Ding dong, the witch is dead… Support for Windows XP Service Pack 2 ended on July 13, 2010. Customers need to be on at least Service Pack 3 now. http://support.microsoft.com/gp/lifean31 Likewise, Extended Support for Windows 2000 Professional is also over. http://support.microsoft.com/gp/lifean35 If you need more guidance on support scenarios regarding these operating systems, check Eric [...]

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We just got word from the ivory tower that we’re not deploying Windows XP Service Pack 3 on HP machines with AMD processors (just yet, anyway).  There are also some rumblings in the public forums regarding Dell, Lenovo, Gateway and Asus chipsets. More details here: http://www.crn.com/software/207800165 I think I hear Susan‘s 2×4 swinging cross-country Rating [...]

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Ping me if you’ve seen this one before. 29 network icons in the system tray. Machine is Windows XP, SP2, fully patched, AV & AS up to date, and is only 2 weeks old: All icons point to the same NIC, and they all work (not screen artifacts). Only client applications running are: QuickBooks Premier [...]

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