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On
April 8, 2014, Windows XP becomes Windows XPired!
Microsoft will stop providing security updates which keep your data safe.
This is like leaving home at night, leaving the lights on with the front door
open and a big sign saying, "My Security
System is Broken!"
Call KB Printer & Computer Support TODAY to help
you keep the bad guys out!
PC owners
using older computers face April security deadline for both Windows
XP & Office 2003.
Computer security flaws are becoming apparent as Microsoft’s own dead line of
April the 8th 2014 approaches. Windows XP is one of Microsoft’s oldest and
most widely used Operating systems. Windows XP has been in use for over 12 years
now. Microsoft has already extended XP’s support deadline once due to the
business communities reluctance to adopt Windows Vista. Now that Windows 7 has
been out since September 29th 2009 giving businesses adequate time to migrate. Microsoft
has finally decided to call it a day and end support updates for repairing
security flaws and weaknesses that Viruses and Hackers can use to infect your
computer.
KB Printer & Computer Support wants to warn you that there are viruses that
can record every word you type on your keyboard, including credit card numbers,
personal and financial information and forward it to criminals. This will not
only impact businesses, but also any user who does any on-line shopping or
banking. This is evidenced by some of the large scale security breaches recently
by the likes of Target, Michael’s, and Windham Hotel Group’s recent
revelation that it had suffered security breaches that took place from
2008-2010, and affected more than 500,000 customers.
Some new viruses released in 2013 can even encrypt or lock every single
file on your computer without much hope of ever being able to recover that
information or even open it again.
Since 2001 security weaknesses in XP have been discovered and a continuous
process called “patching” has been taking place. On April the 8th Microsoft
has stated that they will no longer be releasing patches to fix XP, which means
a much greater risk from Viruses, Hacking and Data theft. Data theft can be a
serious issue for any Business with XP on their office computer, especially if
it contains employee information or even sensitive Business information.
Business owners subject to HIPPA, and PCI compliance laws among others, have a
legal duty to care for and safe guard the protection of their employee and
client data and information.
The good news is that KB Printer & Computer Support is here to help you
upgrade to newer, faster and much more secure Operating Systems such as Windows
7. KB Printer & Computer Support can help advise you on your move to safer
and faster systems and plan out your move to reduce the risk from Viruses and
Data loss during transfer. A side benefit of upgrading to newer PC’s with
improved operating systems, is increased productivity, and less time wasted
waiting on that old slow PC.
More
information on this from Microsoft can be found here http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/enterprise/endofsupport.aspx.
You can also
check Microsoft’s life cycle on any software product at the Microsoft Product
Life Cycle Search here http://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle/search/default.aspx?sort=PN&alpha=&Filter=FilterNO
Microsoft’s
Procuct Life Cycle for Windows XP:
Notes |
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Media Center
Extender for Windows XP Media Center |
12/30/2004 |
1/12/2010 |
Not
Applicable |
|
|
Plus! for
Windows XP |
10/25/2001 |
1/9/2007 |
Not
Applicable |
|
|
Remote
Keyboard for Windows XP Media Center Edition |
12/1/2005 |
1/11/2011 |
Not
Applicable |
|
|
Shared
Computer Toolkit for Windows XP |
8/24/2005 |
1/9/2007 |
1/10/2012 |
|
|
Windows XP
Embedded |
1/30/2002 |
1/11/2011 |
1/12/2016 |
10/22/2004 |
|
Windows XP
Embedded Service Pack 1 |
10/22/2002 |
Not
Applicable |
Not
Applicable |
4/10/2007 |
|
Windows XP
Embedded Service Pack 2 |
1/18/2005 |
Not
Applicable |
Not
Applicable |
1/11/2011 |
|
Windows XP
Embedded Service Pack 3 |
11/14/2008 |
Review
Note |
Review
Note |
|
Support ends
24 months after the next service pack releases or at the end of the
product's support lifecycle, whichever comes first. For more information,
please see the service pack policy here
. |
Windows XP
Home Edition |
12/31/2001 |
4/14/2009 |
4/8/2014 |
8/30/2005 |
|
Windows XP
Media Center Edition 2002 |
10/28/2002 |
4/14/2009 |
4/8/2014 |
8/30/2005 |
|
Windows XP
Media Center Edition 2004 |
10/27/2003 |
4/14/2009 |
4/8/2014 |
10/10/2006 |
|
Windows XP
Media Center Edition 2005 |
12/30/2004 |
4/14/2009 |
4/8/2014 |
1/11/2011 |
|
Windows XP
Professional |
12/31/2001 |
4/14/2009 |
4/8/2014 |
8/30/2005 |
|
Windows XP
Professional for Embedded Systems |
12/31/2001 |
4/14/2009 |
4/8/2014 |
|
|
Windows XP
Professional x64 Edition |
4/24/2005 |
4/14/2009 |
4/8/2014 |
4/14/2009 |
|
Windows XP
Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2 |
3/12/2007 |
Review
Note |
Review
Note |
|
Support ends
24 months after the next service pack releases or at the end of the
product's support lifecycle, whichever comes first. For more information,
please see the service pack policy here
. |
Windows XP
Service Pack 1 |
8/30/2002 |
Not
Applicable |
Not
Applicable |
10/10/2006 |
|
Windows XP
Service Pack 1a |
2/3/2003 |
Not
Applicable |
Not
Applicable |
10/10/2006 |
|
Windows XP
Service Pack 2 |
9/17/2004 |
Not
Applicable |
Not
Applicable |
7/13/2010 |
|
Windows XP
Service Pack 3 |
4/21/2008 |
Review
Note |
Review
Note |
|
Support ends
24 months after the next service pack releases or at the end of the
product's support lifecycle, whichever comes first. For more information,
please see the service pack policy here
. |
Windows XP
Tablet PC Edition |
2/11/2003 |
4/14/2009 |
4/8/2014 |
10/10/2006 |
|
Windows XP
Tablet PC Edition 2005 |
8/25/2004 |
4/14/2009 |
4/8/2014 |
7/12/2011 |
Other End of Support information you might be interested in.
End
of support
refers to the date when Microsoft no longer provides automatic fixes, updates,
or online technical assistance. This is the time to make sure you have the latest
available update or service pack installed. Without Microsoft
support, you will no longer receive security updates that can help protect your
PC from harmful viruses, spyware, and other malicious software that can steal
your personal information.
Client operating systems |
Latest update or service pack |
End of mainstream support |
End of extended support |
Client operating systems Windows XP |
Latest update
or service pack |
End of
mainstream support April 14, 2009 |
End of
extended support |
Client operating systems Windows Vista |
Latest update
or service pack |
End of
mainstream support April 10, 2012 |
End of
extended support April 11, 2017 |
Client operating systems Windows 7 * |
Latest update
or service pack |
End of
mainstream support January 13, 2015 |
End of
extended support January 14, 2020 |
Client operating systems Windows 8 |
Latest update or service pack |
End of
mainstream support January 9, 2018 |
End of
extended support January 10, 2023 |