A reminder for Microsoft customers out there who are using Windows XP Service Pack (SP) 1 or 1a: Microsoft is ending support for those Windows updates on October 10. As part of the cut-off, Microsoft is discontinuing security updates for XP SP1 and 1a on that date, as well.
A reminder for Microsoft customers out there who are using Windows XP Service Pack (SP) 1 or 1a: Microsoft is ending support for those Windows updates on October 10. As part of the cut-off, Microsoft is discontinuing security updates for XP SP1 and 1a on that date, as well., according to a post on the Security Garden blog.
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