I have Windows XP SP1 currently and this was the latest thing when we got it, however we already have virus and spyware protection. Could I use that in addition to Windows Vista whatever?
2007-02-04 04:46:30 · 3 answers · asked by ×ithurtsogoodØ 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
No. Windows XP and Windows Vista are two different operating systems. Vista is a replacement for XP. SP is short for Service Pack, which is a collection of patches, upgrades and fixes for a particular operating system. So XP SP1 is a collection of fixes for XP while Vista SP1 (due around Christmas, I believe) is a collection of fixes for Vista.
BTW, XP SP1 is way outdated. You absolutely need to upgrade to SP2 for XP. It's available for free download from microsoft.com. You should have a program called Windows Update in your Start menu - run it and download SP2. It has a lot of security features built in, including a free firewall. Considering that you'll be getting about 3-5 years of updates when you do this, you should probably set it to update overnight. Oh, and they're talking about releasing XP SP3 later this year.
2007-02-04 04:53:55 · answer #1 · answered by Rose D 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
xp sp1 is missing about 90 updates including sp2 and vista currently has about 13 updates so i would look foward to seing it come up eventualy with sp1
2007-02-04 12:51:57 · answer #2 · answered by bsmith13421 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes there is
2007-02-04 16:32:03 · answer #3 · answered by Gii Gii 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋