MS ends support for Server 2003, Security Essentials on XP
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Heads up, Windows sysadmins and users everywhere. This is a friendly reminder to let you know that Microsoft has finally stopped providing definition updates for its Security Esssentials anti-malware application for Windows XP. One hopes that the move will serve as another prod for extra-stubborn users to move off the obsolete operating system, which still accounts for a whopping 12% of desktop users, according to Net Market Share.
Perhaps more importantly, Windows Server 2003 has also reached its end-of-life threshold : its extended support period ended yesterday. Windows Server 2003 served us well for 12 years, but systems running it are ...