XPost: alt.windows.xp   
   From: philo@privacy.net   
      
   On 11/25/2013 01:48 AM, Nomen Nescio wrote:   
   > I bought a used laptop with xp sp3 on it. I have not updated   
   > windows or   
   > installed any patches to the OS. I do not have the OS install   
   > disks, the guy   
   > I bought it from did not bring them. The OS appears to be legit but   
   > for all I   
   > know it could be a pirated version.   
   >   
   > Is there an easy/fast way to update the OS? I want to keep xp sp3.   
   > I don't want to run into problems doing this so I must restore the   
   > partition (time consuming). Past experience with MS tells me to be   
   > cautious as what they say is easy often turns out to be a problem.   
   >   
   > I have had some crashes trying to use a vpn here and I think it's   
   > related to   
   > a windows conflict-tap driver won't install and gives me BSOD.   
   > Every thing else   
   > appears to work fine. Not sure if I should try to update the OS   
   > just to get this   
   > one, highly reviewed program to work. Thanks for any help; I did   
   > google this   
   > but there was nothing on this particular problem.   
   >   
      
      
      
   Sure, no reason you can't go to Windows update and do so...   
      
   It make take a while to connect though, I've been working on sam XP   
   machines lately   
      
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