume that SP1 or SP1a has been
> > applied.
> >
> > After all, you surely cannot expect Microsoft to continue to offer
> > free support to anyone who refuses to make even the slightest effort
> > to keep their systems protected can you?
>
> What , in essence is being stated, is that anyone purchasing the current
OS
> on or after 01/01/2004 is purchasing an OS that is . . . not supported.

Wrong. You cannot buy a pc without sp1 anymore. The current offering from ms
includes sp1 on oem computers and in retail stores, so it is supported.

>
> I have been a user since WfW 3.11. I believe that this is the first
> instance in which support ended . . . BEFORE a new version was released.

Support isn't ending. Install sp1 and your all set.

>
> Oh well, RedHat will abandon the Desktop Platform on 04/30/2004 totally:
no
> further distributons and no further support. At least Microsoft hasn't
> gone . . . that far- yet.

They never will. Product life cycle always extends far into the the next
versions release.

>
> BTW: What's with 811493? I've installed it EVERY MORNING since . .
thursday.
> It has now become annoying.
> Yes, I Shut Down and Restart, go through the day and the next moring it is
> presented as a "New Update Downloaded and Ready to be Installed".

Possible solutions:

1 - Delete or rename the folder c:\windows\system32\catroot2

Then do the updates again.



2 - Start/stop the auto-update service.

Start, control panel, administrative tools, services, right click automatic
updates, click stop. Right click again, click start.