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misc reasons DC++ is dropping Windows XP support, and trying as hard as possible to have users switch:
- simplifies development: one less platform to test on; various XP-specific workarounds can be removed.
- more reliable bug reports: Microsoft is only providing security fixes for Windows XP, but that network card driver won't be updated and nothing stops it from leading DC++ into funky code paths and misleading crashes.
- health of the DC network.

for the moment a 0.840 branch of DC++ is going to be maintained
(acknowleding the 30% of users) but like Windows XP, it will only
receive the most critical fixes. that is added work for developers so it
is in our interest to see that percentage lower.

regarding Windows Server 2003, it unfortunately shares the same code
base as Windows XP so they are both being discarded at the same time.

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Title:
  Use tabs instead of dialogs for End of XP support message and other
  announcements

Status in DC++:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  The  imposing message at startup that support is stopping for
  Microsoft and DC++ is an issue:

  1) it cannot be switched off (as far as I can see) so is an unwelcome
  imposition after the first time

  2) is incorrect...I'm using windows 2003 server and support is not
  ending just yet

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