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When will MS Drop support for XP?

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Justin

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Oct 18, 2009, 3:50:10 PM10/18/09

Just wondering when Microsoft will drop support for all versions of XP.

VanguardLH

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Oct 18, 2009, 4:03:31 PM10/18/09

Justin wrote:

> Just wondering when Microsoft will drop support for all versions of XP.

http://www.microsoft.com/lifecycle

Go to the bottom of the page and use the alphabetical listing.

You'll be disappointed. It's not when will. It's when did.

Shenan Stanley

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Oct 18, 2009, 4:06:48 PM10/18/09

Justin wrote:
> Just wondering when Microsoft will drop support for all versions of
> XP.

*sigh* April, 2014 - they will stop putting out updates for Windows XP with
SP3.

For the future - might I suggest an Internet search engine first? This
question has been asked several times over the years - and answered in much
the same manner as I have just done. Most - if not all - of those queries
are still out on the Internet and many are indexed by the various Internet
search engines.

For example - a Google search using your words (but expanding "MS" to
"Microsoft"):
http://www.google.com/search?q=When+will+Microsoft+drop+support+for+XP

Gives this hit first:
http://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle/?LN=en-gb&C2=1173

Heck - not even expanding your words, just using them as is:
http://www.google.com/search?q=When+will+MS+drop+support+for+XP

Gives this link first:
http://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle/?LN=en-gb&C2=1173

Now maybe you don't understand what "Extended Support" is... The table
under #3 explains it...
http://support.microsoft.com/gp/lifepolicy

Basically - you'll still get security updates, beable to browse the
KnowledgeBase articles and pay for further help (at ~$59/incident) if you
need to.

If you have not installed SP3 - I suggest you do so before 7/13/2010. At
that point - you may not be able to install updates onto the Windows XP
operating system after that date if you do not already have SP3.

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
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How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
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philo

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Oct 18, 2009, 4:50:35 PM10/18/09

Shenan Stanley wrote:
> Justin wrote:
>> Just wondering when Microsoft will drop support for all versions of
>> XP.
>
> *sigh* April, 2014 - they will stop putting out updates for Windows XP with
> SP3.
>

I also suspect that many updates will continue even past that date.

The other day I fired up a Win2k machine that had been retired maybe 8
months ago or so...
and found that it was still getting updates.

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