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windows updates ?
Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2010 7:51 pm
by Alice
Have i got this right that [windows updates] have now stopped putting out updates for
Windows xp. If so what happens now will drivers ect become out of date?
Im running
Windows Microsoft xp
Home Edition
Version 2002 Service pk 3
PakardBell
Imedia 4706
Re: windows updates ?
Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2010 8:02 pm
by gas4you
From my understanding all drivers that are available now, will continue to be so, but no new updates will be offered.
Have you run the Win 7 checker on your PC to see if you can update to this?
Re: windows updates ?
Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2010 8:12 pm
by kellys_eye
Peripheral manufacturers would be crazy to sell new devices without XP drivers included as XP is, and will remain, the most popular operating system for a couple of years yet.
By the time you need to physically change your PC (when it's beyond economic repair for example) you'll be ready to upgrade to the next version of Windows (which is probably going to be the successor to Windows 7
)
For now you're worrying over nothing.
Re: windows updates ?
Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2010 8:25 pm
by chat_to_rich
aileenynwa wrote:Have i got this right that [windows updates] have now stopped putting out updates for
Windows xp. If so what happens now will drivers ect become out of date?
Im running
Windows Microsoft xp
Home Edition
Version 2002 Service pk 3
PakardBell
Imedia 4706
Windows XP SP3 is now in what Microsoft call the extended support phase. If you have SP3 they will continue to provide support and updates until 8th April 2014. As kellys_eye says, drivers from hardware manufacturers will be around for some time yet.
Re: windows updates ?
Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2010 8:37 pm
by Alice
Thankyou Kellys_ eye i know what you mean, it is just that one time i had to download new drivers for the media player ,so it had me thinking that things would start to go wrong .
And as i dont have a good knowledge of computers its great to know that you guys are here to keep things right
much appreciated
Aileen =very new user
-- Tue Aug 24, 2010 9:48 pm --
chat_to_rich wrote:aileenynwa wrote:Have i got this right that [windows updates] have now stopped putting out updates for
Windows xp. If so what happens now will drivers ect become out of date?
Im running
Windows Microsoft xp
Home Edition
Version 2002 Service pk 3
PakardBell
Imedia 4706
Windows XP SP3 is now in what Microsoft call the extended support phase. If you have SP3 they will continue to provide support and updates until 8th April 2014. As kellys_eye says, drivers from hardware manufacturers will be around for some time yet.
Thanks! rich really good to know ,by then i will be an expert
