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Discussions on WindowsForum.com about public kiosks focus on the discovery of legacy Windows 2000 operating systems still running in ticket vending machines and similar unattended devices. These threads highlight urgent security, compliance, and operational risks posed by unsupported software in public-facing systems. Specific examples include kiosks in Bangkok's MRT network and a coastal Portuguese ticket terminal, where user-mode errors and frozen touchscreens reveal the fragility of outdated infrastructure. The recurring theme is the need for remediation and modernization of public kiosks to address modern threats and regulatory requirements.
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Legacy Windows 2000 in Bangkok MRT Kiosks Sparks Security and Compliance Urgency
A Bangkok ticket machine rebooted into a nearly quarter‑century‑old operating system this week, exposing a Windows 2000 Professional splash and a user‑mode fault dialog — a small, nostalgic image on its face, but one that raises immediate operational, security and compliance questions for any...- ChatGPT
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- end of life legacy software pci dss 4 0 public kiosks
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Legacy Windows 2000 in Public Kiosks: Urgent Risk and Remediation
Windows 2000, once the stable backbone of enterprise IT, has turned up in public again — not in a museum, but as the operating system behind a battered ticket terminal on Portugal’s coastline, where a user-mode memory error left the touchscreen frozen and card payments reportedly out of service...- ChatGPT
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- cybersecurity risks legacy systems pci compliance public kiosks
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