Service Pack 2 for Windows XP

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Service Pack 2 for Windows XP

• What you NEED to know

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Windows Other than XP

• No updates available for any other Windows
  versions.
• Support ends April 2005
• Win 9x much weaker security than XP
• Win 98 and Win Me are at end of life.
• Importance of upgrading to XP
• Support planned thru 2008
• Ongoing security patches and updates

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Windows XP SP2 Considerations

• Do I need it?
• What are the risks?
• Will my existing software still work?
• What about Spybot, Ad-aware, AVG?
• What does this SP2 do?
• Can I uninstall it if something goes wrong?

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What you NEED to know

• What to do BEFORE you upgrade
• How to improve your chances of a successful
  upgrade
• What to do if the install fails or does not
  complete successfully
• Testing your applications
• GDI patch information

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What you NEED to know (cont)

• What to do BEFORE you upgrade
• Make sure O/S is completely up to date, incl. all
  Microsoft patches and fixes.
• Make sure you have a PERFECTLY clean machine.
  No viruses, trojans, key loggers, spyware,
  malware, etc
• Up to date versions of Spybot, Ad-aware, and your
  virus software.
• SP2 CDROM or broadband Internet connection.
• Backup your data!

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What to do BEFORE you upgrade (cont)

• Make sure you have enough free disk space (1.8Gb
  minimum)
• Consider creating a System Restore Point
• Backup your data
• Backup your data
• Pray

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Improve Chances of Success

• See previous slide!!
• Turn off screen savers, automatic updates, virus
  protection software, etc.
• Install SP2