XP Roadmap: From SP3 to Windows 7, to 2010
Even with Windows Vista Service Pack 1 available and with Windows 7 planned for release by the end of 2009 (according to Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer), Windows XP is still far from taking its due place in the Windows cemetery.
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5.6.2008 XP SP3 Does Not Support Windows XP
Believe it or not, but Microsoft does not support Windows XP with XP SP3. Well, maybe that's not entire true. But it is true nonetheless. End users will find they they are unable to deploy XP SP3 on top of XP. What is the catch?
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16.1.2008 Support ends for Windows XP SP1
Microsoft will end support for Windows XP Service Pack 1 and SP1a today, leaving people no option but to upgrade to Service Pack 2 if they wish to continue to receive crucial components, including security software.
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10.10.2006 Windows XP Support Extended until 2014
Microsoft has finally given in to public demand. The company has decided to offer technical support for Windows XP with updates and security patches for an extended period until April 2014. However, it will not go back on its decision to discontinue Windows XP sales after June 30.
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26.6.2008 How long will Microsoft support XP and Vista?
In the Talkback section to another post, a reader asks a question about when Microsoft plans to drop support for Windows Vista. I hear variations on this one all the time, so I figured its worth covering here.
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22.9.2008 Windows XP support ending - Linux looking better?
Weve all known that this time was coming, and now its nearly upon us. Come April 14th Microsoft will pull the plug on free support for Windows XP (and Office 2003) and the only option available to users will be paid support, which only applies to XP Professional.
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26.3.2009 Microsoft to end Windows XP SP1 support
It has been well-known that Microsoft has ended extended support for Windows 98, 98 SE, and Windows ME. This support ended on July 11 of this year.
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30.8.2006 Microsoft Pledges Windows XP Support Through 2014
In an unprecedented move, Microsoft has committed to providing support services for its soon to be retired Windows XP through 2014 -- a full 13 years after the operating system was originally released.
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29.6.2008 Microsoft Announces Extended Support for XP Home/ MCE
Today, Microsoft is announcing the addition of an Extended Support phase for the Windows XP Home Edition and Windows XP Media Center Edition operating systems, providing consumers with an additional phase of support.
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24.1.2007 Microsoft: June 30 not end of Windows XP support
April 29, 2008 Concerned that customers are confusing the impending end of Windows XP retail availability with the end of support, Microsoft Corp. has reminded users that the aged operating system will be supported until early April 2014.
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2.5.2008 Windows XP Mainstream Support Ends April 14, 2009
On April 14, 2009, Microsoft plans to cut off mainstream support for Windows XP and Office 2003. As a consequence, both products will move in the Extended support phase, which will last for the next five years.
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14.4.2009 April deadlines loom for Windows XP, Office 2003 product support
Next month marks the deadlines for support in some cases, free support, in other cases, paid for a handful of older Microsoft Windows and Office products.
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4.4.2009 Windows XP & Office 2003 mainstream support ends April 14
Just a quick reminder to Neowin users, both Windows XP and Office 2003 will leave mainstream support and enter extended support on April 14, 2009. This applies to the following Windows XP editions:
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5.4.2009 IE 7 roadmap
Microsoft plans to release Internet Explorer 7 beta 2 preview internally on October 12, 2005, with restricted downloads to some groups available shortly after.
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Windows Roadmap
Today, more than 1 billion personal computers around the world run Windows. Over the years, Windows has been the catalyst for innovations that have transformed the way people communicate, access information, create and share content, and much more, at work and at home.
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26.6.2008 Microsoft products roadmap for FY08 and beyond
Oh boy, a Microsoft roadmap, havent seen one of these in a while. This is extracted from Steve Ballmers Powerpoint presentation at Microsoft Show and Tell (Financial Analyst Meeting) 2007 yesterday.
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2.8.2007 MMS 2009: System Center Roadmap
During the 2nd keynote on the Microsoft Managemetn Summit Brad Anderson gave an update on the Roadmap for System Center. Seems like 2011 will be a year with major updates for System Center products.
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3.5.2009 Windows 7 RTM in October 2009 via Product Roadmap
According to a blog post on the Microsoft Sweden partner blog, Windows 7 should be ready by Q3 2009, with an RC coming in three months.
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2.2.2009 Windows 7 RTM Update: Roadmap Possibly Altered
Initially, we reported that the RTM build was going to be officially signed off and announced on July 13th. At the time, Windows 7 was proceeding on schedule and several internal sources in Microsoft both close to us and other sites have told us that the RTM was in fact coming on July 13th.
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10.7.2009 Windows 7 RTM Official Developer Release Roadmap
Following the official release to manufacturing deadline of Windows 7 on July 22nd, 2009, Microsoft has started offering the gold bits to OEMs.
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31.7.2009 Windows 8 Server Roadmap Leaks, This Time in English
With the end of one operating systems development comes the beginning of another; arguably the most fun time of it all.
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15.8.2009 Microsoft Updates Its Windows Server Roadmap, Longhorn server delayed
Expect Longhorn Server Beta 3 in the first half of next year, but no Windows Server 'Centro' for mid-size businesses until 2008. And there might be a Windows Server Branch Office in the future, after all.
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24.5.2006 Vista not to support EFI
On Thursday, at the Intel Developer Forum in San Fransisco, Microsoft development manager Andrew Ritz revealed that Windows Vista, the successor to the aging Windows XP expected to be released later this year, will not support EFI booting. Ritz admitted that EFI support will not be seen until Longhorn Server is released in early 2007, and on top of that it will never support a 32-bit processor.
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10.3.2006 Live.com Adds Firefox Support
Just one week after the launch of Live.com, Microsoft has added support for Firefox to its new services-based Web site. But the upgrade is not entirely bug free; a minor flaw causes the tabs in search results to display improperly. The problem will be fixed shortly, according to developers.
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Microsoft to support 1394b standard
Microsoft Corp. will provide support for the IEEE1394b standard "within a reasonable time" after the launch of Windows Vista, according to a Microsoft Corp. representative who attended the IEEE1394 Trade Association meeting held here last week.
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1.5.2006 Windows 7 High Color Support
Windows 7 plays nice with rendering content beyond the 8 bit limit, taking users into the visual territory of High Color, namely display capabilities involving high precision, High Dynamic Range, and support for gamuts superior to sRGB.
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26.11.2008 Windows 7 Will Support Third-Party Codecs
Microsoft has offered official confirmation that Windows 7 will support third-party codecs, programs designed to make media players play nice with digital data stream or signal when it comes to encoding and decoding tasks.
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5.4.2009 Windows 7 RTM Support, the Evolution
Windows 7 is an evolutionary Windows client release, according to Microsoft, and it was also fit that support for the OS would also be an evolution compared to what was available for Windows Vista.
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30.10.2009 Microsoft and Intel to Support HD-DVD
Microsoft and Intel on Tuesday pledged their support for HD-DVD, the next-generation DVD format created by Toshiba. Microsoft had previously remained neutral in the standards war between HD-DVD and Sony-backed Blu-ray, as the company's VC-1 Windows Media Video codec will be included with both formats.
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Redesigned Microsoft.com doesn't support Firefox, Opera?
Take a trip to the preview site for Microsoft's new homepage and you'll notice a nice shiny new layout with a fresher look and feel to it, provided you're using Internet Explorer.
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30.7.2006Windows XP Exits Mainstream Support
As planned, today Microsoft has transitioned Window XP into the Extended Support phase, at last exiting Mainstream Support.
In most
cases, Mainstream Support only lasts for about five years. However, for Windows XP, Mainstream Support has gone on for near 7.5 years, due to the
delay and dissatisfaction with Windows Vista. With Extended Support, the only updates offered to Windows XP customers are simple security fixes unless
you purchased the Extended Hotfix Support plan.
According to a recent leak, downgrade rights will still exist until April 30, 2010, well
into Windows 7's release.
For anyone running Windows XP, security fixes will still be available up until April 8, 2014 via Windows
Update.
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15.04.2009Windows XP SP3 Pushed to 2008
Microsoft has further delayed
the release of Service Pack 3
for Windows XP, moving
expected availability from the
second half of 2007 to the
first half of 2008. The change
came silently in an update to
the company's service pack
roadmap...
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20.10.2006Five More Months Tacked Onto XP Availability Roadmap
Apparently bending to pressure from partner OEMs who continue to report customers continuing to demand Windows XP, Microsoft decided this morning to
extend the availability of the older operating system series to the retail channel and to partners from January to June 2008, as it maintains
availability to system builders clear through to January 2009...
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28.09.2007What's happening to Windows XP on June 30th?
Jared Proudfoot: I want to take another break from the discussion of the overall Support Lifecycle policies to address some common confusion that
weve been hearing regarding the support dates for Windows XP. Recently, there have been a number of posts in the blogosphere about Windows
XP and the upcoming end of Direct OEM and Retail License availability. Some people are interpreting this as the end of support for Windows
XP.
Please let me try and clear this up Support for Windows XP will continue, in accordance with the Microsoft Support
Lifecycle policy. This means that the
Mainstream Support phase will end on April 14, 2009 and the
Extended Support phase will end on April 8, 2014. Thats at
least another 6 years of support remaining for Windows XP!
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26.04.2008Rumor: Possible Windows Mobile roadmap
Windows 7 RC details was first, then we had Motorola CEO stating that Windows Mobile 7 will not be ready until 2010. And now we have Mary-Jo Foley
predicting the possible Windows Mobile roadmap. Even though Windows Mobile officials wont talk about specific shipping dates, Foley has managed to get
some details from her sources at Microsoft.
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05.02.2009Windows XP & Office 2003 mainstream support ends April 14
Just a quick reminder to Neowin users, both Windows XP and Office 2003 will leave mainstream support and enter extended support on April 14, 2009.
This applies to the following Windows XP editions: Windows XP HomeWindows XP Pro 32-bit and 64-bitWindows XP Media Center EditionWindows XP Tablet PC
Edition However, for ultra-low cost PCs like netbooks, Microsoft has set June 30, 2010 as the End-of-Sales date even though the general End-of-Sales
date for Windows XP was February 28, 2009. The last Service Pack for Office 2003, SP3 was released in September 2007. The Outlook 2003 Junk Email
Filter will continue to receive updates with new junk email definitions through the end of the extended support phase.
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04.04.2009The Windows Roadmap
Today, more than 1 billion personal computers around the world run Windows. Over the years, Windows has been the catalyst for innovations that have
transformed the way people communicate, access information, create and share content, and much more, at work and at home. Windows is the platform that
most people use to get the greatest value and benefit from their personal computers. I wanted to take this opportunity to share some thoughts about
Windows and to answer some questions you may have about Windows XP and Windows Vista.
There are three things I want to give you an update
on:
Our plans for Windows XP
Our progress with Windows Vista
Our view on Windows 7
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26.06.2008Microsoft Announces Extended Support for XP Home/ MCE
Today, Microsoft is announcing
the addition of an Extended
Support phase for the Windows
XP Home Edition and Windows XP
Media Center Edition operating
systems, providing consumers
with an additional phase of
support.
With the
addition of Extended Support,
the support life cycle for
Windows XP Home Edition and
Windows XP Media Center
Edition will include a total
of five years of Mainstream
Support (until April 2009) and
five years of Extended
Support, matching the support
policy provided for Windows XP
Professional.
The
Microsoft Support Lifecycle
policy standardizes Microsoft
product support policies for
business and developer
products as well as for
consumer, hardware, multimedia
and Microsoft Dynamics
products.
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24.01.2007Android 'Cupcake' roadmap promises much
Pending updates to the Android mobile operating system were made public this week as a part of the Google's "Cupcake" roadmap, revealing new
functionality that will endow future Android devices with abilities beyond those in the G1 now...
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20.12.2008MS Extends XP Home, MCE Support
Microsoft said Wednesday it
has added an Extended Support
phase to the consumer versions
of Windows XP: Home Edition
and Media Center Edition. The
five-year Extended Support
normally applies only to the
business versions of Windows...
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25.01.2007Support for consumer versions of XP untill 2014
Just days before launching
Windows Vista, Microsoft has
decided to
extend
the support lifecycle for the
consumer versions of its
currently shipping Windows XP
system.
Microsoft is now providing
five years of "mainstream"
support, plus five years of
"extended support" for XP
Media Center and XP Home
Edition. Previously, Microsoft
provided no extended support
for the consumer versions of
its XP operating
system.
Consequently, consumer
versions of XP are now covered
under mainstream support
through April 2009, and under
extended support through April
2014.
As a
result of the change,
announced on January 24,
Microsoft now provides the
same number of years of
support for business and
consumer versions of Windows
XP.
The
main difference between
mainstream and extended
support is the way Microsoft
treats non-security-focused
hotfixes. Under mainstream
support, Microsoft provides
these kinds of hotfixes for
free. Under extended,
customers are required to pay
for non-security hotfixes and
must sign an "extended hotfix
agreement, purchased within 90
days of mainstream support
ending."
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24.01.2007Windows XP SP1 Support Ends Today
Microsoft is officially ending
support for Windows XP Service
Pack 1 and SP1a Tuesday, with
users being recommended to
install SP2 as soon as
possible. The move means that
no more security updates will
be released for the
now-obsolete version of
Windows...
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10.10.2006XP Home Edition Support
Extended to 2008
For the past 2 weeks, the
Windows community has been
buzzing with news that
Microsoft was scheduled to
halt support for XP Home at
the end of this year.
(Apparently, Microsoft never
expected that its next Windows
release would take so long to
ship.) Well, the crisis is
over.
Microsoft
this week revealed that it has
extended support for XP Home
(and a few other XP editions
whose support was also
scheduled to be terminated
this year) to "2 years after
the next version of
is released,"
according to the company. If
Vista ships on schedule at the
end of the year, that means
that Microsoft will continue
supporting XP Home through
late 2008. That's not too
shabby.
Note
that Microsoft's
business-oriented Windows
products have much lengthier
support life cycles. Microsoft
is supporting XP Professional,
for example, through
2011.
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Microsoft to shove XP toward retirement with upcoming support shift
In 10 weeks, Microsoft Corp. will begin to retire Windows XP by shifting the seven-year-old operating system into a more limited support plan.
Windows XP, Microsoft's most successful operating system ever, will leave what the company calls "mainstream support" on April
14, and enter "extended support." Typically, Microsoft keeps a product in the former for five years, then moves it into the latter for another five,
for a total of 10 years. However, the long span between the releases of XP and its successor, Windows Vista, forced the company to push out the
support deadline to 13 years altogether.
winbeta.org - 04.02.2009
Microsoft confirms Office 14 support for Windows XP
Even though the recent word that the next version of Microsoft Office, dubbed Office 14, was delayed until next year, we have good news for those of
you who are still using Windows XP. Microsoft's Chris Capossela has informed the Silicon Valley Insider that Office 14 will run on Windows XP,
Windows Vista, and Windows 7. In a statement Capossela noted: "Our install base of Office 2003 and 2007 is actually quite quite high in enterprises
even if XP is what most enterprises are still using on their PCs. We're looking at XP with some service pack.
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neowin.net - 03.03.2009
Microsoft: June 30 not end of Windows XP support
Concerned that customers are confusing the impending end of Windows XP retail availability with the end of support, Microsoft Corp. has reminded users
that the aged operating system will be supported until early April 2014. Jared Proudfoot, a manager in Microsoft's support life cycle group,
reiterated the final support dates for Windows XP in a post to a company blog.
"Recently, there have been a number of posts in the
blogosphere about Windows XP and the upcoming end of direct OEM and retail license availability," said Proudfoot. "Some people are interpreting this
as the end of support for Windows XP."
Not so, Proudfoot said. Windows XP will remain in what Microsoft calls "mainstream support" to
April 14, 2009, and continue in "extended support" though April 8, 2014, he added. The former delivers free fixes -- for both security patches and
other bug fixes -- to everyone. During the latter, all users receive security updates, but nonsecurity hot fixes are given only to companies that have
signed support contracts with Microsoft.
Those are not new dates, Proudfoot reminded customers last week. In early 2007, for instance,
Microsoft extended support for Windows XP Home and XP Media Center to the 2009 and 2014 dates to match those already set for Windows XP
Professional.
neowin.net - 02.05.2008
XP Gets Yet Another Life
Escaping the grasp of death once again, Windows XP gets another 5 years of life! While they still plan to end mainstream support for Windows XP Pro on
April 14, 2009, HP says that Microsoft is still giving OEMs the option to install XP on their machines for one more year, until April 30, 2010.
XP Extended Support (strictly security updates; nothing else) will; run all the way until April 8, 2014! They say that they hate extending dates
time and time again, and strongly encourage customers to upgrade to Vista (at least) or Windows 7. But with all these extensions, maybe somewhere deep
down in the heart of Redmond, there's a bit of nostalgia that just can't let go of good ol' Windows XP.
jcxp.net - 07.04.2009
Windows Client Roadmap
Ruth Morton: Today a letter from Bill Veghte, Senior VP of Windows at Microsoft, has gone out to all Windows customers about the end of sales date
(June 30) for Windows XP and what that means as well as an update about Vista and Windows 7. You can read the full letter here. Ive outlined
some of the key points below...
winbeta.org - 24.06.2008
Microsoft Pledges Windows XP Support Until 2014
Although it may be moving down in availability with computer manufacturers it looks like Microsoft is going to be standing by Windows XP for a good
while yet. The company has pledged to keep supporting the OS until 2014. According to Microsoft senior VP Bill Veghte, the support will include
security patches and "other critical updates," and he adds that "customers who still need Windows XP will be able to get it," despite plans to
stop selling a retail product and stop licensing it directly to PC manufacturers after June 30th of this year. This extension means that Microsoft
will be supporting the OS for 13 years since its initial release.
jcxp.net - 25.06.2008
VMware Adds Cloud, Desktop Infrastructure to its Virtualization Roadmap
As the 2008 VMworld conference kicks off, VMware is detailing a new roadmap that will take the company beyond virtualization as a server and data
center infrastructure consolidation tool and into the world of cloud computing. VMware executives believe that they will be able to offer a
combination of virtualization software and services that will allow an enterprises data center to resemble what Google has done. VMware is also
looking enhance its ability with desktop virtualization.
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