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Evil_Elf
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 10, 2012 5:28 pm Reply with quote
Death Watch: Microsoft to kill Windows XP in two years

he end is coming. Repent!

That's the message from Microsoft as it reminded consumers that its support for Windows XP SP3 and Office 2003 will end on April 8, 2014.

According to Microsoft marketing director Stella Chernyak that means the software giant will nix security updates, non-security hot-fixes and technical support after that date. So let the countdown begin. You now have less than two years to get your affairs in order and hightail it to more current software.

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2012/04/10/death-watch-microsoft-to-kill-windows-xp-in-two-years/#ixzz1rgQ0vVq9



http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2012/04/10/death-watch-microsoft-to-kill-windows-xp-in-two-years/

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PostPosted: Tue Apr 10, 2012 6:00 pm Reply with quote
yep, just the info I reported back in June '08 - still holds true. Thanks for the recap, Elf

http://theblackduck.net/testxevo/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=1231

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PostPosted: Tue Apr 10, 2012 6:10 pm Reply with quote
yes LOL So funny that they still do support it and now after so long why let it die now Rolling Eyes

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PostPosted: Tue Apr 10, 2012 6:41 pm Reply with quote
Any way to get the updates on a disc?? I know call Microsoft...........just don't want to Crying or Very sad

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PostPosted: Tue Apr 10, 2012 11:18 pm Reply with quote
that's sort of their standard EOL plan - but extended because they recognized how much corporate america depends on XP, my guess.

google up xp updates, there are sites online that hoard those for their own use

http://www.softwarepatch.com/windows/index.html

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PostPosted: Wed Apr 11, 2012 3:14 pm Reply with quote
All Windows Updates are available in .exe format for network admins to horde and push out across nets and subnets at their leisure (usually waiting to see if the new update causes and error).

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