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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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:
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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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Continued Support for "Microsoft
Security Essentials" Running Inside
"Windows XP"
Until June 14, 2015 (continued)
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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Continued Support for "Microsoft
Security Essentials" Running Inside
"Windows XP"
Until June 14, 2015 (continued)
o See
http://blogs.technet.com/b/mmpc/
archive/2014/01/15/microsoft-
antimalware-support-for-
windows-xp.aspx
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Continued Support for "Microsoft
Security Essentials" Running Inside
"Windows XP"
Until June 14, 2015 (continued)
o See
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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HIPAA-Mandated Reasons To
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
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HIPAA-Mandated Reasons To
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
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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
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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
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Details of Option 2A
= Migrate First To "Windows 7
Enterprise Trial" Or To "Windows 8.1
Enterprise Evaluation (continued)
• To install the free "Windows 7
Enterprise Trial", see
http://aztcs.org/meeting_notes/
winhardsig/win7eval/win7eval.
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Details of Option 2A
= Migrate First To "Windows 7
Enterprise Trial" Or To "Windows 8.1
Enterprise Evaluation (continued)
• Determine if any of your
application software programs will
not run in "Windows 7 Enterprise
Trial".
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Details of Option 2A
= 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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Details of Option 2A
= Migrate First To "Windows 7 Enterprise
Trial" Or "Windows 8.1 Enterprise
Evaluation (continued)
• Test the problematic software
applications inside "Windows XP"
mode.
• Format the hard drive.
• Install a permanent copy of
"Windows 7".
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Details of Option 2A
= Migrate First To "Windows 7 Enterprise
Trial" Or "Windows 8.1 Enterprise
Evaluation (continued)
• 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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Details of Option 2A
= Migrate First To "Windows 7 Enterprise
Trial" Or "Windows 8.1 Enterprise
Evaluation (continued)
• To install the free "Windows
8.1 Enterprise Evaluation", see
http://aztcs.org/meeting_notes/
winhardsig/win8.1/win8.1entev
al.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
= Physical-To-Virtual (P2V) of Your
"Windows XP" Computer
• Go to
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-
us/sysinternals/ee656415.aspx
to download and Microsoft's free
disk2vhd.exe program.
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Details of Option 3
= Physical-To-Virtual (P2V) of Your
"Windows XP" Computer
• 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
= Physical-To-Virtual (P2V) of Your
"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
= Physical-To-Virtual (P2V) of Your
"Windows XP" Computer (continued)
• 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
= Physical-To-Virtual (P2V) of Your
"Windows XP" Computer (continued)
• 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
= Physical-To-Virtual (P2V) of Your
"Windows XP" Computer (continued)
• 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
=Use the Arkoon "ExtendedXP"
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
=Use the Arkoon "ExtendedXP"
Client/Server System (continued)
• 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
=Use the Arkoon "ExtendedXP"
Client/Server System (continued)
• 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
=Use the Arkoon "ExtendedXP"
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
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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
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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