Support for Windows XP with SP2 and Windows Vista Ends July 13, 2010

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Hello,

“Support for Windows XP SP2 will end on July 13, 2010, after which customers will need to be on Windows XP SP3 to receive the support benefits available in the Extended Support phase,” a Microsoft spokesperson reiterated to eWEEK in an e-mail on Dec. 8. “Support for Windows XP SP3 will continue until 24 months after the next service pack release or (if there are no additional service packs) until Windows XP leaves the extended support phase on April 8, 2014.”

Windows 2000 Server and Client support will also end on July 13, 2010. A Dec. 6 posting on Microsoft’s Springboard Series Blog includes a link to the Windows XP to Windows 7 Migration Guide.

Microsoft has also created an End-of-Support Solution Center for Windows 2000, which can be found bellow.
http://oem.microsoft.com/script/contentpage.aspx?pageid=565279&wa=wsignin1.0
http://support.microsoft.com/ph/1131#tab0
http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/springboard/archive/2009/12/06/windows-2000-server-windows-2000-client-and-windows-xp-sp2-support-ends-july-2010.aspx
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/ee150430.aspx
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=68c48dad-bc34-40be-8d85-6bb4f56f5110&displaylang=en

Thanks

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Thanks so much for posting this anjandavid. I sincerely hope people are making themselves aware of this. I always seem to have people telling me they weren’t aware of the life cycle, and the time frames for Windows based systems support.

It’s great to see this information being posted in many locations, blogs, websites…etc. The avast! website has always been a great source of information for me.

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SP3 has been out for over 1 year. Maybe it’s time to update and then you don’t have to worry
about this end of life notice. :slight_smile:

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Its actually almost 2 years: :wink:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=68C48DAD-BC34-40BE-8D85-6BB4F56F5110&displaylang=en

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Hello bob3160…

I truly wasn’t speaking for myself, but for everyone that visits this site, the blogs, websites. etc. I’m a technician. I’m fully aware of the life cycle. Just great to know the information is out there, and the masses are able to read up on it. Thanks for the link YoKenny.