XPost: alt.windows-xp, microsoft.public.windowsxp.general   
   From: dk@no.email.thankstospam.net   
      
   In article <9jzvljUzmXQTFwC6@soft255.demon.co.uk>, G6JPG@soft255.demon.co.uk   
   wrote:   
   >In message , DK   
   > writes:   
      
   >Current thinking is that the *update* servers will remain online for a   
   >while at least (and the activation ones); how long is anybody's guess,   
   >but taking a sort of average of what people are thinking, "at least a   
   >year" seems to be popular.   
      
   Thanks! That sounds encouraging.   
      
   >The one problem   
   >with your old PC is that the current version of Windows Update (well,   
   >the servers that serve it) won't work with IE6;   
      
   Just last night I fully updated XP using IE6 (the only times I ever   
   use IE). But I get your point and will install and update IE8 right away   
   just in case.   
      
   DK   
      
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