I was intrigued to see that Microsoft now update third party products.
https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/2962393
That deals with an issue for Windows 8.1
They list all the systems which are NOT affected by the issue,
ranging from
Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2
through to
Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation).
I notice that somewhere in the middle of the "unaffected list) they show
Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1
Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
but Windows 7 without SP1 is a "no show".
I am just wondering how long after the release of a service pack do they forsake products without that Service Pack.
Support for Windows 7 without SP1 ended April 9th 2013.
mta
May 6, 2014, 12:48pm
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http://blogs.windows.com/windows/b/springboard/archive/2013/02/14/windows-7-rtm-end-of-support-is-right-around-the-corner.aspx
SP1 came out really quickly, a matter of months from memory.
I can't recall seeing a Win7 PC that hasn't got SP1 for many years.
There is a download link for Win7 SP1 if you need it Alan.
Big difference is if it were already included in the OS during installation of the OS. I remember the Win98 era that the Active X version of Flash Player was included, and when visiting Windows Updates it would offer to update it.
@MTA
Thanks, but SP! was installed before I started using Windows 7 in anger
http://forum.piriform.com/?showtopic=31637
Bit more than 15 months by the look of it