• Google ending support for Chrome on Windows XP and Vista, as well as Mac OS X Snow Leopard (10.6), L
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[url]http://chrome.blogspot.com/ncr/2015/11/updates-to-chrome-platform-support.html[/url] [quote=Google/Marc Pawliger]Earlier this year, we announced that Google Chrome would continue support for Windows XP through the remainder of 2015. At that time, we strongly encouraged users on older, unsupported platforms such as Windows XP to update to a supported, secure operating system. Such older platforms are missing critical security updates and have a greater potential to be infected by viruses and malware. Today, we’re announcing the end of Chrome’s support for Windows XP, as well as Windows Vista, and Mac OS X 10.6, 10.7, and 10.8, since these platforms are no longer actively supported by Microsoft and Apple. Starting April 2016, Chrome will continue to function on these platforms but will no longer receive updates and security fixes. If you are still on one of these unsupported platforms, we encourage you to move to a newer operating system to ensure that you continue to receive the latest Chrome versions and features.[/quote]
I had no idea you could even install Chrome on Windows XP. :v:
[QUOTE=Xyrec;49093018]I had no idea you could even install Chrome on Windows XP. :v:[/QUOTE] I just had to last week to install an Ubiquiti controller on a system...
[QUOTE=Xyrec;49093018]I had no idea you could even install Chrome on Windows XP. :v:[/QUOTE] Yup. Though I can't fathom having both XP and enough memory to properly run Chrome at the same time. That's why I use firefox. :v:
[QUOTE=Xyrec;49093018]I had no idea you could even install Chrome on Windows XP. :v:[/QUOTE] Well, when you think about it, they're setting their own records for longest supported and shortest supported when they finally kill them off. Windows XP and Vista are tied for longest supported (Win7 wasn't out when Chrome was first released), and Mac OS X Mountain Lion for shortest supported (just under 4 years from release in mid-2012 to April 2016).
[QUOTE=wickedplayer494;49093033]Well, when you think about it, they're setting their own records for longest supported and shortest supported when they finally kill them off. Windows XP and Vista are tied for longest supported (Win7 wasn't out when Chrome was first released), and Mac OS X Mountain Lion for shortest supported (just under 4 years from release in mid-2012 to April 2016).[/QUOTE] I really don't understand why they're dropping support ML 10.8 though. I'm still hackintoshing 10.8 on my old laptop, and the OS doesn't feel outdated like XP.
[QUOTE=Xyrec;49093058]I really don't understand why they're dropping support ML 10.8 though. I'm still hackintoshing 10.8 on my old laptop, and the OS doesn't feel outdated like XP.[/QUOTE] Yeah. I can understand Lion (and Snow Leopard was WAAAAAY overdue), but I definitely don't understand Mountain Lion. It's only what, a single month since El Cap was released and Google already decides "yeah since Apple's not bothering we're not going to bother" when they're supporting an OS (XP) that has been unsupported for over a year. That and they're just outright lying about Vista not being supported by Microsoft anymore. It still has a year left in it, they didn't just pull a Win98/ME and decide to kill it early because of the ~2% or so still using it/wanting to use it over 7/8.1 because of GWX nagware.
Google Chrome stopped supporting 32-bit systems like a year ago.
If only there was a way I could get Chrome without having to install any SPs; I'm on the original build and I would like to keep it that way for authenticity
[QUOTE=MatheusMCardoso;49093283]Google Chrome stopped supporting 32-bit systems like a year ago.[/QUOTE] Only for OSX it looks like, if you go to the Chrome download page it gives you the link to the 32-bit installer even on 64-bit Windows. And for some reason the 64-bit installer still installs to %ProgramFiles(x86)%.
There's still sites out there hosting older versions of software like Chrome, so nothing's lost here.
All the computers in the computer lab at the senior center I work at are XP. I'm in the lab now using Chrome on XP to post this. They don't have the funds to upgrade these computers. The only hope is that all of them crap out so we're forced to replace them. So, guess our seniors will be stuck with an old chrome version or IE.
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