–Suresh Ramani
Mumbai, Feb 11: On April 8, 2014, Microsoft will end support for the decade-old Windows XP. This means you will no longer receive updates, including security updates, for Windows XP from Microsoft. Support of Microsoft Office 2003 will also be ending on the same date.
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The security and privacy implications of this event could have significant impacts on your business. Migration is a time-consuming activity, requiring extensive planning and preparation, so if you’re running either of these products you should take action soon.
Of course, you do have Windows 8 PC available even today. In fact , more than 100 million Windows 8 licenses have been sold so far.
However , if you are still reluctant to dump Windows XP, then at least ensure that
a) It is not connected to Internet
b) It is not connected to other computers
Suresh Ramani, the author of this article is the acting CEO of Tech Gyan and Microsoft Cloud Partner. The opinions expressed herein are his own and do not constitute that of ChannelTimes or Trivone in any way.