Re: MS09-051 needed for XP Pro SP2?


Speculate about what?

Fact: WinXP entered Extended Support on 12 April 2009.

Fact: Per Windows Life Cycle policies, computers running WinXP SP2 will NOT be offered any further critical security updates, Automatic Updates will cease to function, and Windows Update website will not be available after 12 April 2010 until SP3 is installed.

Fact: Security updates (only) will be available to computers running WinXP SP3 through 12 April 2014.

Fact: Anyone running WinXP Gold or WinXP SP1 has not been able to reach Windows Update or update via Automatic Updates since October 2006.

> Melelina wrote:
<snipped>
Yes, I know this. We have speculated at dslreports security forum
several times about whether or not Microsoft is gong to allow SP2
users, after that date, to install SP3 critical patches (at their
own "risk" since the patches will be labeled for SP 3 only and
tested only for SP3).

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