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Computer Software => Windows => Topic started by: Black Sheep on February 28, 2014, 07:25:27 AM
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Taken from our daily bulletin ............ 'After more than a decade Microsoft is ending support for Windows XP in a few months. That means no more security updates for XP users after April 4 2014'. ............. thought it worth a mention for those who may use this OS. :)
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Which is a shame in a way because I know an awful lot of people who have bought Vista and then rolled back to XP. Myself included, I rolled back to XP on a couple of machines purely because I didn't like certain aspects of vista.. And because XP was such a stable os that never caused me any problems.
But thinking about it 13 years of support is quite a long time for an os.
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I suspect that Windows XP will be around for a while yet.
There's still some people providing unoficcial suppoort and updates for Windows 98!
http://www.htasoft.com/u98sesp/ (http://www.htasoft.com/u98sesp/)
This "service pack" provides many updated drivers and patches, and modifies the Kernel so it'll run a number of Windows XP programs :o
I did install this on an old Windows 98 PC a few years ago, and it was surprisingly good!
Expect similar for Windows XP :-X
nb Google have said that they will continue to support Windows XP with Chrome updates for another year.
Ian
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It's not just security updates or XP that Microsoft wont support after this date. Its Office 2003, no hot fix's or support from them regardless (Unless your a big Enterprise customer ;) ).
This milestone is also the cue for all hardware and software manufactures to stop supporting their legacy or new equipment under XP.
Myself included, I rolled back to XP on a couple of machines
You can re install Vista if you want to the COA is still legitimate
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>> Its Office 2003,
Yes I noticed that too... another what was a popular version. I guess its a prompt to make us buy new versions.
>> You can re install Vista if you want to the COA is still legitimate
Ive still got 2 valid Vista Product Licences. 1) Vista Home Premium. 2) Vista Digital Media Edition. Neither of them used for much more than a month before I rolled back/downgraded to XP. No machine to put them on though ;D