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Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24911 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
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Bernie Vine Send message Joined: 26 May 99 Posts: 9958 Credit: 103,452,613 RAC: 328 |
Weren't these tested before general release? The ones Apple saw no doubt were, however I suspect most of the millions needed for public distribution weren't assembled with the same attention to detail. Also I know from experience that manufactures supplying parts often change the specs without and reference to the customer. Happened to my company twice on extremely important components. |
Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24911 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
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James Sotherden Send message Joined: 16 May 99 Posts: 10436 Credit: 110,373,059 RAC: 54 |
Just so everyone knows that XP service pack 2 is no longer supported as of July 2012. I had to replace my hard drive in the P4 and after insatlling the OS I went to update at the MS site. No go. you need sp2 and sp3 to be able to talk with them. After many frustating attempts I was able to download SP 2 and SP3 and was finally allowed to get the latest updates. So if you like XP do a backup. [/quote] Old James |
Bernie Vine Send message Joined: 26 May 99 Posts: 9958 Credit: 103,452,613 RAC: 328 |
Full support for XP ends on 8th of April 2014 See here http://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle/?ln=en-gb&c2=1173 Expected end of support days for current Windows products Windows XP April 8, 2014 Windows Vista April 11, 2017 Windows 7 January 14, 2020 |
James Sotherden Send message Joined: 16 May 99 Posts: 10436 Credit: 110,373,059 RAC: 54 |
Full support for XP ends on 8th of April 2014 Id better get another hard drive and do a backup then. [/quote] Old James |
Bernie Vine Send message Joined: 26 May 99 Posts: 9958 Credit: 103,452,613 RAC: 328 |
Full support for XP ends on 8th of April 2014 Remember after that date there will be no more security updates etc.. So XP could become a hackers paradise!! |
James Sotherden Send message Joined: 16 May 99 Posts: 10436 Credit: 110,373,059 RAC: 54 |
Full support for XP ends on 8th of April 2014 Thanks a lot for that news Bernie:) Wait, isnt Windows a hackers paradise anyway? [/quote] Old James |
Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24911 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
Full support for XP ends on 8th of April 2014 Create an XP Update folder, put sp2/3 in it, create an .iso image of your XP installation disk & put that in the folder. Then download this: - Nlite Use it to create a slipstreamed XP SP3 disk. |
Bernie Vine Send message Joined: 26 May 99 Posts: 9958 Credit: 103,452,613 RAC: 328 |
Full support for XP ends on 8th of April 2014 Well yes but at least at the moment they attempt to fix things!! |
OzzFan Send message Joined: 9 Apr 02 Posts: 15691 Credit: 84,761,841 RAC: 28 |
I'd like to point out that when a Microsoft OS goes out of support, they do not cut off Windows Update access, nor do they pull updates from their servers. When a Microsoft OS goes out of support, they simply stop writing fixes for it. I have been able to update Windows 2000 machines that I rebuild using the Windows Update service without issue. |
Bernie Vine Send message Joined: 26 May 99 Posts: 9958 Credit: 103,452,613 RAC: 328 |
I'd like to point out that when a Microsoft OS goes out of support, they do not cut off Windows Update access, nor do they pull updates from their servers. I realise that but there are are no NEW updates. |
OzzFan Send message Joined: 9 Apr 02 Posts: 15691 Credit: 84,761,841 RAC: 28 |
I'd like to point out that when a Microsoft OS goes out of support, they do not cut off Windows Update access, nor do they pull updates from their servers. Agreed, that's what I said. I was merely pointing it out for people suggesting to keep a cache of updates on their computers which isn't necessary. |
Horacio Send message Joined: 14 Jan 00 Posts: 536 Credit: 75,967,266 RAC: 0 |
I'd like to point out that when a Microsoft OS goes out of support, they do not cut off Windows Update access, nor do they pull updates from their servers. And, even if the updates were not available at all, at that time you will have worst issues than not being able to update it... Im sure, you will be forced to upgrade the OS due to the lack of drivers, or even lack of compatible apps... On the other hand, I think that something like Win95 its nowaday more safe than any other MS OS... I doubt there is any hacker out there still looking for security issues on that OS... |
OzzFan Send message Joined: 9 Apr 02 Posts: 15691 Credit: 84,761,841 RAC: 28 |
And, even if the updates were not available at all, at that time you will have worst issues than not being able to update it... Im sure, you will be forced to upgrade the OS due to the lack of drivers, or even lack of compatible apps... No one forces you to buy new hardware or software that won't run on an older OS. It is a person's choice to do these things. On the other hand, I think that something like Win95 its nowaday more safe than any other MS OS... I doubt there is any hacker out there still looking for security issues on that OS... Gah.... just go back to using MS-DOS! Who needs a GUI? LOL :-D |
Gary Charpentier Send message Joined: 25 Dec 00 Posts: 31006 Credit: 53,134,872 RAC: 32 |
No one forces you to buy new hardware or software that won't run on an older OS. It is a person's choice to do these things. Actually, I don't think that is a true statement. I'm thinking the hackers do force you to buy new software when the security patches for the old software run out. |
OzzFan Send message Joined: 9 Apr 02 Posts: 15691 Credit: 84,761,841 RAC: 28 |
No one forces you to buy new hardware or software that won't run on an older OS. It is a person's choice to do these things. You can choose to unplug yourself from the net to be more secure. You can choose to pay a network or security professional to keep you secure, as I did at my former job where they were still running MS Office 2000. |
Horacio Send message Joined: 14 Jan 00 Posts: 536 Credit: 75,967,266 RAC: 0 |
And, even if the updates were not available at all, at that time you will have worst issues than not being able to update it... Im sure, you will be forced to upgrade the OS due to the lack of drivers, or even lack of compatible apps... Well, not literally forced, but things broke over time... sooner or later you will need to replace something in your computer and it wont be easy to find compatible replacements at reasonable prices... |
James Sotherden Send message Joined: 16 May 99 Posts: 10436 Credit: 110,373,059 RAC: 54 |
And In my case that was true. Old hard drive versus SATA hard drive. Had to do a lot of adapting but the thing is running. And it was for me, At a reasonable price. Computers are like airplanes. They can fly as long as you can find or make parts. But eventually comes the day when it just costs to much have them fly. [/quote] Old James |
OzzFan Send message Joined: 9 Apr 02 Posts: 15691 Credit: 84,761,841 RAC: 28 |
And, even if the updates were not available at all, at that time you will have worst issues than not being able to update it... Im sure, you will be forced to upgrade the OS due to the lack of drivers, or even lack of compatible apps... A savvy shopper can find things cheaper than buying a new computer (depending on the specs of that new computer). Never underestimate the motivation to keep what one is comfortable with. |
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