Very interesting info!
Every Windows product has a lifecycle. The lifecycle begins when a product is released and ends when it's no longer supported. Knowing key dates in this lifecycle helps you make informed decisions about when to upgrade or make other changes to your software. Here are the rights and limits of the Windows lifecycle.
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-ca/windows/lifecycle
Also for all other Microsoft products!
Microsoft Products Support Lifecycle Policy
http://support.microsoft.com/gp/lifeselect
Daniel
Windows lifecycle fact sheet Last updated: February 2014
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In my opinion not many ordinary users know about software lifecycles, while it is especially important when we talk about OS.
Many thanks for the info Daniel! :D
Mike
Many thanks for the info Daniel! :D
Mike
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While I am not currently using XP at this point, I heard that Microsoft had issued a pop-up to XP users advising them of the End Of Support process.
@ , can you confirm this?
If so, Microsoft deserves a few Kudo's for this in my opinion!
If so, Microsoft deserves a few Kudo's for this in my opinion!
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Last month there was an update with a pop-up to let XP users know I wish I took a snapshot of it!
Daniel
Daniel
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I MIGHT be able to get one... not sure. I will check back on this tomorrow if I can.
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Also this is cool about XP and Ofice 2003 end of life!
http://www.microsoft.com/en-ca/windows/business/retiring-xp.aspx
And here is the notification: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2934207
Daniel
From my XP Pro VM.
http://www.microsoft.com/en-ca/windows/business/retiring-xp.aspx
And here is the notification: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2934207
Daniel
From my XP Pro VM.
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Microsoft reveals final Windows XP and Office 2003 security patches
In just five days, Microsoft will release the final updates for Windows XP and Office 2003. Today, the company posted a quick summary of the security bulletins it plans to release on April 8th, including those for XP and Office 2003.
Windows XP will receive a "Critical" update for IE6, 7 and 8, according to the summary, and will also get a patch labeled as "Important" on its own. Windows Server 2003 gets the same updates, but the first one is only been labeled as a "Moderate" patch. Office 2003 gets two patches as well. One is called "Critical" and is designed to fix the exploit found to affect all current versions of Word; the other patch has an "Important" label and fixes an issue in Microsoft Publisher 2003.
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In just five days, Microsoft will release the final updates for Windows XP and Office 2003. Today, the company posted a quick summary of the security bulletins it plans to release on April 8th, including those for XP and Office 2003.
Windows XP will receive a "Critical" update for IE6, 7 and 8, according to the summary, and will also get a patch labeled as "Important" on its own. Windows Server 2003 gets the same updates, but the first one is only been labeled as a "Moderate" patch. Office 2003 gets two patches as well. One is called "Critical" and is designed to fix the exploit found to affect all current versions of Word; the other patch has an "Important" label and fixes an issue in Microsoft Publisher 2003.
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