By Joris Evers, CNET News.com
Published on ZDNet News: January 12, 2006, 1:33 PM PT
Microsoft is making changes to its support Web site in an attempt to clear up confusion over its plans for the consumer editions of Windows XP.
Until Tuesday night, a posting on Microsoft's Web site stated that support for Windows XP Home and Windows XP Media Center Edition would end on Dec. 31, 2006. That would mean no more security fixes or any other support items, such as warranty claims, for users of those operating system products.
But the posting was incorrect, Ines Vargas, a program manager at Microsoft, told CNET News.com. The Redmond, Wash.-based software maker has now updated the online information to reflect that the the consumer Windows XP editions, along with XP Professional, will be supported until two years after Vista ships, she said. Vista, the long-delayed next update of Windows, is expected to arrive by the end of the year.
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http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6026576.html?tag=zdnn.alert
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Windows XP Support Extended
Published: 2006-01-12,
Last Updated: 2006-01-12 22:17:50 UTC by David Goldsmith (Version: 1)
The Windows XP family of operating systems (Home, Pro, Embedded, Tablet and Media Center) were due to have official support end at the end of this year. This was based on Microsoft's decision to provide mainstream support OSes for five years after their initial release. Since the release of Windows Vista has slipped, currently there is no follow-on OS expected to be out before the December 31, 2006 deadline.
Rather than provide a specfic date for the extended deadline for support for the Windows XP OSes, Microsoft is simply saying they will continue to provide support for Windows XP for two years after the next OS is released.
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http://isc.sans.org/diary.php?n&storyid=1037
(This is really good news as far as security updates with Windows Update IMO)
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