Microsoft adds 5 months to XP availability

Posted by Vic Laurie
September 28, 2007

Responding to continued demand for Windows XP, Microsoft has added 5 months to the time that OEMs have for installing XP instead of Vista. The XP operating system will now be available until June 30, 2008.

Addendum: If you want to install it yourself, copies of Windows XP will still be available to system builders until January 30, 2009. Mainstream support will be given through 2012 April, 2009 and extended support until April, 2014.

Update: Thanks to reader Susan for pointing out the erroneous date first given for the duration of mainstream support

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