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Support for Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2) ended July 13, 2010

by certifiedbug on July 14, 2010

in Windows OS

If you have an unsupported version of Windows XP or Windows Vista without any service packs, Windows will continue to start and run as usual but you won’t get security updates for Windows.

  • Support for Windows Vista without any service packs ended on April 13, 2010. To continue support, make sure you’ve installed Windows Vista SP2.
  • Support for Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2) will end on July 13, 2010. To continue support, make sure you’ve installed Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3).

Note
There’s no SP3 for the 64-bit version of Windows XP. If you’re running the 64-bit version of Windows XP with SP2, you have the latest service pack and will continue to be eligible for support and receive updates until April 8, 2014.

Microsoft Support Lifecycle Policy FAQ
Which version of the Windows operating system am I running?
What does it mean if my version of Windows is no longer supported?

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EstDomains, Inc. PR

by certifiedbug on October 24, 2008

in Internet Security,Windows OS

To read history see http://certifiedbug.com/blog/tag/estdomains/

October Press releases:
EstDomains, Inc Takes Next Step in Combating Spam and Malware

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/10/prweb1504344.htm

EstDomains, Inc Combating Cyber Crime — Thousands Domain Names Suspended

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/10/prweb1511704.htm

Edit
The Spamhaus Project.
SBL68934
89.108.95.135/32 agava.ru
24-Oct-2008 10:41 GMT estdomains.com / esthost.com / Cernel – dirty host/registrar

SBL68935
89.108.73.87/32 agava.ru
24-Oct-2008 09:03 GMT estdomains.com / esthost.com / Cernel – dirty host/registrar

SBL68936
89.108.74.33/32 agava.ru
24-Oct-2008 09:04 GMT estdomains.com / esthost.com / Cernel – dirty host/registrar

SBL68937
83.171.76.96/28 ptt.spb.ru
24-Oct-2008 10:41 GMT estdomains.com / esthost.com / Cernel – dirty host/registrar

http://www.spamhaus.org/sbl/index.lasso

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Mojave Experiment, Show and Tell

August 27, 2008

New videos on the Mojave Experiment website Windows Vista Team Blog. Mojave: The Experiment Continues… It’s been a couple weeks since we launched the Mojave Experiment, and the reaction in the blogosphere has been fascinating to watch. You should see my inbox – some of you really liked how the experiment helped you say “I [...]

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Mojave- surprise, it was Vista

July 24, 2008

Ina Fried at CNET today. Microsoft looks to ‘Mojave’ to revive Vista’s image Microsoft last week traveled to San Francisco, rounding up Windows XP users who had negative impressions of Vista. The subjects were put on video, asked about their Vista impressions, and then shown a “new” operating system, code-named Mojave. More than 90 percent [...]

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Creative Sound Cards and Vista SP1

May 20, 2008

Knowing of my own experience with Creative’s drivers, friend Corrine at the Security Garden linked me to an article at www.vista4beginners.com. Download Windows Vista SP1 Drivers for Creative sound cards The bad news is that even after two months since SP1 is available, Creative has not yet launched updated drivers. The good news is that [...]

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Mark Russinovich’s Springboard

March 23, 2008

Russinovich, Technical Fellow for the Platform and Services Division, has a new project named ‘Springboard’, a collection of resources, tools, and monthly articles at Technet. Still on the Fence with Windows Vista? Springboard Live #1

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UltimatePC

March 9, 2008

New Microsoft website UltimatePC.com built by the Vista Ultimate Team. It’s a sharp design with blueprints to map out a home theatre setup, travel photography and pc gaming. Home audio and home office to follow. Source: Geek In Disguise

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Update for Windows Vista

February 26, 2008

No it’s not ‘Patch Tuesday’, KB 940510 has been released out of cycle. This update enables Windows Vista to detect activation exploits that bypass product activation and that interfere with usual Windows operation. An exploit is a form of software that replaces or modifies authentic Windows components. When exploits are present on a system, it [...]

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Microsoft Releases List of Programs incompatible with Vista SP1

February 22, 2008

The list of 12 products is based on reported issues and is not comprehensive, check with vendors to see if their affected programs offer newer versions or upgrades that could work with Vista SP1. KB Article ID: 935796 Programs that are blocked from starting after you install Windows Vista SP1. BitDefender AV or Internet Security, [...]

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Windows Vista SP1 Prerequisite KB937287 Issue

February 21, 2008

With the Vista Service Pack 1 prerequisite updates released last week, reports came in that KB937287 had caused some Vista PCs to either fail to properly boot up or enter an endless boot up loop. Microsoft released a statement: We’ve received reports that some customers may be experiencing an unusual reboot cycle after installing KB937287, [...]

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