How long will Windows XP continue to be updated by Microsoft?

Question

With Windows Vista coming out tomorrow how long will Microsoft honor their Windows XP operating system with security updates and patches?

Has anyone heard anything about this?

Answer 1

Official support for all three versions of Windows XP will end in 2014, 13 years after the first versions of the operating system were shipped.

The five-year support clock started ticking at the time of Microsoft's Service Pack 2 for XP Home and Pro in August 2004. The current version of Media Center edition was unveiled in October that year.

Although this is the first time that Microsoft has offered extended support for consumer versions of Windows, previous versions of the operating system have had their support deadlines pushed back.

Windows 98 was originally scheduled for end of life in January 2004, but the product's popularity prompted Microsoft to extend support for another two and a half years.

Windows Vista, the latest version of Microsoft's operating system, is scheduled for release to the general public on 30 January.

Answer 2

Now how would we know? They supported Windows 95 until when? I can't remember but it was 5 or 6 years, so I wouldn't worry about it right now.

Of course, enterprise users need to be concerned and I expect Microsoft to announce any termination in support for XP well in advance.

Answer 3

windows 98 was supported for critical patches up untill very recently so it is same to assume that windows XP is safe for some time yet.

One would expect that a couple or so years after win2k and ME are no longer supported support for XP will also be withdrawn

Answer 4

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Answer 5

as long as they can sell their old versions of windows they will continue to support it,its when they cant make any more money off of it that you will see the support stop.

Answer 6

are you paying for it.