April 07, 2014
Stealth Support of Windows XP after April 8th, 2014
As we have previously reported, April 8, 2014 marks the official end of Windows XP support from Microsoft. On April 8, 2014 security updates will stop being issued for the aging but still popular operating system. Moving forward Stealth recommends the Windows 7, 64-bit operating system as a base for all of its new and…
March 28, 2014
The Windows XP apocalypse is coming on April 8th
Article from the siliconvalley.com: Are you ready for the “XP Apocalypse” on April 8? That’s when Microsoft plans to stop issuing security updates for the aging, but still popular XP version of its flagship Windows operating system, which by some estimates is still running on nearly one in three personal computers in homes and offices…
November 28, 2013
Windows XP Support to End on April 8th, 2014
What are your options? April 8th, 2014 will mark the end to one of the most successful operating systems ever produced for the personal computer. On that date Microsoft will officially stop supporting Windows XP, first released to hardware vendors almost 14 years ago on August 24th, 2001. The ending for support for XP by…
April 11, 2013
Microsoft to end Windows XP support in one year
Microsoft is warning that in just one year on April 8, 2014, that it will stop delivering security updates for Windows XP, ending support for the operating system which is still one of the most popular and widely used in the world. Microsoft on several of it’s blog posted about Window XP’s end date urging…
October 23, 2012
The New Windows 8 Release
As Microsoft gets ready for the release of their brand new operating system Windows 8 on October 28th lurking in the blogosphere contains much buzz (often negative) with the early reviews of the new O/S. Windows 8 is in many ways a large departure from the traditional Windows user interface which aims to blend the…
April 24, 2012
Microsoft to pull the plug on Windows XP in 2 years
From itbusiness.ca: Microsoft has kicked off what it calls a “two-year countdown” to the death of Windows XP and the Office 2003 productivity suite. Separately, Microsoft announced that Windows Vista, the problem-plagued operating system that never really took hold among customers, exited mainstream support on April 10. In a product’s extended support phase, Microsoft provides security…