[IT] Support End Dates for Windows Vista, XP, Windows 2000

SwoLy-D · Feb 26, 2010

Support end dates for Windows Vista, XP SP2, Windows 2000: Mark your calendars

Support end dates for Windows Vista, XP SP2, Windows 2000
ZDNet
Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 8:53 am, February 25 2010

Microsoft is sounding the support warning bell a few months early for customers who are running Windows XP Service Pack (SP) 2, Vista (with no service packs applied) and Windows 2000.

On April 13, 2010, Windows Vista with no service packs installed will reach the end of support. End of support means there will be no more security updates for this version, though customers who are on SP1 or SP2 will continue to receive security updates and support.

On July 13, 2010, Windows XP SP2 and all versions of Windows 2000 also will reach the end-of-support milestone. In addition, Microsoft will be ending support for Windows Server 2000 and moving Windows Server 2003 from the Mainstream Support phase to the Extended Support phase. (Extended means security updates remain free, but all other support is paid.)

More information on the XP SP2 and Vista support deadlines is available on the TechNet site. More on the end-of-support plans for Windows 2000 and Server 2003 is available here.

Speaking of upcoming deadlines, next week is March 1. That means those users still running the Release Candidate (RC) test build of Windows 7 will start experiencing bi-hourly shutdowns as a reminder that they need to take some action before June 1, when the RC will be phased out completely.
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Dei · Feb 26, 2010

Windows XP. So glad it's the first Windows I ever owned. It served well.

Invisible Fan · Feb 26, 2010

So why don't they force users to upgrade their IE6/7 to IE8?

bejezuz · Feb 26, 2010

Dei said:

Windows XP. So glad it's the first Windows I ever owned. It served well.
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I feel the same way about DOS 6 and Windows 3.1.

The Captain · Feb 26, 2010

Blah blah blah....They've been saying this for years, and they keep pushing it back.

B · Feb 26, 2010

Xerobull said:

Blah blah blah....They've been saying this for years, and they keep pushing it back.
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Now they finally have a viable replacement for XP. Took them long enough.

DonnyMost · Feb 26, 2010

I'm still rocking XP. Will be for a while.

RocketMania1991 · Feb 26, 2010

WHAT ABOUT WINDOWS MILLENNIUM ITS STILL RLY GUD WTF OMFG.

Air Langhi · Feb 26, 2010

For a large chunk of user xp is good enough.

updawg · Feb 26, 2010

Win98SE

br0ken_shad0w · Feb 26, 2010

Windows 7 is good guys. Plus have my memory of XP made with Virtual XP mode.

monkinamr2 · Feb 26, 2010

Aren't most XP users on XP SP3 anyway? That's not ending support is it?

Uprising · Feb 26, 2010

monkinamr2 said:

Aren't most XP users on XP SP3 anyway? That's not ending support is it?
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You'd be surprised.

Uprising · Feb 26, 2010

If anyone needs Windows 7 home premium upgrade disk (make the move from XP or Vista). I have an extra, sealed copy willing to sell for ~$85 +s&h

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