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Title: RIP Windows Vista 2006-2010
Post by: Clive on April 13, 2010, 20:04

Microsoft has killed support for its unloved Windows Vista operating system today.

The company announced in February that the service pack-free version of its post-XP, pre-Windows 7 OS would hit end of life support in April.

This means that from today, the OS which hit manufacturers in late 2006 is left entirely at the mercy of hackers who might wish to exploit the now unsupported code.

FULL STORY (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/04/13/microsoft_windows_vista_end_of_life_support/)

Title: Re: RIP Windows Vista 2006-2010
Post by: Simon on April 13, 2010, 20:18

Wow!  Gulp!  I have that on my laptop.  :bawl:

Title: Re: RIP Windows Vista 2006-2010
Post by: sam on April 13, 2010, 21:26

 :thumbs:

Title: Re: RIP Windows Vista 2006-2010
Post by: Simon on April 13, 2010, 22:01

 :laugh:

Title: Re: RIP Windows Vista 2006-2010
Post by: Clive on April 13, 2010, 22:18

It's a disgrace that Micro$oft has stopped supporting an operating system they were trying to shove down our throats until relatively recently.

Title: Re: RIP Windows Vista 2006-2010
Post by: Simon on April 13, 2010, 23:01

It is only the un-service-packed versions, though, and given most people get them on Auto Update, there's probably not that many machines around it will affect now.

Title: Re: RIP Windows Vista 2006-2010
Post by: chorleydave on April 13, 2010, 23:26

Quote from: Clive on April 13, 2010, 22:18

It's a disgrace that Micro$oft has stopped supporting an operating system they were trying to shove down our throats until relatively recently.

It's an even bigger disgrace that some people swallowed it.  ;D