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It is not normally a problem when I processor ages, microsoft will normally support any processor that has been supported as long as the manufacturer is still supporting it - Microsoft basically forwards updates that are initially developed by others for hardware, (the only drivers MS make are for their own hardware, all others are written by other manufacturers for their equipment).
If the hardware is working on a system with Windows 7 now it should do so until it fails or some other component fails and the replacement for either uses technology that is not supported by Windows 7