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From: John on 7 Jul 2010 19:04
The XP CDs that I have for my two computers are SP2 CDs. Both
computers have long since been upgraded to SP3, but with support for
SP2 about to end, I wonder: If I were to reinstall XP from one of
these CDs ater July 13, would I be offered SP3 by auto-update? If
not, how would I get to SP3?

From: Bruce Hagen on 7 Jul 2010 19:09

"John" <nobody(a)fakeaddress.com> wrote in message
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> The XP CDs that I have for my two computers are SP2 CDs. Both
> computers have long since been upgraded to SP3, but with support for
> SP2 about to end, I wonder: If I were to reinstall XP from one of
> these CDs ater July 13, would I be offered SP3 by auto-update? If
> not, how would I get to SP3?
>


Download SP3 from this site and save it to your Desktop.

Windows XP Service Pack 3:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=5B33B5A8-5E76-401F-BE08-1E1555D4F3D4&displaylang=en

Burn a copy to CD and then remove the download.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP [Mail]
Imperial Beach, CA

From: philo on 7 Jul 2010 19:16

"John" <nobody(a)fakeaddress.com> wrote in message
news:7u1a36djp9ubouj7b2tpk4d18lhqvb1m9g(a)4ax.com...
> The XP CDs that I have for my two computers are SP2 CDs. Both
> computers have long since been upgraded to SP3, but with support for
> SP2 about to end, I wonder: If I were to reinstall XP from one of
> these CDs ater July 13, would I be offered SP3 by auto-update? If
> not, how would I get to SP3?
>


Just create sn SP3 slipstreamed cd


http://majorgeeks.com/AutoStreamer_d4444.html


From: PA Bear [MS MVP] on 8 Jul 2010 00:56
How to obtain the latest Windows XP service pack:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322389


Support for WinXP SP2 ends on 13 July 2010. After that date, computers
running WinXP SP2 "will no longer receive software updates from Windows
Update" until SP3 is installed.

. What does it mean if my version of Windows is no longer supported?
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/help/what-does-end-of-support-mean

John wrote:
> The XP CDs that I have for my two computers are SP2 CDs. Both
> computers have long since been upgraded to SP3, but with support for
> SP2 about to end, I wonder: If I were to reinstall XP from one of
> these CDs ater July 13, would I be offered SP3 by auto-update? If
> not, how would I get to SP3?

From: John on 8 Jul 2010 21:52
On Thu, 8 Jul 2010 00:56:17 -0400, "PA Bear [MS MVP]"
<PABearMVP(a)gmail.com> wrote:

>
>How to obtain the latest Windows XP service pack:
>http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322389
>
>
>Support for WinXP SP2 ends on 13 July 2010. After that date, computers
>running WinXP SP2 "will no longer receive software updates from Windows
>Update" until SP3 is installed.
>
> . What does it mean if my version of Windows is no longer supported?
> http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/help/what-does-end-of-support-mean
>

So I won't be offered SP3 by Windows Update, but I'll always be able
to go and get it, is that right?
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