[Fury]

On October 10, 2006, Microsoft will end all public assisted support for Windows XP Service Pack1 (SP1). After this date, Microsoft will no longer provide any incident support options or security updates for this retired service pack under the policies defined by the Microsoft Support Lifecycle policy.

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/support/endofsupport.mspx

Good riddance.

[Mefustae]

But I don't wanna upgrade to SP2.

[vyper]

Alright then just wait for SP3...

[Hippo]

ugh, i didnt want to go to SP2 either.

[karajorma]

Then don't.

The majority of the support for earlier versions consists of patches to fix problems and issues with the code. If you're then going to turn around and say that you have no intention of installing those patches I'm left wondering why you'd care whether MS support you or not.

[Freespace Freak]

What did SP1 have over SP2?  Just curious.

[Turambar]

little less of a memory hog, it seems

and it didnt have all the **** that microsoft threw in there to make sure ppl werent pirating, which is just a pain in the ass to deal with even if you arent pirating.

[Freespace Freak]

little less of a memory hog, it seems

and it didnt have all the **** that microsoft threw in there to make sure ppl werent pirating, which is just a pain in the ass to deal with even if you arent pirating.

Oh...

[karajorma]

That wasn't in SP2. That was in one of the upgrades following SP2.

[Ashrak]

<<< SP2 pre piracy

[BlackDove]

Yeah same here. All I got from SP2 are the parameters that deactivate all the instant internet virus loopholes.

[Nix]

SP2 offers a lot of good things to XP that weren't even built-in to the OS when it went Gold.  Yes, they "hardened" (more like broke) the TCP/IP stack in favor of security over ease of use and flexibility, but Wireless networking is so much better under SP2.  That, and a lot of RPC problems get fixed under SP2, which is good because damn near everything relies on RPC.  There's tons under the surface, a lot more benefits than all of the nay-sayers and anti-microsoft people say about SP2.

[Prophet]

Only reason I ever upgraded to SP2 was to get Neverwinter Nigths working (it wouldn't run without it). Ofcourse I could have downgraded back to W2K, but then a friend made me install SP2. Propably should've stayed with the W2K.

[Cyker]

On October 11, 2006, Microsoft will end all public assisted support for Windows XP Service Pack2 (SP2) and Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1). After this date, Microsoft will no longer provide any incident support options or security updates for this retired service pack under the policies defined by the Microsoft Support Lifecycle policy.

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/support/endofsupport.mspx


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Just kidding

[Unknown Target]

And hoestly, all that anti-pirating stuff that they added after SP2 can be removed with a simple downloadable program. (I'm reffering to the "Windows Genuine Advantage" crap).

[IceFire]

But I don't wanna upgrade to SP2.

You don't really have to...have you ever called Microsoft support?

[Nuke]

i can tell you this about windows genuine advantage. it doesnt work

[Mefustae]

I've still got WGA sitting in my 'upgrades available' popup window where it has resided for the past month or two, should I install it?

[WMCoolmon]

I'm hoping that Linux has its act together by the time Vista becomes the 'minimum requirement.'

[Mars]

It'd better... I'm not buying Windoze after getting used to Ubuntu if I can help it