These should answer your question: WinXP-Pro Gold http://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle/?p1=3223 SP1 http://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle/?p1=3224 SP2 http://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle/?p1=6794 x64 http://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle/?p1=8599
When a product falls into extended support, it receives only security updates. Once extended support expires, that's end-of-life for MS support. If you're interested in life cycles for other MS products, you can start here: http://support.microsoft.com/gp/lifeselect -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mondai Ji Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2007 5:28 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Windows XP End of Life. Does anyone know the when XP comes to its end of life? According to Windows Life-Cycle Policy (http://support.microsoft.com/gp/lifepolicy ) Direct OEM and Retail License Availability end date is January 31, 2008. If you read the Microsoft support life cycle FAQ ( http://www.microsoft.com/windows/lifecycle/default.mspx) #20 The Support Lifecycle policy has no affect on how long you can use a product. The Support Lifecycle policy outlines how long Microsoft will provide technical support for products. Does this mean from January 31, 2008 we will no longer receive security updates? Thanks for your help. All mail to and from this domain is GFI-scanned.
