Support ending soon for...

[WaLLy]

Support is ending for some versions of Windows

Support for Windows Vista without any service packs ended on April 13, 2010.
Support for Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2) will end on July 13, 2010.*

If you're running one of these versions after support ends, you won't get security updates for Windows.

Source:
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/help/end-support-windows-xp-sp2-windows-vista-without-service-packs?os=xp

 

[BluBirD78]

Didn't know about the Vista cut off but I figured with XP it would. I have SP3 and have for a year or so now, so I'm good until they cut it all off completely for XP

Thanks for the heads up Wally, u da Man!

 

[DamageINC]

Yea Wally thanks for this. I have vista 64 bit with sp1, and have been putting off updating to sp2. Ill give it a go now.

 

[BriAn79]

Yeah that sucks that they're ending the updates for XP. That's probably the best version of windows that's been made IMO. I have Vista now but I also have SP2 so I should be good.

 

[AVC]

I never use the updates anyway. I'll wait until I buy hardware that isn't supported.

 

[BluBirD78]

I never use the updates anyway. I'll wait until I buy hardware that isn't supported.

You don't use updates!

Why not? Are you using a "hacked" version of windows, LOL, that's the only reason I can think of why I wouldn't use them

 

[Cent0]

i too do not use the updates for Windows Vista

 

[AVC]

My admin machine has SP3 on it, but auto updates is disabled.

My games machine has SP2 with the guts stripped out of it. No other programs but games. No services running that games don't need.

It's a corporate XP Pro install. Cough, hack, cough.