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END OF "EXTENDED

SUPPORT"

FOR "WINDOWS XP"

http://aztcs.org/

http://aztcs.org/

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Web location for this

presentation:

http://aztcs.orgClick on

“Meeting Notes”

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SUMMARYThe "Extended Support" for

"Windows XP" will end on April 8,

2014. This means that after this date,

Microsoft will no longer issue security

updates for the "Windows XP"

operating system.

To avoid problems with malware,

users of "Windows XP" computers

probably should migrate away from

"Windows XP" before this date.

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Sources of the previous graphic:

http://blog.micros.com/2013/05/31/pci

-compliance-and-windows-xp-are-

you-ready/

and

http://www.postec.com/index.php/win

dows-xp-pci-compliancy

http://blog.micros.com/2013/05/31/pci-compliance-and-windows-xp-are-you-ready/

http://www.postec.com/index.php/windows-xp-pci-compliancy

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Source of the previous

graphic:

http://www.pcworld.com/arti

cle/2102606/how-to-keep-

your-pc-secure-when-

microsoft-ends-windows-xp-

support.html

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2102606/how-to-keep-your-pc-secure-when-microsoft-ends-windows-xp-support.html

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TOPICSo End of Support Pop-up

o Are You Running Windows XP?

o Microsoft's Explanation of the

End of "Extended Support" on

April 8, 2014

o Continued Support for "Microsoft

Security Essentials" Running

Inside Windows XP

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TOPICS (continued)

o Third Party Software Makers Will

Also Discontinue Their Support of

Old Software Programs

o Strategic Options For Users of

"Windows XP" Computers

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END OF

SUPPORT

POP-UP

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End of Support Pop-up

o Starting on March 8, 2014, all

computers that are running

"Windows XP" will display an end-of-

support pop-up once per month:

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End of Support Pop-up (continued)

o If you click on the "Click Here",

hyperlink inside the popup,

you will go to

http://windows.microsoft.com/e

n-us/windows/end-support-

help?ocid=xp_eos_client

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/end-support-help?ocid=xp_eos_client

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ARE YOU

RUNNING

WINDOWS XP?

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Are You Running Windows XP?

o To determine if your computer

is running Windows XP, please

use a Web browser such as

Internet Explorer, FireFox, or

the Google Chrome browser to

go to Microsoft's informative

Web site at

http://amirunningxp.com

http://amirunningxp.com/

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MICROSOFT'S

EXPLANATION

OF END OF

SUPPORT ON

APRIL 8, 2014

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Microsoft's Explanation of End of

Extended Support on April 8, 2014o After a new product is released by

Microsoft, there is usually 5 years of

"Mainstream Support" followed by 5

years of "Extended Support".

o "Windows XP" became "Generally

Available" on October 25, 2001.

o See

http://support.microsoft.com/gp/lifePo

licy

http://support.microsoft.com/gp/lifePolicy

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Microsoft's Explanation of the End of

Extended Support..(continued)

o Many Web sites erroneously state that

the end of "Extended Support" "Windows

XP" will be on

April 14, 2014 or August 4, 2014:

The former date was on shown on

Microsoft's Web site back in 2008

while the latter date is due to the use of

the European date format of dd/mm/yyyy

on some of Microsoft's Web pages.

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Microsoft's Explanation of the End of

Extended Support..(continued)

o Some Microsoft's Web pages still show

the dd/mm/yyyy format:

See

http://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle/?c2

=1173:

http://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle/?c2=1173

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CONTINUED SUPPORT

FOR "MICROSOFT

SOFTWARE

ESSENTIALS"

RUNNING INSIDE

"WINDOWS XP"

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Continued Support for "Microsoft

Security Essentials" Running Inside

"Windows XP"

Until June 14, 2015 (continued)

o After April 8, 2014, you will be

unable to install "Microsoft

Security Essentials" into

"Windows XP" computers.

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"Windows XP"


o However, if you installed

"Microsoft Security Essentials"

into a "Windows XP" on or

before April 8, 2014, Microsoft

will provide you with updates

for MSE until June 14, 2015.

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"Windows XP"


o See

http://blogs.technet.com/b/mmpc/

archive/2014/01/15/microsoft-

antimalware-support-for-

windows-xp.aspx

http://blogs.technet.com/b/mmpc/archive/2014/01/15/microsoft-antimalware-support-for-windows-xp.aspx

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"Windows XP"


o See

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-

us/windows/security-essentials-

download?os=winxp&arch=other

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security-essentials-download?os=winxp&arch=other

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THIRD PARTY

SOFTWARE MAKERS

WILL ALSO

DISCONTINUE

SUPPORT FOR OLD

PRODUCTS

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Third Party Software Makers Will

Also Discontinue Support For Old

Products

o Third party software makers will

use Microsoft's discontinuation of

"Extended Support" as a reason

to stop supporting their old

software application programs.

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HIPAA-Mandated Reasons To

Migrate Away From "Windows

XP"

• HIPAA stands for "Health Insurance

Portability and Accountability Act"

• Part of this Federal law provides

standards for the security and

privacy of patient health data that is

stored by medical doctors, dentists,

and hospitals.

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Migrate Away From"Windows XP"

(continued)

• http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/windo

ws-and-office/running-windows-xp-

means-you-are-non-compliant-and-

open-to-liability/

• http://medicalsoftwaresolutions.net/hipaa

-and-xp/

• http://www.hipaasurvivalguide.com/hipaa

-regulations/164-306.php

http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/windows-and-office/running-windows-xp-means-you-are-non-compliant-and-open-to-liability/

http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/windows-and-office/running-windows-xp-means-you-are-non-compliant-and-open-to-liability/

http://www.hipaasurvivalguide.com/hipaa-regulations/164-306.php

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Migrate Away From"Windows XP"

(continued)

• http://www.physicianspractice.com/blog/

growing-hipaa-threat-ignore-windows-xp-

your-own-peril

• http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/ad

ministrative/securityrule/adminsafeguard

s.pdf

http://www.hipaasurvivalguide.com/hipaa-regulations/164-306.php

http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/administrative/securityrule/adminsafeguards.pdf

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"PCI DSS"-Mandated Reasons To

Migrate Away From "Windows XP"

• "PCI DSS" stands for "Payment Card

Industry Data Security Standard"

• "PCI DSS" provides standards for the

storage of customer credit card data for

banks, retailers, and ATM machine

providers who have compliance audits

and fines for non-compliance.

• http://www.dbs4pos.com/services/Windo

ws-XP-Upgrades

http://www.dbs4pos.com/services/Windows-XP-Upgrades

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STRATEGIC

OPTIONS FOR

USERS OF

"WINDOWS XP"

COMPUTERS:

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Strategic Options For Users Of

"Windows XP" Computers• Option 1: Disconnect from the Internet

• Option 2: Migrate to a later version of

"Windows..".

• Option 2A: Temporarily migrate to the

free "Windows 7 Enterprise Trial" or the

free "Windows 8.1 Enterprise Evaluation"

• Option 3: "Physical to Virtual" for your

"Windows XP" computer

• Option 4: Migrate to a non-Microsoft OS

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Strategic Options For Users Of

"Windows XP" Computers

(continued)

• Option 5:

Use the Arkoon "ExtendedXP"

client/server system to protect your

"Windows XP" computer(s).

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DETAILS OF "OPTION 1"=

"DISCONNECT THE

INTERNET"

(FROM YOUR WINDOWS

XP COMPUTER)

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Details of Option 1

= Disconnect the Internet

• Least costly option

• Cannot use a Web browser to

view information on the Internet.

• Cannot receive or send email

• Cannot upload documents,

spreadsheets, and photos on

cloud storage services.

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Details of Option 1

= Disconnect the Internet

(continued)

• Cannot upload documents,

spreadsheets, and photos on

cloud storage services.

• Cannot view or retrieve

documents, spreadsheets, and

photos that you have already

stored on cloud storage services.

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DETAILS OF

"OPTION 2" =

MIGRATE TO A

LATER VERSION

OF "WINDOWS .."

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Details of Option 2

= Migrate To A Later Version of

Windows..

• Selecting between "Windows

Vista", "Windows 7", "Windows

8", and "Windows 8.1"

• Moving your document files,

photo files, and other data files

from "Windows XP" to the new

version of "Windows".

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DETAILS OF "OPTION 2A" =

MIGRATE FIRST TO THE

FREE "WINDOWS 7

ENTERPRISE TRIAL"

OR TO THE FREE

"WINDOWS 8.1

ENTERPRISE

EVALUATION"

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Details of Option 2A

= Migrate First To "Windows 7

Enterprise Trial" Or To "Windows 8.1

Enterprise Evaluation

• To select between the free

versions of "Windows 7.." and

"Windows 8.1..", see

http://aztcs.org/meeting_notes/wi

nhardsig/win8.1/comparison-W7-

W8-W8.1.pdf

http://aztcs.org/meeting_notes/winhardsig/win8.1/comparison-W7-W8-W8.1.pdf

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Enterprise Evaluation (continued)

• To install the free "Windows 7

Enterprise Trial", see

http://aztcs.org/meeting_notes/

winhardsig/win7eval/win7eval.

pdf

http://aztcs.org/meeting_notes/winhardsig/win7eval/win7eval.pdf

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Enterprise Evaluation (continued)

• Determine if any of your

application software programs will

not run in "Windows 7 Enterprise

Trial".

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= Migrate First To "Windows 7 Enterprise

Trial" Or "Windows 8.1 Enterprise

Evaluation (continued)

• If any of your application software

programs will not run in

"Windows 7 Enterprise Trial",

download and install the

"Windows XP Mode".

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• Test the problematic software

applications inside "Windows XP"

mode.

• Format the hard drive.

• Install a permanent copy of

"Windows 7".

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• If you have problematic software

programs that will only run in

"Windows XP", download and install

"Windows XP Mode".

• Install the problematic application

software programs inside "Windows

XP Mode".

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• To install the free "Windows

8.1 Enterprise Evaluation", see

http://aztcs.org/meeting_notes/

winhardsig/win8.1/win8.1entev

al.pdf

http://aztcs.org/meeting_notes/winhardsig/win8.1/win8.1enteval.pdf

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DETAILS OF "OPTION 3" =

"PHYSICAL TO VIRTUAL"

(P2V) FOR YOUR WINDOWS

XP COMPUTER

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Details of Option 3

= Physical-To-Virtual (P2V) of Your

"Windows XP" Computer

• Perform a Physical-to-Virtual

(P2V) for your existing

"Windows XP" computer to

"convert" it to a virtual

machine:

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Details of Option 3



• Go to

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-

us/sysinternals/ee656415.aspx

to download and Microsoft's free

disk2vhd.exe program.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/ee656415.aspx

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Details of Option 3



• Then run the disk2vhd.exe

program inside your "Windows

XP" program to create a .VHD

virtual hard drive file.

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Details of Option 3


"Windows XP" Computer (continued)

• Use the .VHD virtual hard disk file to

create a virtual machine with a virtual

machine program such as "Windows

Virtual PC" (in "Windows 7"), "Oracle

VM VirtualBox" (in "Windows..", Mac

OS X", or Linux), "Hyper-V" (in

"Windows 8" or "Windows 8.1", or

"Parallels Desktop" (in Mac OS X).

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Details of Option 3



• Use a file management applet or

application (such as "Windows

Explorer"/"File Explorer" in

"Windows..", "Finder" in Mac OS X",

or "Nautilus" in Linus) to clone a

"throwaway" copy of the virtual

machine.

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Details of Option 3



• Run the cloned virtual machine in a

more modern operating system

(such as "Windows Vista", "Windows

7", "Windows 8", "Windows 8.1", Mac

"OS X", or a distro of Linux) that has

an appropriate virtual machine

program installed in it.

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Details of Option 3



• If your cloned virtual machine

becomes infected with malware, use

the file management applet or

application of delete it. Then use the

file management applet or applicate

to clone a new "throwaway" copy of

the original virtual machine.

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DETAILS OF "OPTION 4" =

MIGRATE TO A

NON-WINDOWS

OPERATING SYSTEM

SUCH AS MAC "OS X" OR

A DISTRO OF "LINUX"

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Details of Option 4

= Migrate to a Non-Microsoft Operating

System..

• Migrating to Mac "OS X"

requires a computer hardware

purchase because you cannot

run "OS X" on your existing

PC computer.

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Details of Option 4

= Migrate to a Non-Microsoft Operating

System..

• Migrating to a distro of Linux

has the advantage of re-using

your existing computer but it

has a steeper learning curve.

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DETAILS OF "OPTION 5"

= USE THE ARKOON

"EXTENDEDXP"

CLIENT/SERVER

SYSTEM

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Details of Option 5

=Use the Arkoon "ExtendedXP"

Client/Server System

• The "Arkoon" company

claims that their

"ExtendedXP" system can

protect "Windows XP"

computers from malware

after April 8, 2014.

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Details of Option 5


Client/Server System (continued)

• The "ExtendedXP" system consists

of two parts:

An Arkoon "StormShield" server

module that runs inside a server

and

Arkoon's "ExtendedXP Agent"

residing on each client "Windows

XP" computer.

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Arkoon's

ExtendedXP

software

agent on

enduser

client

computers

StormShield

server software

provided by

Arkoon

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Details of Option 5



• Arkoon is a subsidiary of "EADS"

which is the same company that

manufactures the "Airbus"

airplanes in France.

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Details of Option 5



• Due to it's server hardware

requirements, the "ExtendedXP"

product that is not intended for

homes or small businesses.

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Details of Option 5


Client/Server System (continued)• For details about "ExtendedXP" , see

http://www.arkoon.net/en/stormshield-

2/arkoon-annonce-son-offre-de-service-

extended-xp-pour-assurer-le-maintien-

en-conditions-de-securite-des-postes-

sous-windows-xp-apres-avril-2014/

and

http://redmondmag.com/articles/2013/08/

21/arkoon-windows-xp-security.aspx

http://www.arkoon.net/en/stormshield-2/arkoon-annonce-son-offre-de-service-extended-xp-pour-assurer-le-maintien-en-conditions-de-securite-des-postes-sous-windows-xp-apres-avril-2014/

http://redmondmag.com/articles/2013/08/21/arkoon-windows-xp-security.aspx

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Additional References

• http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2014/03

/07/the-final-countdown-windows-xp-end-

of-support-popup-starts-tomorrow/

• http://www.howtogeek.com/184137/wind

ows-xp-end-of-support-is-on-april-8th-

2014-why-windows-is-warning-you/

• http://www.pcworld.com/article/2102606/

how-to-keep-your-pc-secure-when-

microsoft-ends-windows-xp-support.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_Microsoft_Windows



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Additional References (continued)

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_

Microsoft_Windows

• http://windows.microsoft.com/en-

us/windows/products/lifecycle


http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/products/lifecycle

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