updates

[Gman]

How long does Microsoft intend to offer updates for windows xp?

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Good question. Thorny answer, depending on WinXP version and Service Pack
level:

Help and Support:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=lifecycle

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

2014. I forget the month, but as I recall it is the second half.

 

[PD43]

2014. I forget the month, but as I recall it is the second half.

I think that the world is going to end on 12/12/12

 

[Bruce Hagen]

I read it was April 2009 for Home and April 2014 for Pro. This was at least
a year ago. Think their both the same now, Colin? I know this stuff changes
all the time.

 

[Bruce Hagen]

I think that the world is going to end on 12/12/12

That must be the release date for the OS that supersedes Vista. <eg>

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

You mean Windows 666?

That must be the release date for the OS that supersedes Vista. <eg>

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

Windows XP Home, Professional, MCE 2005, and Tablet Edition 2005 mainstream
support ends 4/14/2009 and extended support ends 4/8/2014. All XP x86
editions have the same lifecycle dates.

XP x64 is covered by the Lifecycle support policy that says mainstream
support ends two years after the general public availability of the next
equivalent version of Windows (in this case Vista x64) and extended support
five years after the end of mainstream support. The public availablility
date governs and not the date released to manufacturing.

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

btw, the lifecycle policy for XP does not work the same way for Vista.
There is no extended support period for Vista Home Basic, Vista Home
Premium, or Vista Ultimate. Only Vista Business and Enterprise are
projected to have extended support after the end of mainstream support in
2012. Very thought provoking, eh?

 

[Bruce Hagen]

No worries there, Colin. I have to stick with XP. My doctor says my health
issues make switching to Vista prohibitive. <eg>

From your prior post, I searched about regular support vs extended support,
but I found nothing definitive about who has which or how to make sure you
have extended support.

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

The support lifecycles for Windows clients are at:
http://support.microsoft.com/gp/lifeselectwin
The policy currently in force is explained at:
http://support.microsoft.com/gp/lifepolicy

 

[Bruce Hagen]

TYVM.

The support lifecycles for Windows clients are at:
http://support.microsoft.com/gp/lifeselectwin
The policy currently in force is explained at:
http://support.microsoft.com/gp/lifepolicy

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

YW

TYVM.

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

And how does SP3 fit in here? <eg>

Windows XP Home, Professional, MCE 2005, and Tablet Edition 2005
mainstream
support ends 4/14/2009 and extended support ends 4/8/2014. All XP x86
editions have the same lifecycle dates.

XP x64 is covered by the Lifecycle support policy that says mainstream
support ends two years after the general public availability of the next
equivalent version of Windows (in this case Vista x64) and extended
support
five years after the end of mainstream support. The public availablility
date governs and not the date released to manufacturing.

 

[Bill in Co.]

How does SP3 fit in anywhere, you mean.

And how does SP3 fit in here? <eg>

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

Since MS has announced that SP3 will be the last sp for XP x86, SP3 will be
the service pack level that will be in extended support until 2014.

While service packs have a lifecycle of their own (continued support for
twelve months after being superceded), that of course only applies to a
previous service pack.

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

That was my educated guess, too, but I wasn't about to go out on a limb and
post it! <eg>

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

Correction. Support for a Windows client service pack continues for 24
months after the service pack has been superceded, not 12. Service packs
for all other products continue for 12 months.