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"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.
Caption by: Bill Detwiler
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