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Windows XP support continues!

Jivesinger
Jivesinger Posts: 1,221 Forumite
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From a Microsoft Security Advisory here, dated 1 May 2014:

http://blogs.technet.com/b/msrc/archive/2014/05/01/out-of-band-release-to-address-microsoft-security-advisory-2963983.aspx
We have made the decision to issue a security update for Windows XP users. Windows XP is no longer supported by Microsoft, and we continue to encourage customers to migrate to a modern operating system, such as Windows 7 or 8.1.

Very interesting...

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  • colin79666
    colin79666 Posts: 1,359 Forumite
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    Yes the don't support the OS but apparently they are still supporting Internet Explorer.
    I actually think is mixed blessing as it does nothing to encourage people to get off XP.
  • Jivesinger
    Jivesinger Posts: 1,221 Forumite
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    colin79666 wrote: »
    Yes the don't support the OS but apparently they are still supporting Internet Explorer.
    I think IE and the parent OS have the same support end date in Microsoft's eyes - the support of IE8 on Windows XP ended at the same time as support for XP itself.
    (But IE8 on Vista may still be supported I think?)
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