“This is due to an update that was shipped on April 15, 2014 that may have caused interrupted service for some customers using Microsoft security products. This was corrected via signature update, which automatically resolved the issue, and customers who have deployed the most recent signatures do not need to take any action.” Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 users are recommended to deploy this new version, particularly those that were experiencing problems on these platforms. In fact, as Redmond notes, the problems were not limited to these two operating systems. Some other platforms are said to have been impacted as well, meaning users that rely on Security Essentials as the first line of defense on their machines should check out this important new update to the widely used application.]]>
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I’m confused. Was this planned all along or due to complaints. I know XP was supposed to stop security, so I assumed that would be Microsoft worldwide.
MS stop patching the OS but security essentials is not OS. It’s an anti-virus software.
I am in the same boat as Emily here. This seems like a complete contradiction to all the reports and ads leaked by microsoft. Can you clear this up, Fahad? Thanks!
Lost cause. They can put as much security as they want into it, but at this point, XP is good for dead. Move on, Microsoft and the users will follow.
I’m with everyone else. The article was well-written, Fahad, but this seems to go against everything Microsoft has been saying recently. What gives here?