How long will XP be supported for?

[Johnny Utah]

Sorry if this has already been answered, but I Googled around and couldn't
get a definitive answer?

 

[Alias]

Sorry if this has already been answered, but I Googled around and couldn't
get a definitive answer?

Until 2014.

Alias

 

[Shenan Stanley]

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.)

 

[VanguardLH]

in message

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

 

[Karl Snooks]

Johnny,

Windows XP Professional
========================

General Availability Date
12/31/2001

Mainstream Support
4/14/2009

Extended Support
4/8/2014

 

[Bruce Chambers]

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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