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Thursday, December 19, 2013

Windows XP Sunset: December Update

Windows XP will no longer be supported by Microsoft after 4/8/14. Consequently, all university-owned computers running Windows XP need to be upgraded to Windows 7 or else retired from duty as they will not be allowed on Pepperdine’s network after 4/8/14. 


Thanks to all our Pepperdine colleagues who have been upgrading or surplusing their Windows XP computers.  There are only 273 computers at Pepperdine still running XP.  Of those, 173 need to be upgraded to Windows 7 while 100 computers need to be retired as they do not have the resources required to be upgraded.  E-mails were sent on 12/19/13 to the owners of these computers (if they are able to be determined) informing them of the Windows XP sunset program.  If no definitive owner can be determined for a given computer, then technology support personnel will visit the computer and work with attendant staff in sunsetting XP.