[WinPartners] IS&T Ending Support for Windows Vista, Recommends Upgrading to Windows 7

[Alexander Kozlov]

Good morning,

IS&T would like to remind our customers that we will end support of Windows Vista on August 15, 2014.  After that date, IS&T will no longer develop and test applications and services for Windows Vista. IS&T will continue to provide security patches released by Microsoft via the Windows Automatic Update Service (WAUS<http://ist.mit.edu/waus>) until  April 11, 2017, but will no longer test them in an MIT environment. For more information, please see IS&T's Windows Vista De-support Plan<http://kb.mit.edu/confluence/display/hd/Windows+Vista+De-support+Plan>.

IS&T recommends that departments, labs and centers (DLCs) still using Vista machines upgrade to Windows 7 Enterprise<http://ist.mit.edu/windows/7/enterprise> by August 15.

How to Obtain Windows 7 Enterprise
MIT offers Windows 7 Enterprise through the Microsoft Campus Agreement at no direct cost to DLCs, for faculty and staff use. To learn more about MSCA policies, see the Microsoft Campus Agreement: Overview page<http://ist.mit.edu/software/msca/overview>.

You can download Windows 7 from the Windows 7 Enterprise page<http://ist.mit.edu/windows/7/enterprise>.

Getting Help
If you need assistance installing or using Windows 7, contact the IS&T Help Desk at 617.253.1101 or helpdesk at mit.edu<mailto:computing-help at mit.edu>. You can also submit a request online<http://ist.mit.edu/support>.


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Alexander Kozlov
Windows Platform Coordinator
Software Release Team
Information Services and Technology
W92 - 229H
(617) 253-5103