From: pp@pp.net   
      
   (keep cancelling my posts I just repeat them over)   
      
   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.   
      
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