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  • Support lifecycle FAQ

    Support lifecycle FAQ

    Microsoft said Wednesday it will revise this support lifecycle FAQ posted on its Web site. The FAQ could be read to understand that support for consumer products ends five years after its release, the software maker agrees.

    Published: July 20, 2006 -- 15:59 GMT (08:59 PDT)

    Caption by: Bill Detwiler

  • Old page on Windows XP Home support

    Old page on Windows XP Home support

    Until earlier this week, Microsoft's Web site contained a posting that said support for Windows XP Home would end on Dec. 31, 2006. Here's the page in question, retrieved from a PC cache.

    Published: July 20, 2006 -- 15:59 GMT (08:59 PDT)

    Caption by: Bill Detwiler

  • Old page on Windows XP Home support

    Old page on Windows XP Home support

    Late on Tuesday, Microsoft updated its Web site to reflect the correct end-of-support date for Windows XP Home and Windows XP Media Center Edition. The cutoff will come two years after XP's successor Windows Vista ships.

    Published: July 20, 2006 -- 15:59 GMT (08:59 PDT)

    Caption by: Bill Detwiler

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Bill Detwiler

By Bill Detwiler | July 20, 2006 -- 15:59 GMT (08:59 PDT) | Topic: Windows

  • Support lifecycle FAQ
  • Old page on Windows XP Home support
  • Old page on Windows XP Home support

"Before" and "after" screen grabs show the software maker's changes to cutoffs for Windows XP Home support.

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Old page on Windows XP Home support

Late on Tuesday, Microsoft updated its Web site to reflect the correct end-of-support date for Windows XP Home and Windows XP Media Center Edition. The cutoff will come two years after XP's successor Windows Vista ships.

Published: July 20, 2006 -- 15:59 GMT (08:59 PDT)

Caption by: Bill Detwiler

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