From: noone@nowhere.noway.con   
      
   On 28/11/2013 10:58, harry 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.   
   >   
   > Will the rogue cancellor please identify themselves?   
   >   
      
   1)Use a backup program to make an image of the hard drive to   
   an external USB hard drive so that you can restore it to exactly   
   as it is now if things go wrong. Plenty of free ones out there:   
   http://www.techsupportalert.com/best-free-drive-cloning-software.htm   
      
   2)Use Windows Update.   
   --   
   Rob   
      
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