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[Saurav]

May I use Super Antispyware free version with Norton Internet Security 2012.I have malwarebytes already but one of my friend has suggested me to use Super antispyware.Is installin free version of super antispyware will cause any problems to norton or is it safe?

\I have windows xp sp 2 and my ram is 2gb and harddiskb is 320 gb

[PC_confused Super Phishing Phryer]

Hello Saurav and welcome to the Community.  From what I've read, the free versions of SUPERAntiSpyware and Malwarebytes both play nice with Norton's.  I use one or the other occasionally, just for a second scan of my system.  Is there any reason you are still only using XP SP2?  SP3 has been out for quite a while and I think SP3 closed some security holes. 

[Saurav]

The reason for that I am still using sp 2 because I don"t want that all of my programs and files are gone when i am upgrading sp 2

[SendOfJive Norton Fighter]

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Saurav wrote:

The reason for that I am still using sp 2 because I don"t want that all of my programs and files are gone when i am upgrading sp 2

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Unless something goes seriously awry, you will not lose any personal files or programs when you upgrade from SP2 to SP3.  You should be backing up all of your important personal data anyway to prevent accidental loss from such things as hardware failure, ransomware, and other calamities.  Until you install SP3, your operating system is not supported by Microsoft and you are not receiving critical security updates.  This makes your system vulnerable to a host of exploits, any one of which is far more likely to cause you to lose data than the SP3 installation would be.  Backup your stuff and then install SP3.

[Saurav]

I dont know how to backup all the stuffs.is that really if I upgrade to sp 3 then no programs or data will lost.and all the programs that are installed now are already present in sp 3.because my sp 2 is working fine and i don"t want to take risk to install sp 3.I have NIS 19.7.1.5,Malwarebytes,SuperAntispyware and ccleaner and many other programs that i have requirement.

[Edjr60 Super Phishing Phryer]

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Saurav wrote:

I dont know how to backup all the stuffs.is that really if I upgrade to sp 3 then no programs or data will lost.and all the programs that are installed now are already present in sp 3.because my sp 2 is working fine and i don"t want to take risk to install sp 3.I have NIS 19.7.1.5,Malwarebytes,SuperAntispyware and ccleaner and many other programs that i have requirement.

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Urgent:  Support for windows xp SP2 ended July 2010. You are extremely vulnerable because even though Norton can protect you very well, Microsoft needs to plug the security holes in the (OS), operating system. You haven't had any updates in 2 full years, because SP2 is no longer supported.

SP3 was released April 2008. That's been 4 years ago now and it's the very last service pack release for windows xp. This is a link courtesy of Krusty13 ...  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322389

You already have SP2 installed, which is what you would need to upgrade to SP3. You should go to the website and read the information provided and follow the instructions given to install SP3. I upgraded to SP3 back in 2008 with no trouble at all.

All the best.

Ed

Windows XP Home SP3 32bit  *  NIS 2012 (19.7.1.5)  *  Chrome 19.0.1084.56   IE8  *  MBAM Free

[SendOfJive Norton Fighter]

Depending on how much personal data you store on the computer, backing up can be as simple as copying (not moving) the contents of your My Documents folder to CDs.  If you have a lot of data, an external harddrive would be a better choice than CDs.