Posted on Feb 7, 2014
Will US Military use Windows XP after 4/8/2014 End of Life Deadline ???
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Dear Colleagues,<div><br></div><div>Given my rather limited experience with indefinitely prolonged use of antiquated military computers many many years ago, I wonder whether everyone is adequately aware of the Microsoft announcement that the Windows XP system reaches end of life on 4/8/2014?</div><div><br></div><div>Per Microsoft, this means " . . . there will be no new security updates, non-security hotfixes, free or paid assisted support options or online technical content updates."</div><div><br></div><div>Have adequate plans been made to replace Windows XP on or before 4/8/2014 deadline?</div><div><br></div><div>If not, it sounds like we may be putting our military computing assets at considerable risk.</div><div><br></div><div>Warmest Regards, Sandy</div><div><br></div><div>References: </div><div><br></div><div><div style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/enterprise/endofsupport.aspx</div><div style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><br style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "></div><div style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><a href="https://legacy.coh.org/owa/redir.aspx?C=wn46fPhmTEaDvWksjtYc5MwjoAh499BIlOLXWubBl9dTTASB1xSJahuiLFyM1uYeGNnuiQX73nw.&URL=http%3a%2f%2ftechpageone.dell.com%2ftechnology%2fwindows-xp-end-road" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; color: rgb(98, 99, 100); text-decoration: none; ">http://techpageone.dell.com/technology/windows-xp-end-road</a></div></div><div><br></div>
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Mostly all of our computers are on Windows 7 in our Battery. Anything that isn't on Windows 7 isn't plugged into the network, and is therefore not vulnerable to internet based security breaches. Those computers running XP are usually just our Toughbooks with TM's and the like on them.
I remember the 8086 computers, you would have to load the operating system with an 8 inch disk, once it was up and running after you went to get your coffee, then you would take that floppy disk out and put another one in to upload whatever program you needed. And those were expensive systems.
PV2 Abbott Shaull
Every file you wrote seem to take another disk by itself it the file got large enough.
We had XP systems, and they either had to update their OS or get kicked off of our network. Without security patches being pushed, it's only a matter of time before all systems are upgraded to a more recent OS. Whether they are on the domain or not. Even standalone systems are sometimes connected to the domain for trouble-shooting purposes.
TSgt (Join to see)
It does happen occasionally. We just had an instance of Comm connecting one during the trouble shooting process because of problems that occured while trying to manually patch the system. Then it was sent back to the user and they continued to utilize it as a standalone.
SFC (Join to see)
this was a system designed for vpn access? or a system made to not connect to any outside network?
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