When did Windows Update recieve an upgrade?

[aphex]

Looks to be a new interface for Windows Update on my computer....

Is this just me, or is this a new windows update?

 

[aphex]

Picture

 

[JackHawksmoor]

Are you running a Service Pack 2 beta or something? I've never seen it look like that.

 

[jdogg707]

That looks like SP2 to me

 

[aphex]

Nope, just reinstalled Windows XP Pro and updated via Windows Update

 

[JackHawksmoor]

Weird. I'm completly patched up, and mine looks "normal". Very strange. Oh well, it looks fancier than normal

 

[aphex]

How can i tell if im running SP2, and if i am, how the heck did i get it?

 

[NavySEAL]

You probably used http://v5.windowsupdate.com/ and to see if your running SP2 right click "My Computer" then click properties, and it should say under "System" in the "General" tab.

 

[Schadenfroh]

Originally posted by: aphex
How can i tell if im running SP2, and if i am, how the heck did i get it?

start>run>type "winver"

 

[aphex]

Winver

 

[aphex]

Well what do you know, even the WindowsUpdate.com looks different now....

Did the NFR version of XP Pro that i got have it included?

 

[NavySEAL]

You probably went to http://v5.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/ and it changed that to your default windows update. When I used it it set v5 as the default windows update...

 

[aphex]

Originally posted by: NavySEAL
You must have went to http://v5.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/ and it changed that to your default windows update.

Would it be from installing the XP Media Center style theme? It seemed to switch after i got it.

 

[corkyg]

About the same time as SP2 RC2 was released, Microsoft upgraded the entire Windows update thing. That is the way it is, SP2 or no SP2. Get used to it.

 

[aphex]

Originally posted by: corky-g
About the same time as SP2 RC2 was released, Microsoft upgraded the entire Windows update thing. That is the way it is, SP2 or no SP2. Get used to it.

Im not saying i have a problem with it, im just wondering if installing critical updates did it or something else did

 

[Texun]

Originally posted by: aphex
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I dunno man.... looks like some nasty spyware to me.

Just kidding. ;-)

 

[ultimatebob]

Originally posted by: aphex
Nope, just reinstalled Windows XP Pro and updated via Windows Update

That's version 5 of Windows Update. Most Windows XP users without SP2 are still using version 4, and 98/NT users are still on version 3. You can try it out the new version yourself by going Here, though.

 

[oldfart]

Ugh. I clicked on it (DOH!) and now cant get back to the old Windows update. I always get redirected to the v5.windowsupdate.... site

How can I get back to the normal Windows update?