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Is there a “Final Service-Pack / Rollup” for Discontinued Windows?

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Mar 15, 20269135 views
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Does anyone know if Microsoft releases a final service-pack or rollup when it finally pulls the plug on a version of Windows (or for that matter, Visual Studio or Office)? For example, currently, if you install XP with SP3, there are still plenty (100+) of critical updates listed in Windows Update.…

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It's unlikely. For Windows 2000, Microsoft released Update Rollup 1 Version 2 for SP4 on September 13, 2005. They ceased security updates on July 13, 2010, almost five years later. There is little point to rolling up newer updates anyway because as …

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