Guest matt_heff Posted July 17, 2007 Posted July 17, 2007 Does anyone know when Microsoft will ending the production and distrubution of XP and only make Vista available? Thanks, Matt
Guest Carey Frisch [MVP] Posted July 17, 2007 Posted July 17, 2007 Re: XP end-of-life >>>>January 31, 2008<<<< Windows Life-Cycle Policy http://www.microsoft.com/windows/lifecycle/default.mspx -- Carey Frisch Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "matt_heff" wrote: Does anyone know when Microsoft will ending the production and distrubution of XP and only make Vista available? Thanks, Matt
Guest Newbie Coder Posted July 17, 2007 Posted July 17, 2007 Re: XP end-of-life The end of XP was the day it was released "Carey Frisch [MVP]" <cnfrisch@nospamgmail.com> wrote in message news:C4B188D2-5F12-4640-82EC-1775379A8CB9@microsoft.com... > >>>>January 31, 2008<<<< > > Windows Life-Cycle Policy > http://www.microsoft.com/windows/lifecycle/default.mspx > > -- > Carey Frisch > Microsoft MVP > Windows - Shell/User > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- > > "matt_heff" wrote: > > Does anyone know when Microsoft will ending the production and distrubution > of XP and only make Vista available? > > Thanks, > > Matt >
Guest Paul Knudsen Posted July 29, 2007 Posted July 29, 2007 Re: XP end-of-life On Tue, 17 Jul 2007 13:52:07 -0700, matt_heff <matt_heff@hotmail.com> wrote: >Does anyone know when Microsoft will ending the production and distrubution >of XP and only make Vista available? > They're still supplying updates for Win 2000, so it'll probably be supported for a while! And what does it matter. You think it'll suddenly stop working? -- Top 10 Conservative Idiots: http://journals.democraticunderground.com/top10
Guest Peter Foldes Posted July 29, 2007 Posted July 29, 2007 Re: XP end-of-life You can check here for the life cycle http://support.microsoft.com/gp/lifeselectindex -- Peter Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged. "Paul Knudsen" <me_not@here.org> wrote in message news:3ptna3dnqch1vsq40tn7r7amkeisi6v6sl@4ax.com... > On Tue, 17 Jul 2007 13:52:07 -0700, matt_heff <matt_heff@hotmail.com> > wrote: > >>Does anyone know when Microsoft will ending the production and distrubution >>of XP and only make Vista available? >> > They're still supplying updates for Win 2000, so it'll probably be > supported for a while! > > And what does it matter. You think it'll suddenly stop working? > -- > Top 10 Conservative Idiots: > http://journals.democraticunderground.com/top10
Guest dobey Posted July 29, 2007 Posted July 29, 2007 Re: XP end-of-life Actually neither of you answered the question, maybe you should read it again. "...ending the production and distrubution of XP..." Not, "how long will it be supported", when will it be unavailable to purchase a new license for XP. I thought I read January 2008, but the OP might be better directing this to Microsoft as I don't know if they have officially put a date on it yet. "Peter Foldes" <okf22@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:eG9qo5Z0HHA.1188@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... You can check here for the life cycle http://support.microsoft.com/gp/lifeselectindex -- Peter Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged. "Paul Knudsen" <me_not@here.org> wrote in message news:3ptna3dnqch1vsq40tn7r7amkeisi6v6sl@4ax.com... > On Tue, 17 Jul 2007 13:52:07 -0700, matt_heff <matt_heff@hotmail.com> > wrote: > >>Does anyone know when Microsoft will ending the production and >>distrubution >>of XP and only make Vista available? >> > They're still supplying updates for Win 2000, so it'll probably be > supported for a while! > > And what does it matter. You think it'll suddenly stop working? > -- > Top 10 Conservative Idiots: > http://journals.democraticunderground.com/top10
Guest Bob I Posted July 30, 2007 Posted July 30, 2007 Re: XP end-of-life The "official" statement is here Direct OEM and Retail License Availability (end date) January 31, 2008 System Builder License Availability (end date) January 31, 2009 as per http://www.microsoft.com/windows/lifecycle/default.mspx dobey wrote: > Actually neither of you answered the question, maybe you should read it > again. > > "...ending the production and distrubution of XP..." > > Not, "how long will it be supported", when will it be unavailable to > purchase a new license for XP. > > I thought I read January 2008, but the OP might be better directing this to > Microsoft as I don't know if they have officially put a date on it yet. > > > "Peter Foldes" <okf22@hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:eG9qo5Z0HHA.1188@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > You can check here for the life cycle > > http://support.microsoft.com/gp/lifeselectindex >
Guest Paul Knudsen Posted August 5, 2007 Posted August 5, 2007 Re: XP end-of-life On Sun, 29 Jul 2007 17:40:04 +0800, "dobey" <a@v.nox> wrote: >Actually neither of you answered the question, maybe you should read it >again. > >"...ending the production and distrubution of XP..." And again I ask, "what does it matter?". Copies will always be available. -- Top 10 Conservative Idiots: http://journals.democraticunderground.com/top10
Guest Gary S. Terhune Posted August 6, 2007 Posted August 6, 2007 Re: XP end-of-life You can still buy new, legitimate copies of Windows 98 on EBay. In fact, you can still buy new copies of Windows 95 on EBay, Windows 3.11, even. You'll be able to buy new, legitimate copies of XP for several more years to come. -- Gary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User http://www.grystmill.com "dobey" <a@v.nox> wrote in message news:uKCmmRj0HHA.5380@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > Actually neither of you answered the question, maybe you should read it > again. > > "...ending the production and distrubution of XP..." > > Not, "how long will it be supported", when will it be unavailable to > purchase a new license for XP. > > I thought I read January 2008, but the OP might be better directing this > to Microsoft as I don't know if they have officially put a date on it yet. > > > "Peter Foldes" <okf22@hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:eG9qo5Z0HHA.1188@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > You can check here for the life cycle > > http://support.microsoft.com/gp/lifeselectindex > > -- > Peter > > Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others > Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged. > > "Paul Knudsen" <me_not@here.org> wrote in message > news:3ptna3dnqch1vsq40tn7r7amkeisi6v6sl@4ax.com... >> On Tue, 17 Jul 2007 13:52:07 -0700, matt_heff <matt_heff@hotmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>>Does anyone know when Microsoft will ending the production and >>>distrubution >>>of XP and only make Vista available? >>> >> They're still supplying updates for Win 2000, so it'll probably be >> supported for a while! >> >> And what does it matter. You think it'll suddenly stop working? >> -- >> Top 10 Conservative Idiots: >> http://journals.democraticunderground.com/top10 > >
Guest dobey Posted August 6, 2007 Posted August 6, 2007 Re: XP end-of-life Probably, but those OSes are not still produced and distributed are they, (unless you want to use "distributed" in it's loosest possible meaning - the OP states by MS, and I think it's safe to assume by MS approved providers). It's also significantly different because it requires activation, otherwise it will stop working. It does make me wonder what MS will do regarding activation at the end of the support cycle. "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message news:ubDHpn81HHA.4712@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > You can still buy new, legitimate copies of Windows 98 on EBay. In fact, > you can still buy new copies of Windows 95 on EBay, Windows 3.11, even. > You'll be able to buy new, legitimate copies of XP for several more years > to come. > > -- > Gary S. Terhune > MS-MVP Shell/User > http://www.grystmill.com > > "dobey" <a@v.nox> wrote in message > news:uKCmmRj0HHA.5380@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >> Actually neither of you answered the question, maybe you should read it >> again. >> >> "...ending the production and distrubution of XP..." >> >> Not, "how long will it be supported", when will it be unavailable to >> purchase a new license for XP. >> >> I thought I read January 2008, but the OP might be better directing this >> to Microsoft as I don't know if they have officially put a date on it >> yet. >> >> >> "Peter Foldes" <okf22@hotmail.com> wrote in message >> news:eG9qo5Z0HHA.1188@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >> You can check here for the life cycle >> >> http://support.microsoft.com/gp/lifeselectindex >> >> -- >> Peter >> >> Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others >> Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged. >> >> "Paul Knudsen" <me_not@here.org> wrote in message >> news:3ptna3dnqch1vsq40tn7r7amkeisi6v6sl@4ax.com... >>> On Tue, 17 Jul 2007 13:52:07 -0700, matt_heff <matt_heff@hotmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>>Does anyone know when Microsoft will ending the production and >>>>distrubution >>>>of XP and only make Vista available? >>>> >>> They're still supplying updates for Win 2000, so it'll probably be >>> supported for a while! >>> >>> And what does it matter. You think it'll suddenly stop working? >>> -- >>> Top 10 Conservative Idiots: >>> http://journals.democraticunderground.com/top10 >> >> > >
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