Is it true that windows xp will be phased out within 2 years if it is true what a shame, I think xp was a good os,will we still get updates after the 2 years.
And is it true that windows vista will be the last os that microsoft as released, if so will we just get updates for windows vista for how long?
Thanks IQON

Iqon
Go to the following website. Select the product you wish to check and click the link.
Support Lifecycle Index: support.microsoft.com/gp/lifeselectindex
To see a definition of things like mainstream support and extended support, see this website.
Microsoft Support Lifecycle Policy FAQ: support.microsoft.com/gp/lifepolicy

Ronnie Vernon Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
"iqon"

Thanks Ronnie sorry it looks like av'e posted the message twice
"Ronnie Vernon MVP" wrote:

On Tue, 08 May 2007 18:59:02 -0700, iqon wrote:

IMHO - it's not as good as Linux, but certainly better than vista at this point.

Products Released General Availability Date Mainstream Support Retired Extended Support Retired Windows XP Home Edition 31/12/2001 14/04/2009 08/04/2014 Does this mean windows xp will be Retired on 14/04/2009 but will still get Extended updates till 08/04/2014
"Ronnie Vernon MVP" wrote:

Things will get better like xp at the begining it had loads of bugs, I like windows vista alot but does need loads of memory amd cpu power. It will improve in time took xp 6 years, with all the updates now last count i think was well over 100. Things take time. IQON
"ray" wrote:

It means that XP will get security updates until the 2014 date.
And no, Vista will not be the last Microsoft operating system.

Ronnie Vernon Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
"iqon"

"iqon"

Nice response to a troll...
Good luck with Vista.
Lang

Ronnie Vernon MVP wrote:

You mean there are plans are for Vienna to be the next one but with the lack of success of Vista and the Web 2.0 trend, that's debatable. Did you know that MS is dumping OE and Windows Mail for Windows Mail Live, the new "Hotmail"? See:
computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9018858&intsrc=hm_list
Alias

Lang Murphy wrote:

Lang's definition of a troll: anyone that disagrees with him.
Alias

* Alias:

Windows Live Mail and Windows Live Hotmail are two separate products.
Windows Live Mail is a desktop client, and, of course, Windows Live Hotmail is the web based application.
While this is going to be extremely confusing for a lot of users, XP and Vista users, especially Vista users, I applaud Microsoft for dumping Windows Mail- it is just a terrible piece of software... it's why I switched to Thunderbird for reading newsgroups. Microsoft will also be getting rid of graphical ads in Windows Live Mail. I don't know if that also means those "relevant" links users get in the search pan, we'll see. One of my biggest complaints about Hotmail was the inability to retrieve those emails from Outlook, unless you paid for it. Now, there will be a new Outlook Connector that will allow that again. I think that's a good thing Microsoft has done.
User confusion aside, I believe Microsoft has done the right thing. Admitting OE was getting outdated and providing XP users with a new email client. Of course, I don't think OE users will be forced to use Windows Live Mail if they don't want to. Also, basically admitting WinMail was flawed, needs to be replaced, and doing so without dragging it out, is something Microsoft doesn't often do. Which is why, IMO, they deserve some credit for this. Sure, it's gotten confusing and Microsoft should have never put WinMail into Vista in the first place. In the end, this consolidation makes the most sense.
-Michael

"Alias"

No... Lang's definition of a troll is someone who puts up hundreds of posts in this NG about Linux but only posts, like, 2 or 3 posts in the ubuntu ng in the same span of time.
Troll.
Lang

Lang Murphy wrote:

The people in the Unbuntu ng already know about Ubuntu. The good people who are frustrated with Vista don't. I am providing information they need, not trolling.
Just yesterday someone came into my office and asked me what was on my Ubuntu machine. I burned a CD for them and they happily went home to install it.
Alias

Alias wrote:

Bullshit, stop lying! You're one of a handful of known urbuttoo trolls who've tried (in vain!) to invade this ng. Frank

"Alias"

Numbers don't lie. You post hundreds of posts in this ng about how great ubuntu is. You post one or two msgs in the ubuntu ng. You're a troll. Accept it.
Lang

Lang Murphy wrote:

Numbers mean nothing. I rarely need help with Ubuntu and there are far more qualified people in the Ubuntu group to help the newbies than I. You don't, of course, know how many posts I read and obviously haven't been a part of my IRC discussions with qualified Ubuntu users.
Now be a good little boy and go defrag your C drive, update your anti virus and anti malware apps and don't forget to empty your temp files. Btw, these Windows activities are not done in Linux.
Alias

"Alias"

Well... I guess we'll just have to agree to disagree on this.
As to Linux as a desktop system. Yeah, it's great until one has to delve deeper than the UI. Then... it's not so user friendly. Anyone that denies that is... well... wrong, imho. And understand... I'm not dissin' any flavor of nix... you like it, have at it. But don't think your "...be a good little boy..." crack proves otherwise.
Lang