Starting July 13, K-State will not allow any Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) operating system or older on the K-State network, which includes the wired and wireless networks on campus, the residence halls, and dial-up and VPN connections to the campus network from off-campus. This action is due to Microsoft discontinuing support of older systems July 13, meaning security updates will no longer be available for those systems.
However, Windows XP users can upgrade to Service Pack 3 (SP3) to retain access to the campus network.
According to the Feb. 9 article in InfoTech Tuesday, prohibited operating systems on the campus network will “include Windows XP SP2, Windows 2000, Windows ME, and Windows 98. Allowed versions are Windows XP SP3, Windows Vista, and Windows 7, Server 2003 and Server 2008.” For more details, see the Feb. 9 article (Windows 2000, XP Service Pack 2 support ends July 13).
