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Over at MSFN Forums, user 'harkaz' has described a simple 3-step method of applying newer Microsoft updates to Windows XP operating systems.
He says: "The constraints are entirely artificial. Porting is easy as 1-2-3 ... So Windows XP can have semi-official support until 2019!"
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How to Apply MS Updates to Windows XP until 2019
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(Score: 2) by Hairyfeet on Monday May 19 2014, @04:47PM
That was the date the contract expired, didn't have anything to do with how long they actually shipped the units. if you want to go by that MSFT allows OEMs to ship the previous version for 2 years after the next release but i seriously doubt there was a flood of Vista boxes in 2011. They allowed XP to go past the cutoff by a year because Vista simply would not run on an Atom single core, hell I'd argue pretty much NO OS ran on those first gen Atom chips worth a shit.
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(Score: 1) by Hawkwind on Monday May 19 2014, @05:52PM
Wait, seems like you have some knowledge about this so maybe you can help me parse this. So just one part of the linked item:
"To ensure customers receive their XP orders prior to the October 22, 2010 deadline, Dell will begin removing XP as an option in September. There will be three options for your IT Staff to consider: (1). Complete your migration to Windows 7. Dell offers several services that can assist you with compatibility testing and deployment (2). Use the XP media to Hand Install XP onsite (3). Incorporate CFI services to assist your XP image loads. Please ensure that your organization has selected a strategy and that your account executive is fully aware of how you want to proceed."
The piece seems to be talking about Dell partners buying computers with XP.
(Score: 2) by Hairyfeet on Monday May 19 2014, @06:50PM
That is corporate which often has mission critical applications that require an older OS and therefor is far from typical. Please note the "IT staff" part which indicates this is for large orgs which will most often have site licensing which means they can use any OS from MSFT ever created regardless of support. I don't know if its still the case but when I was working corp a few years back and had an MSDN I could download and use Win 3.11 WFW if I so chose, the images and tools were provided. As for the third that stands for "custom factory images" which if you are buying large amounts (typically 500+) you can have a custom image with the OS of your choice and drivers premade by Dell.
So this isn't for the street, its for large orgs and the consulting firms that support them. I have been there myself, I had to keep NOS (new,old stock) desktops with Win2K until 2012 for a graphics design house which was using custom imaging tools that required Win2K and the farthest I have had to go back was building a DOS 3 CNC out of my first gamer rig (we builders are packrats and if it works we are loathe to toss) in 2007 for a lumber mill that had an $80K computerized lathe that wouldn't run on anything else. Just as I doubt you would consider what I was doing "proof of continued sales" even though I was functioning as an OEM and VAR so too does these large orgs buying XP boxes for backwards compatibility not reflect what was being sold on the street.
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(Score: 1) by Hawkwind on Monday May 19 2014, @11:52PM
Cool - thanks!