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class=868030815-04042014>One comment on the Win XP situation is that
termination of MS support it is only a "problem" in the sense that they will no
longer provide patches to fix vulnerabilities to hacking attacks. If the
instrument is not connected to the Internet that can't be a threat.
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<FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><B>From:</B> rasmb-bounces@list.rasmb.org
[mailto:rasmb-bounces@list.rasmb.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Laue,
Thomas<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, April 04, 2014 7:57 AM<BR><B>To:</B> Glen Ramsay;
Perkins, Stephen; rasmb@list.rasmb.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [RASMB] Windows XP
- unsupported from April 2014<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; COLOR: #000000; DIRECTION: ltr">Hi
all-<BR>I will strongly second Glen's e-mail. <BR>Going from XP to either Win 7
or 8 can be a nightmare due to changes in hardware drivers, changes to how
threading is done and changes in how the operating system handles user access
control. <BR>Microsoft's stopping support on Win XP, while not a surprise, is a
huge problem. A majority of instruments run on XP (95% of ATMs use it), and
everyone is floundering with how to handle the problem. <BR>Best to
all-<BR>Tom<BR><BR>
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[rasmb-bounces@list.rasmb.org] on behalf of Glen Ramsay
[glen@avivbiomedical.com]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, April 03, 2014 3:34
PM<BR><B>To:</B> Perkins, Stephen; rasmb@list.rasmb.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re:
[RASMB] Windows XP - unsupported from April 2014<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV>Dear RASMB Folks:<BR><BR>Experience is proving that updating to Windows 7
is more complicated than desired. Although the Windows updater may run, or
the <A href="http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=20"
target=_blank>Windows System 7 Update Advisor</A> may say an update is possible,
the needs of the analog-to-digit (A/D) boards inside the computer may exceed
what Windows checks for. Therefore, there could be problems after the
Windows 7 update. <BR><BR>The A/D board manufacturer suggests using
computers that have approved by the computer manufacturer for Windows 7.
Anything less than this may not work. The computer model can be obtained
from a label on the chassis, or from a screen display during the boot-up.
Searching the computer manufacturer's web site for that model will show the
drivers and other software support. If Windows 7 is not listed, then the
ability to support the updated A/D drivers is in doubt.<BR><BR>If an update is
not possible, then the options are to continue churning on with Windows XP, or
replacing the computer. Please, do not try "upgrading" with a used
computer: this approach is prone to inheriting the problems from another
time.<BR><BR>Aviv's policy is to try to support our products for as long as
possible. Unfortunately, events beyond our control may age-out older
technology. If you have any questions, or need help, then please feel free
to contact us.<BR><BR>Sincerely,<BR>Glen<BR><BR><BR>At 08:50 AM 3/19/2014,
Perkins, Stephen wrote:<BR><BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=cite type="cite">Dear RASMB-ers<BR> <BR>In my
institution, we have been emailed by our central IT Department about the
termination of Windows XP support from April 2014. Apparently if we are to
continue with Windows XP on our AUC machines, we have to register these
networked Windows XP machines with our central IT. Understandably, we are
being advised by our IT to migrate to Windows 7 if possible.<BR> <BR>We
have emailed Beckman-Coulter several times. We have not been successful so far
in finding out whether we can upgrade our PC’s on our two XL-I machines to
Windows 7, although the inquiry is with the Beckman engineers. Does anyone
know whether this is possible, yet leave our AUC machines operational?
<BR> <BR>A Chief Engineer from Beckman USA did however point out that
Beckman has enough Win XP licences to cover itself for the next five years. So
they will support Win XP software. <BR> <BR>For the FDS, Glen Ramsay has
already confirmed that we can upgrade to 32-bit Windows 7 on the AVIV-provided
PC. <BR> <BR>Thoughts will be most welcome<BR> <BR>All the best to
everyone – we really enjoyed the Tokyo meeting – especially that late-night
bar at sea level!<BR> <BR>Steve Perkins and Jayesh
Gor<BR>_______________________________________________<BR></BLOCKQUOTE>
<P><BR> Glen Ramsay, Ph.D.<BR> Chief
Scientist<BR> Aviv Biomedical, Inc.<BR> 750 Vassar
Avenue, Suite #2<BR> Lakewood, NJ 08701<BR> (732)
370-1300, Ext. 25<BR> (732) 370-1303, FAX<BR>
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