XP Support ends 12/31/2003??

[Johann Bäcker]

Found at: http://tinyurl.com/v76j

However at: http://tinyurl.com/v76p the date is 12/31/2006


WHICH is . . correct?

[Will Denny]

Hi

The 2nd URL turned up 'The page cannot be displayed' - try the following =
link and use the 'Product Life-Cycle Wizard':

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/lifecycle/default.mspx

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Will Denny
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User


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> However at: http://tinyurl.com/v76p the date is 12/31/2006
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> WHICH is . . correct?
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[Joan Archer]

Hi Will,
You OK.
Joan

Will Denny wrote:
> Hi
>
> The 2nd URL turned up 'The page cannot be displayed' - try the
> following link and use the 'Product Life-Cycle Wizard':
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/windows/lifecycle/default.mspx
>

[Mark Weinreb]

"Johann Bäcker" > wrote in message
...
> Found at: http://tinyurl.com/v76j
>
> However at: http://tinyurl.com/v76p the date is 12/31/2006
>
>
> WHICH is . . correct?
>
Your second link doesn't work. However, both dates are correct. If you
insist on _not_ applying any service packs or hotfixes, don't expect any
support after the end of this year. If you apply at least service pack 1,
support will continue for a further three years.

All current and future hotfixes assume that SP1 or SP1a has been applied.

After all, you surely cannot expect Microsoft to continue to offer free
support to anyone who refuses to make even the slightest effort to keep
their systems protected can you?

[Johann Bäcker]

Found here:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?id=fh;[ln];lifeprodw
Windows XP Professional
Product Availability: December 31, 2001

Mainstream Support: December 31, 2001 - *December 31, 2006*.



And Found Here:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;[LN];LifeAn9

Details:
Under standard Microsoft Service Pack Lifecycle policy, support for Windows
XP Professional Edition and Windows XP Home Edition with no service packs
installed would typically have expired on September 9, 2003. However,
feedback from customers with issues involving Windows 2000 Service Pack 2
(SP2) indicate that many computer users have not updated their operating
systems to the SP2 level, but continue to run older service packs instead.
While Microsoft continues to recommend that customers install the latest
service packs (in this case, Windows XP SP1) to help protect their
computers, Microsoft has, in the spirit of its Trustworthy Computing
Initiative and in order to meet customer needs, extended full security fix
support for all Windows XP customers until *December 31, 2003*.

WHICH is correct as Microsoft is stating two (2) dates?

I personally feel that Support should be EXTENDED until . . . . "Longhorn"
is released

[Gene K]

Neither is correct. Until the new OS from Microsoft is ready for release
[code name is Longhorn-release contemplated now for 2006], count on support
for XP and do not concern yourself with such things.

--
Gene K

Johann Bäcker wrote:
> Found at: http://tinyurl.com/v76j
>
> However at: http://tinyurl.com/v76p the date is 12/31/2006
>
>
> WHICH is . . correct?

[purplehaz]

"Johann Bäcker" > wrote in message
...
>
> Found here:
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?id=fh;[ln];lifeprodw
> Windows XP Professional
> Product Availability: December 31, 2001
>
> Mainstream Support: December 31, 2001 - *December 31, 2006*.
>
>
>
> And Found Here:
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;[LN];LifeAn9
>
> Details:
> Under standard Microsoft Service Pack Lifecycle policy, support for
Windows
> XP Professional Edition and Windows XP Home Edition with no service packs
> installed would typically have expired on September 9, 2003. However,
> feedback from customers with issues involving Windows 2000 Service Pack 2
> (SP2) indicate that many computer users have not updated their operating
> systems to the SP2 level, but continue to run older service packs instead.
> While Microsoft continues to recommend that customers install the latest
> service packs (in this case, Windows XP SP1) to help protect their
> computers, Microsoft has, in the spirit of its Trustworthy Computing
> Initiative and in order to meet customer needs, extended full security fix
> support for all Windows XP customers until *December 31, 2003*.
>
> WHICH is correct as Microsoft is stating two (2) dates?
>
> I personally feel that Support should be EXTENDED until . . . . "Longhorn"
> is released
>

If you read it, it says support for non-service pack patched xp version will
end 12/31/2003. If you have sp1 or above installed then support goes to
2006.

[The Etobian]

On Sun, 16 Nov 2003 05:50:23 -0500, "Johann Bäcker"
> wrote:

>Found at: http://tinyurl.com/v76j
>
>However at: http://tinyurl.com/v76p the date is 12/31/2006
>
>
>WHICH is . . correct?
>

Neither. M$ is not EOLC'ing XP. Would be kind of stupid considering
XP is now the flasgship Windows product and Longhorn is likely years
away.


Straight from M$:


Key Dates:

# Security Hotfix Support for Windows XP Home and Windows XP
Professional with no service packs installed will be provided through
December 31, 2003.

# Windows XP Service Pack 1 (SP1) will be supported in accordance with
the Microsoft Support Lifecycle policy.

Details:

Under standard Microsoft Service Pack Lifecycle policy, support for
Windows XP Professional Edition and Windows XP Home Edition with no
service packs installed would typically have expired on September 9,
2003. However, feedback from customers with issues involving Windows
2000 Service Pack 2 (SP2) indicate that many computer users have not
updated their operating systems to the SP2 level, but continue to run
older service packs instead. While Microsoft continues to recommend
that customers install the latest service packs (in this case, Windows
XP SP1) to help protect their computers, Microsoft has, in the spirit
of its Trustworthy Computing Initiative and in order to meet customer
needs, extended full security fix support for all Windows XP customers
until December 31, 2003.

[David Candy]

MS only support the current and previous service pack. Therefore support =
for SP1 will stop when SP3 is released. You'll note in the excerpt =
quoted it talks only about security patches. There is more to support =
than security patches. Anyway this extension is only two and a bit =
months.=20
"purplehaz" > wrote in message =
...
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> "Johann B=E4cker" > wrote in message
> ...
> >
> > Found here:
> > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?id=3Dfh;[ln];lifeprodw
> > Windows XP Professional
> > Product Availability: December 31, 2001
> >
> > Mainstream Support: December 31, 2001 - *December 31, 2006*.
> >
> >
> >
> > And Found Here:
> > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=3Dfh;[LN];LifeAn9
> >
> > Details:
> > Under standard Microsoft Service Pack Lifecycle policy, support for
> Windows
> > XP Professional Edition and Windows XP Home Edition with no service =
packs
> > installed would typically have expired on September 9, 2003. =
However,
> > feedback from customers with issues involving Windows 2000 Service =
Pack 2
> > (SP2) indicate that many computer users have not updated their =
operating
> > systems to the SP2 level, but continue to run older service packs =
instead.
> > While Microsoft continues to recommend that customers install the =
latest
> > service packs (in this case, Windows XP SP1) to help protect their
> > computers, Microsoft has, in the spirit of its Trustworthy Computing
> > Initiative and in order to meet customer needs, extended full =
security fix
> > support for all Windows XP customers until *December 31, 2003*.
> >
> > WHICH is correct as Microsoft is stating two (2) dates?
> >
> > I personally feel that Support should be EXTENDED until . . . . =
"Longhorn"
> > is released
> >
>=20
> If you read it, it says support for non-service pack patched xp =
version will
> end 12/31/2003. If you have sp1 or above installed then support goes =
to
> 2006.
>=20
>=20

[Tom Foolery]

More information from the Microsoft site:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/lifecycle/desktop_LevelOne.aspx





"Johann Bäcker" > wrote in message
...
> Found at: http://tinyurl.com/v76j
>
> However at: http://tinyurl.com/v76p the date is 12/31/2006
>
>
> WHICH is . . correct?
>
>

[Mark]

I still do not understand why so many Windows XP users still have not
installed Service Pack 1 or 1a. Installing SP1/a along with the rest of the
security and other program updates available makes Windows XP more stable
and a little more secure. Although my computer uses a pre-installed Windows
XP version with SP1 installed, my other computer I had to install Windows XP
SP1a where it made XP more stable.


"Johann Bäcker" > wrote in message
...
>
> Found here:
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?id=fh;[ln];lifeprodw
> Windows XP Professional
> Product Availability: December 31, 2001
>
> Mainstream Support: December 31, 2001 - *December 31, 2006*.
>
>
>
> And Found Here:
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;[LN];LifeAn9
>
> Details:
> Under standard Microsoft Service Pack Lifecycle policy, support for
Windows
> XP Professional Edition and Windows XP Home Edition with no service packs
> installed would typically have expired on September 9, 2003. However,
> feedback from customers with issues involving Windows 2000 Service Pack 2
> (SP2) indicate that many computer users have not updated their operating
> systems to the SP2 level, but continue to run older service packs instead.
> While Microsoft continues to recommend that customers install the latest
> service packs (in this case, Windows XP SP1) to help protect their
> computers, Microsoft has, in the spirit of its Trustworthy Computing
> Initiative and in order to meet customer needs, extended full security fix
> support for all Windows XP customers until *December 31, 2003*.
>
> WHICH is correct as Microsoft is stating two (2) dates?
>
> I personally feel that Support should be EXTENDED until . . . . "Longhorn"
> is released
>
>
>
>