End of support for windows XP

[ratchetman]

Now that XP will not be supported after April 8th, what is Snap-on going to do?

[crackerclicker]

Snappy uses embedded XP. It still has support until Jan 2016.

[Clayman]

Well its not what the machines are telling you...

[sbreland73]

Well its not what the machines are telling you...

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[Bob's Garage]

2018 Xp Embedded Loses Ms Support

Snappy uses embedded XP. It still has support until Jan 2016.

Actually it's 2018

[ratchetman]

Windows update on my Verus Pro notified me of end of support, hence the question. Where is the information coming from that says 2016 or 2018?

[Joe Rappa]

Microsoft pushed that message to every version of XP. That's why you got that popup.

Here is a link to Microsoft: http://support.microsoft.com/lifecyc...pha=windows+xp

Joe

[sbreland73]

"End of support" means M$ will no longer publish patches, service packs, or call-in tech support for the XP platform. It does not mean that the OS will cease to function, or will "break". Here in Texas, the state inspection machines from ESP are based on Windows 98, and they seem to do fine. The Verus Pro can take a Windows 7 installation, it's just a matter of finding the drivers for the hardware (if available).

[ratchetman]

I would like to use windows 7 but I don't know how to make it work properly

[ratchetman]

ok i checked the link . according to microsoft support for this version ended on 11/14/10

[Rakkasan]

windows xp

windows XP ended for home PC's only, Snap-on along with many major companies i.e. GM, John Deere, etc. are using a corporate/industrial version of XP that a Snap-on tech said wasn't ending anytime soon.

[maven]

windows XP ended for home PC's only, Snap-on along with many major companies i.e. GM, John Deere, etc. are using a corporate/industrial version of XP that a Snap-on tech said wasn't ending anytime soon.

Not true to my knowledge. GM ended all support for XP in April, required everyone to upgrade to 7Pro. At least in CustomerCare&Aftersales.(Service&Parts)

[Bob's Garage]

XP Embedded good till 2018 on Windows updates

I looked into this. XP Embedded is supported until 2018, but it's up to Snap on to get the updates out.

They have the means to do so, but it was designed more for SO Service releases and will need to be refined to deliver Windows updates.

As for now, all of my V machines are still receiving Windows
updates, my Verus Pro did 5 "important updates" last night.

I reimaged my Verus Classic to a later image to turn on the Windows update function. The first round took a few hours to load and update, since there were so many. I just let the updates go when I didn't need the tool.

I can say that I didn't notice any differences after the updates. I still wanted the security fixes.

We are good till 2018.

Bob

[Bob's Garage]

Not true to my knowledge. GM ended all support for XP in April, required everyone to upgrade to 7Pro. At least in CustomerCare&Aftersales.(Service&Parts)

Yes, but GM and Ford required XP Pro, not Embedded. They have to have another game plan.