How long for Windows XP Home Edition

How long will Windows continue to provide Windows Updates for any version,
i.e. Windows XP Home edition?
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Ferret Mom

Probably thru 2010.

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"PK" wrote:

| How long will Windows continue to provide Windows Updates for any version,
| i.e. Windows XP Home edition?
| --
| Ferret Mom

On Tue, 21 Mar 2006 16:23:27 -0800, PK <>
wrote:

>How long will Windows continue to provide Windows Updates for any version,
>i.e. Windows XP Home edition?

Up to about 10 years or so probably judging by past support. Maybe
longer depending on how Vista goes because this time round they have a
very large percentage of people who have XP and don't see any
advantage in upgrading.

Support will still be provided somewhere when M$ withdraws XP but by
then it will be obslete and there will be no point in running it.

Jonah

I'm just talking plain XP Home Edition, NOT 2003.
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Ferret Mom


"Jonah" wrote:

> On Tue, 21 Mar 2006 16:23:27 -0800, PK <>
> wrote:
>
> >How long will Windows continue to provide Windows Updates for any version,
> >i.e. Windows XP Home edition?
>
> Up to about 10 years or so probably judging by past support. Maybe
> longer depending on how Vista goes because this time round they have a
> very large percentage of people who have XP and don't see any
> advantage in upgrading.
>
> Support will still be provided somewhere when M$ withdraws XP but by
> then it will be obslete and there will be no point in running it.
>
> Jonah
>

http://support.microsoft.com/gp/lifeselectwin
See above link

"PK" wrote:

> I'm just talking plain XP Home Edition, NOT 2003.
> --
> Ferret Mom
>
>
> "Jonah" wrote:
>
> > On Tue, 21 Mar 2006 16:23:27 -0800, PK <>
> > wrote:
> >
> > >How long will Windows continue to provide Windows Updates for any version,
> > >i.e. Windows XP Home edition?
> >
> > Up to about 10 years or so probably judging by past support. Maybe
> > longer depending on how Vista goes because this time round they have a
> > very large percentage of people who have XP and don't see any
> > advantage in upgrading.
> >
> > Support will still be provided somewhere when M$ withdraws XP but by
> > then it will be obslete and there will be no point in running it.
> >
> > Jonah
> >

Where do you come up with "2003" ?
"PK" <> wrote in message
news:7E8B8C64-0233-4541-B912-...
> I'm just talking plain XP Home Edition, NOT 2003.
> --
> Ferret Mom
>
>
> "Jonah" wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 21 Mar 2006 16:23:27 -0800, PK <>
>> wrote:
>>
>> >How long will Windows continue to provide Windows Updates for any
>> >version,
>> >i.e. Windows XP Home edition?
>>
>> Up to about 10 years or so probably judging by past support. Maybe
>> longer depending on how Vista goes because this time round they have a
>> very large percentage of people who have XP and don't see any
>> advantage in upgrading.
>>
>> Support will still be provided somewhere when M$ withdraws XP but by
>> then it will be obslete and there will be no point in running it.
>>
>> Jonah
>>

I followed your link. Since there was an Office XP 2003, does that count, or
now there are various versions of Media XP, do those count as a new version?
If so, then this will not be supported much longer, am I correct, or am I
reading this wrong? Just wanted to know.
--
Ferret Mom


"TaurArian" wrote:

> http://support.microsoft.com/gp/lifeselectwin
> See above link
>
> "PK" wrote:
>
> > I'm just talking plain XP Home Edition, NOT 2003.
> > --
> > Ferret Mom
> >
> >
> > "Jonah" wrote:
> >
> > > On Tue, 21 Mar 2006 16:23:27 -0800, PK <>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > >How long will Windows continue to provide Windows Updates for any version,
> > > >i.e. Windows XP Home edition?
> > >
> > > Up to about 10 years or so probably judging by past support. Maybe
> > > longer depending on how Vista goes because this time round they have a
> > > very large percentage of people who have XP and don't see any
> > > advantage in upgrading.
> > >
> > > Support will still be provided somewhere when M$ withdraws XP but by
> > > then it will be obslete and there will be no point in running it.
> > >
> > > Jonah
> > >

Try this more precise link
http://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle/?p1=3221


"PK" wrote:

> I followed your link. Since there was an Office XP 2003, does that count, or
> now there are various versions of Media XP, do those count as a new version?
> If so, then this will not be supported much longer, am I correct, or am I
> reading this wrong? Just wanted to know.
> --
> Ferret Mom
>
>
> "TaurArian" wrote:
>
> > http://support.microsoft.com/gp/lifeselectwin
> > See above link
> >
> > "PK" wrote:
> >
> > > I'm just talking plain XP Home Edition, NOT 2003.
> > > --
> > > Ferret Mom
> > >
> > >
> > > "Jonah" wrote:
> > >
> > > > On Tue, 21 Mar 2006 16:23:27 -0800, PK <>
> > > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > >How long will Windows continue to provide Windows Updates for any version,
> > > > >i.e. Windows XP Home edition?
> > > >
> > > > Up to about 10 years or so probably judging by past support. Maybe
> > > > longer depending on how Vista goes because this time round they have a
> > > > very large percentage of people who have XP and don't see any
> > > > advantage in upgrading.
> > > >
> > > > Support will still be provided somewhere when M$ withdraws XP but by
> > > > then it will be obslete and there will be no point in running it.
> > > >
> > > > Jonah
> > > >

"Mainstream support will end two years after the next version of this product
is released."
Is Windows Media XP the next version of Windows XP Home?

--
Ferret Mom


"PK" wrote:

> I'm just talking plain XP Home Edition, NOT 2003.
> --
> Ferret Mom
>
>
> "Jonah" wrote:
>
> > On Tue, 21 Mar 2006 16:23:27 -0800, PK <>
> > wrote:
> >
> > >How long will Windows continue to provide Windows Updates for any version,
> > >i.e. Windows XP Home edition?
> >
> > Up to about 10 years or so probably judging by past support. Maybe
> > longer depending on how Vista goes because this time round they have a
> > very large percentage of people who have XP and don't see any
> > advantage in upgrading.
> >
> > Support will still be provided somewhere when M$ withdraws XP but by
> > then it will be obslete and there will be no point in running it.
> >
> > Jonah
> >

"Is Windows Media XP the next version of Windows XP Home"

No.

Windows Vista is.

"PK" <> wrote in message
news:2760F156-2A60-4DCC-9B36-...
> "Mainstream support will end two years after the next version of this
> product
> is released."
> Is Windows Media XP the next version of Windows XP Home?
>
> --
> Ferret Mom
>
>
> "PK" wrote:
>
>> I'm just talking plain XP Home Edition, NOT 2003.
>> --
>> Ferret Mom
>>
>>
>> "Jonah" wrote:
>>
>> > On Tue, 21 Mar 2006 16:23:27 -0800, PK <>
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> > >How long will Windows continue to provide Windows Updates for any
>> > >version,
>> > >i.e. Windows XP Home edition?
>> >
>> > Up to about 10 years or so probably judging by past support. Maybe
>> > longer depending on how Vista goes because this time round they have a
>> > very large percentage of people who have XP and don't see any
>> > advantage in upgrading.
>> >
>> > Support will still be provided somewhere when M$ withdraws XP but by
>> > then it will be obslete and there will be no point in running it.
>> >
>> > Jonah
>> >