If you have an unsupported version of Windows XP or Windows Vista without any service packs, Windows will continue to start and run as usual but you won’t get security updates for Windows.

• Support for Windows Vista without any service packs ended on April 13, 2010. To continue support, make sure you’ve installed Windows Vista SP2.
• Support for Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2) will end on July 13, 2010. To continue support, make sure you’ve installed Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3).

Note
There’s no SP3 for the 64-bit version of Windows XP. If you’re running the 64-bit version of Windows XP with SP2, you have the latest service pack and will continue to be eligible for support and receive updates until April 8, 2014.

Microsoft Support Lifecycle Policy FAQ
Which version of the Windows operating system am I running?
What does it mean if my version of Windows is no longer supported?

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Support for Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2) ended July 13, 2010

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October Press releases:
EstDomains, Inc Takes Next Step in Combating Spam and Malware

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/10/prweb1504344.htm

EstDomains, Inc Combating Cyber Crime — Thousands Domain Names Suspended

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/10/prweb1511704.htm

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The Spamhaus Project.
SBL68934
89.108.95.135/32 agava.ru
24-Oct-2008 10:41 GMT estdomains.com / esthost.com / Cernel – dirty host/registrar

SBL68935
89.108.73.87/32 agava.ru
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SBL68936
89.108.74.33/32 agava.ru
24-Oct-2008 09:04 GMT estdomains.com / esthost.com / Cernel – dirty host/registrar

SBL68937
83.171.76.96/28 ptt.spb.ru
24-Oct-2008 10:41 GMT estdomains.com / esthost.com / Cernel – dirty host/registrar

http://www.spamhaus.org/sbl/index.lasso

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EstDomains, Inc. PR

New videos on the Mojave Experiment website

Windows Vista Team Blog.
Mojave: The Experiment Continues…

It’s been a couple weeks since we launched the Mojave Experiment, and the reaction in the blogosphere has been fascinating to watch. You should see my inbox – some of you really liked how the experiment helped you say “I told you so” to haters who’d just jumped on the bandwagon without trying for themselves. Others thought it was interesting but were skeptical about the validity of the project’s methodology, and others still questioned our sanity (not the first time) for doing the experiment in the first place.

Mojave- surprise, it was Vista

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Mojave Experiment, Show and Tell

Ina Fried at CNET today.

Microsoft looks to ‘Mojave’ to revive Vista’s image
Microsoft last week traveled to San Francisco, rounding up Windows XP users who had negative impressions of Vista. The subjects were put on video, asked about their Vista impressions, and then shown a “new” operating system, code-named Mojave. More than 90 percent gave positive feedback on what they saw. Then they were told that “Mojave” was actually Windows Vista.

“Oh wow,” said one user,

Ironic, so perhaps it’s perception not usage that has led to at least part of any negative response to Vista.

I have Windows Vista on all my machines excepting Windows XP Pro on a laptop, which I did not upgrade because of Intel’s 915 chipset, which does not support Windows Aero.

Intel continued to provide motherboards with the 915 graphics embedded, and OEM’s sold them, right up to and after Windows Vista was launched.

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Mojave- surprise, it was Vista

Knowing of my own experience with Creative’s drivers, friend Corrine at the Security Garden linked me to an article at www.vista4beginners.com.

Download Windows Vista SP1 Drivers for Creative sound cards

The bad news is that even after two months since SP1 is available, Creative has not yet launched updated drivers. The good news is that a passionate modder – Daniel Kawakami (Daniel_K) from Brazil – has released his own version of drivers which work on Windows Vista SP1 (32-bit and 64-bit). In this article you will learn what drivers you need to download and where you can find them.

http://www.vista4beginners.com/Windows-Vista-SP1-Drivers-Creative-sound-cards

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Vendor Drivers for Vistaâ„¢

Creative’s struggle to produce drivers for Vista

Creative Labs, so long

Vista Drivers

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Creative Sound Cards and Vista SP1

Russinovich, Technical Fellow for the Platform and Services Division, has a new project named ‘Springboard’, a collection of resources, tools, and monthly articles at Technet.

Still on the Fence with Windows Vista? Springboard Live #1

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Mark Russinovich’s Springboard

New Microsoft website UltimatePC.com built by the Vista Ultimate Team.

It’s a sharp design with blueprints to map out a home theatre setup, travel photography and pc gaming. Home audio and home office to follow.

Source: Geek In Disguise

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UltimatePC

No it’s not ‘Patch Tuesday’, KB 940510 has been released out of cycle.

This update enables Windows Vista to detect activation exploits that bypass product activation and that interfere with usual Windows operation. An exploit is a form of software that replaces or modifies authentic Windows components. When exploits are present on a system, it indicates that a software or hardware vendor may have tampered with genuine Windows to enable the sale of counterfeit software. Therefore, the security and the privacy of the computer are put at risk. After this update is installed, you will know if exploits are present on the system.

Article ID: KB 940510

Windows Genuine Advantage

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Update for Windows Vista

The list of 12 products is based on reported issues and is not comprehensive, check with vendors to see if their affected programs offer newer versions or upgrades that could work with Vista SP1.

KB Article ID: 935796
Programs that are blocked from starting after you install Windows Vista SP1.

• BitDefender AV or Internet Security, version 10

• Fujitsu Shock Sensor 2.1.0.0

• Jiangmin KV Antivirus 10

• Jiangmin KV Antivirus 2008<

• Trend Micro Internet Security 2008

• ZoneAlarm Security Suite 7.1

Programs that do not run after you install Windows Vista SP1.

• Iron Speed Designer 5.0.1

• Xheo Licensing 3.1

• FreeAllegiance 2.1

Programs that have a loss of functionality after you install Windows Vista SP1.

• NYT Reader

• Rising Personal Firewall 2007

• Novell ZCM Agent 10.01

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Microsoft Releases List of Programs incompatible with Vista SP1

With the Vista Service Pack 1 prerequisite updates released last week, reports came in that KB937287 had caused some Vista PCs to either fail to properly boot up or enter an endless boot up loop.

Microsoft released a statement:

We’ve received reports that some customers may be experiencing an unusual reboot cycle after installing KB937287, the servicing stack update we released last week. To prevent further instances of this issue, we temporarily stopped automatic distribution of the update and are investigating solutions to the problem. We believe this problem only impacts a small number of customers. We are working to identify possible solutions and will resume automatic distribution again after we address the issue.

If you were unfortunate to experience this problem you can try using system restore to correct it, or contact 1-866-PC-Safety for help troubleshooting.

Vista Team Blog

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Windows Vista SP1 Prerequisite KB937287 Issue