The Windows XP end of support deadline was April 8, 2014. That date has long passed, but the lesson still matters for small businesses: unsupported software creates avoidable risk. Microsoft ended support for Windows XP, Office 2003, and Exchange Server 2003 on that date. After support ended, Microsoft stopped providing security updates, non-security hotfixes, assistedContinue reading “Windows XP End of Support: A Modern Lesson for Small Business IT Planning”
Category Archives: Compliance & Risk
Expired Exchange 2007 Certificate
I recently had this happen… “If your Exchange 2007 is nearing its first birthday, there is a good chance you will soon come across some event log warnings concerning the expiry of an internal transport certificate. If you ignore these, users will start chasing you! Outlook 2007 is now popping an expired certificate warning dialog.”Continue reading “Expired Exchange 2007 Certificate”
Support for Win2000 / XP SP2 Ends
As Microsoft announced in 2008, support for Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) will end on July 13, 2010. Support for Windows 2000 will end on the same date. Customers running an unsupported version of Windows or Windows service pack will not be eligible for any Microsoft support options. Updates, including security updates released withContinue reading “Support for Win2000 / XP SP2 Ends”