This is the time to make sure you have the latest available service pack installed. According to Microsoft, “End of support refers to the date when Microsoft no longer provides automatic fixes, updates, or online technical assistance. Microsoft recently started a “two-year countdown” to the final chapter of Windows XP, its longest-lived operating system.
By factoring in maintenance and repair costs to older equipment, the right economic decision can be made about upgrading or replacing that equipment. With Microsoft’s impending end of support for Windows XP, IT Asset Managers have to start thinking about upgrading or replacing assets that are still running XP.
