[tor-bugs] #11444 [Tor]: Drop support for long-obsolete versions of Windows

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#11444: Drop support for long-obsolete versions of Windows
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 Reporter:  nickm                      |          Owner:
     Type:  defect                     |         Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                     |      Milestone:  Tor:
Component:  Tor                        |  0.2.6.x-final
 Keywords:  tor-relay windows cleanup  |        Version:
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 When we started writing Tor, Windows 98 was still a going concern.  Now...
 it is less so.

 We should identify and drop support code for all windows versions before
 Windows XP.  This is mainly going to be a matter of identifying cases
 where we use LoadLibrary and GetProcAddress to find always-present-
 functions in always-present DLLs, and looking for opportunities to move
 from old busted APIs to fresh new ones.

 (Dropping support for windows XP is a separate ticket.)

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