How long will XP be supported for?

[Guest Johnny Utah]

Sorry if this has already been answered, but I Googled around and couldn't

get a definitive answer?

[Guest Alias]

Re: How long will XP be supported for?

 

Johnny Utah wrote:

> Sorry if this has already been answered, but I Googled around and couldn't

> get a definitive answer?

 

Until 2014.

 

Alias

[Guest Shenan Stanley]

Re: How long will XP be supported for?

 

Johnny Utah wrote:

> Sorry if this has already been answered, but I Googled around and

> couldn't get a definitive answer?

 

What did you Google for?

 

Search using Google!

http://www.google.com/

(How-to: http://www.google.com/intl/en/help/basics.html )

 

http://support.microsoft.com/gp/lifepolicy

Explaining what you might see...

 

And:

http://support.microsoft.com/gp/lifeselectindex

Where you can see the dates/support options for products by name...

 

Windows XP Professional:

http://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle/?p1=3223

 

Windows XP Home:

http://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle/?p1=3221

 

Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005:

http://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle/?p1=7024

 

Windows XP TabletPC Edition 2005:

http://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle/?p1=7801

 

Hope that helps. Come back and tell me if that is what you needed!

 

Short Answer...

Mainstream support ends: 4/14/2009

Extended support ends: 4/14/2014

 

(Extended Support includes paid support (support that is charged on an

hourly basis or per incident), security update support at no additional

cost, and paid hotfix support.)

 

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[Guest VanguardLH]

Re: How long will XP be supported for?

 

"Johnny Utah" wrote in message

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> Sorry if this has already been answered, but I Googled around and

> couldn't

> get a definitive answer?

 

 

Depends on what type of support you want? Are you going to pay for it

after the mainstream support has ended? Are you talking about program

updates or bug fixes? Are you talking about security updates (which

continue until the end of extended support)? WHICH version of Windows

XP?

 

http://support.microsoft.com/common/international.aspx?RDPATH=gp;[ln];lifecycle

 

For Windows XP Professional x86:

 

http://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle/?p1=3223

[Guest Karl Snooks]

Re: How long will XP be supported for?

 

Johnny,

 

Windows XP Professional

========================

 

General Availability Date

12/31/2001

 

Mainstream Support

4/14/2009

 

Extended Support

4/8/2014

 

 

"Johnny Utah" <JohnnyUtah@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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> Sorry if this has already been answered, but I Googled around and couldn't

> get a definitive answer?

[Guest Bruce Chambers]

Re: How long will XP be supported for?

 

Johnny Utah wrote:

> Sorry if this has already been answered, but I Googled around and couldn't

> get a definitive answer?

 

 

Why not go directly to the source, rather than Google?

 

Product Support Lifecycle

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;[LN];lifecycle

 

 

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