XPost: alt.windows-xp, microsoft.public.windowsxp.general   
   From: ianREMOVETHISjackson@g3ohx.demon.co.uk   
      
   In message , DK   
    writes   
   >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.   
   >   
   Only a couple of weeks ago, I did a virgin install of XP Home with SP1a,   
   and then all the subsequent updates (SP2, SP3, and probably around 200   
   individual ones). IIRC, you couldn't install SP3 until you had upgraded   
   IE6 to IE8.   
      
   On MSE, there's now a link to a message on one of Microsoft's websites:   
      
      
   One of the FAQs is:   
   Will existing updates still be available via Windows Update after April   
   8, 2014?   
   Yes, all existing Windows XP updates and fixes will still be available   
   via Windows Update and WSUS.   
      
   So I guess (hope) it will be a case of business as usual - except that   
   there won't be anything new.   
   --   
   Ian   
      
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