PSA: Windows XP users will receive a global popup tomorrow that warns of its impending death - Polidicks

[url]http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2014/03/windows-xp-users-will-be-warned-of-support-ending-with-a-popup/[/url] [quote=Ars Technica]As the end of Windows XP's support gets ever closer—just over a month to go—Microsoft has shown what it's going to do to inform users of the change. Windows XP machines that have automatic updates enabled will be sent a pop-up message on March 8 to tell them that Windows XP will lose support on April 8. From the message, XP users will be able to visit the end-of-support website. The message will pop up on the eighth of every month unless users elect to never see it again.[/quote]

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[QUOTE=fruxodaily;44166018][IMG]http://dsvmoqvwmd0c4.cloudfront.net/uploads/images/30/2013/02/Microsoft%20Office%20Clippy%20parody.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE] It would be amazing if the paper clip was in the pop-up

I'm going to lose the support I never used or needed? Oh no :(

Oh yeah, my Dad and I were talking about that a few days ago while he was refurbishing an old laptop for my grandma. The very last update they put out for Windows XP was a program that tells you [i]every day[/i] that official XP support will be ending in April. Nothing else was in the update except for that program.

They might as well have a popup that just says "Microsoft thinks you should buy a new computer, or at least a new OS license."

Waiting for a Windows XP user to come complain about how all modern OSes are garbage

[QUOTE=Sobek-;44166045]I'm going to lose the support I never used or needed? Oh no :([/QUOTE] No more updates. Any security holes will be there forever.

[QUOTE=Elecbullet;44166140]Waiting for a Windows XP user to come complain about how all modern OSes are garbage[/QUOTE] All modern OSes are garbage

[QUOTE=Sobek-;44166045]I'm going to lose the support I never used or needed? Oh no :([/QUOTE] Next time there's a major security breach on the current system as of april, 8, 2014 the system will be compromised for good. If you stay offline it shouldn't really be a problem though, I think.

using xp after this date will be very dicey, as its still got a big market share so you bet malware exploits will be everywhere

waiting for mips to come in here and say nothing past windows 95 is worth using

[QUOTE=fruxodaily;44166166]All modern OSes are garbage[/QUOTE] you're garbage

[QUOTE=Reds;44166228]you're garbage[/QUOTE] You talking shit mate?

I'm pretty sure it was extended for another year unless that was last year that it was extended :v:

[QUOTE=fruxodaily;44166234]You talking shit mate?[/QUOTE] you're talking shit

[QUOTE=Neddy;44166285]I'm pretty sure it was extended for another year unless that was last year that it was extended :v:[/QUOTE] that was last year

[QUOTE=Mike Tyson;44166292]that was last year[/QUOTE] nope just checked. It wasn't the patches and shit getting extended :v: [url]http://www.techtimes.com/articles/2796/20140120/windows-xp-security-essentials-support-extended-to-july-2015.htm[/url] It was just security essentials being extended

Yeah uh, I'm legit not going to give fifty shits. It's not like the clock will strike 12 and XP machines will suddenly no longer boot.

[QUOTE=MIPS;44166328] It's not like the clock will strike 12 and XP machines will suddenly no longer boot.[/QUOTE] Microsoft should do that

[QUOTE=MIPS;44166328]Yeah uh, I'm legit not going to give fifty shits. It's not like the clock will strike 12 and XP machines will suddenly no longer boot.[/QUOTE] they will when they're all buttfucked by malware

[QUOTE=Zeke129;44166335]Microsoft should do that[/QUOTE] Don't give them ideas.

[QUOTE=Reds;44166291]you're talking shit[/QUOTE] You got a big mouth cunt

[QUOTE=MIPS;44166328]Yeah uh, I'm legit not going to give fifty shits. It's not like the clock will strike 12 and XP machines will suddenly no longer boot.[/QUOTE] wait until like 0 years in the future when modern software and games won't work on your baby-tier operating system anymore

[QUOTE=MIPS;44166351]Don't give them ideas.[/QUOTE] Emailing them now.

[QUOTE=MIPS;44166328]Yeah uh, I'm legit not going to give fifty shits. It's not like the clock will strike 12 and XP machines will suddenly no longer boot.[/QUOTE] How hard is it to be normal and upgrade like everyone else?

[QUOTE=fruxodaily;44166390]How hard is it to be normal and upgrade like everyone else?[/QUOTE] especially considering that 7, 8, and, hell, vista have all been less than 20 dollars on probably 50 different occasions in the last decade.

[QUOTE=fruxodaily;44166390]How hard is it to be normal and upgrade like everyone else?[/QUOTE] it's MIPS he/she/it is always trying to stir shit up

[QUOTE=Mio Akiyama;44166410]it's MIPS he/she/it is always trying to stir shit up[/QUOTE] idk dude i totally get what he's saying, i love old computers!!! [I]Sent from my Punchcard.[/I]

[QUOTE=fruxodaily;44166390]How hard is it to be normal and upgrade like everyone else?[/QUOTE] give me $800.