Windows 7 support: What happens on January 13, 2015?

Windows 7 support: What happens on January 13, 2015?
http://www.zdnet.com/article/windows-7-support-what-happens-on-january-13-2015/

I was just about to post about this topic :). Thanks for sharing this Pondus. I am not worried about this not until extended support ends which is a long time away. By that time, I will be going for Windows 10.

I’m not worried either.
MS is still releasing updates for XP :smiley:

I thought that was Over?!

Regardles, by the time M$ ends support for Windows 7, Windows 11 or something else will be out

The only updates released for XP are the Malicious Software Removal Tool - I wouldn’t call that a security update.

I have never accepted the Malicious Software Removal Tool from Microsoft.

Didn’t know we had the option? Out the Window (Pun intended lol) you go MRT.

I will start to worry in 2020. But by then I will probably be using a different version of Windows.

Eddy are you still using Windows XP :o

So is Microsoft only releasing updates for MSRT? XP end of extended support ended last year? That’s strange if Microsoft only release updates for MSRT?

This was a concession that they gave, probably because of the market share that XP has, still way beyond win8.1. Because of that I guess they don’t want lots of people infected - the only problem is that is a scan a retro step - perhaps up to a month after a system could be infected.

I am still getting updates for my XP SP4 :slight_smile:

How? Where?

From MS

Well that XP SP4 is an unofficial one isn’t it http://www.softpedia.com/get/Others/Signatures-Updates/Windows-XP-SP4-Unofficial.shtml.

This was just from a cursory search, I’m sure there are others, certainly at many of the download sites - ensuring that you have a reputable source and who cobbled it together.

Yes also, and while not official, I believe better then not, :slight_smile:

True. it is an unofficial one but it came from a trusted source and effectively fools MS into thinking I have XP POS which is still supported

It’s a pity: Not fitting german systems.

I suppose it won’t fit anything besides English, will it?

There is ONLY the EN version, and it is intended for the ENglish version only, unfortunately.
http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/171171-introducing-unofficial-windows-xp-sp4/page-1
http://www.ryanvm.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=10321&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0

Yes and to add, there was a download link posted on March 07/14 in the “Updates” sub-forum (post 9140). :slight_smile:

https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=9671.9135

That was the reason, that I tried to install. :frowning: