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Microsoft Says No TCP/IP Patches For XP
CWmike writes "Microsoft says it won't patch Windows XP for a pair of bugs it quashed Sept. 8 in Vista, Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008. The news adds Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) and SP3 to the no-patch list that previously included only Windows 2000 Server SP4. 'We're talking about code that is 12 to 15 years old in its origin, so backporting that level of code is essentially not feasible,' said security program manager Adrian Stone during Microsoft's monthly post-patch Webcast, referring to Windows 2000 and XP. 'An update for Windows XP will not be made available,' Stone and fellow program manager Jerry Bryant said during the Q&A portion of the Webcast (transcript here). Last Tuesday, Microsoft said that it wouldn't be patching Windows 2000 because creating a fix was 'infeasible.'"
The vast majority of DoD's systems are Windows XP with no plans of moving to Vista. US Central Command (CENTCOM) is the only command of which I've heard that has said it is moving to Vista, and FSM only knows why.
Tic-Tac-Toe, Global Thermonuclear War, and relationships all have the same winning move.
Here you go. Extended support is well into 2014. Mainstream support has already ended though.... Which is very strange considering XP is still sold with netbooks.
It does if you have 2 gig of memory. Bit cramped with 1 gig. Unusable with 512MB.
Windows 7 is more user-responsive than Vista, but its arse is just as fat.
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XP and 2003 are distinct at the 32-bit level.
However. XP x64 is actually just Server 2003 x64 rebadged.
Link in case you think this is sarcasm: http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.4.37.y.git;a=summary
Actually they wont have to do anything if they are running SP2 or higher. They wont be patching VANILLA XP BUT SP2 AND LATER ARE FINE. RTFA:
"In the revised advisory, Microsoft explained why it won't patch Windows XP, the world's most popular operating system. "By default, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP SP3 and Windows XP Professional x64 Edition SP2 do not have a listening service configured in the client firewall and are therefore not affected by this vulnerability," the company said. "Windows XP SP2 and later operating systems include a stateful host firewall that provides protection for computers against incoming traffic from the Internet or from neighboring network devices on a private network."
The question remaining is will Bill's father's political connections keep lil Bill out of Camp X-Ray or not?
You are being ridiculous. Microsoft under Bill Gates got a free pass from Ashcroft. The Gates Foundation is part of a program to push western IP law throughout the world; if you don't provide patent and other protections for big pharma, you don't get any inoculations. At the same time, the Gates foundation is making for-profit investments in things like oil refineries which are causing lung bleeding in children they're providing inoculation to. Meanwhile, the stated goal of eliminating certain diseases is impossible because the restrictions the foundation is placing mean that not all nations will pick up the inoculations, and a partial cure is no cure.
Bill Gates is now part of the power structure controlling America and attempting to use it to control the world. Barring some one-step-away-from-a-persian-cat-and-a-monocle actions by BillyG, his future is secure.
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How about you read the article before you start yelling at your congressman? RFTA:
In the revised advisory, Microsoft explained why it won't patch Windows XP, the world's most popular operating system. "By default, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP SP3 and Windows XP Professional x64 Edition SP2 do not have a listening service configured in the client firewall and are therefore not affected by this vulnerability," the company said. "Windows XP SP2 and later operating systems include a stateful host firewall that provides protection for computers against incoming traffic from the Internet or from neighboring network devices on a private network."
Lets see... Kia, Hyundai, Mitsubishi and GM all offer 10-year powertrain warranties (that's "engine parts, transmission, drive system") on new cars. Chrysler's powertrain is covered for "lifetime" as long as you keep a record of proper maintenance.
Yeah, that's not "bumper-to-bumper" coverage, but TCP/IP is pretty damn close to an "essential" part of the car.
Posting this way up here so people see it. Summary is mostly incorrect. From TFA: "In the revised advisory, Microsoft explained why it won't patch Windows XP, the world's most popular operating system. "By default, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP SP3 and Windows XP Professional x64 Edition SP2 do not have a listening service configured in the client firewall and are therefore not affected by this vulnerability," the company said. "Windows XP SP2 and later operating systems include a stateful host firewall that provides protection for computers against incoming traffic from the Internet or from neighboring network devices on a private network."
"I don't particularly like Microsoft, in fact they are still my least favourite company in the world. But do you expect Adobe to keep bringing out patches for 8 year old versions of Photoshop?"
Apples and oranges. Took M$ 5 years to come out with a new OS and that OS was crap, MS even admits Vista is crap. So it comes out with a new OS 3 years later but it's not released yet, no support for it.
So MS is saying "We won't patch XP because it's old, the Vista OS we patched is crap so don't use it, and the new Win7 OS has not been officially released so no support. Good luck!"
my karma will be here long after I'm gone
Sales of Win7 are down so low MS isn't even promoting it in most places.
Maybe that's because it won't be released until 22 October?
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Both Vista and Windows 7 were sold as pre-orders for a reduced cost. In fact, Windows 7 is doing better than Vista at pre-orders:
http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/07/15/in-8-hours-windows-7-pre-orders-overtake-vista-pre-orders/