Products go out of support fairly regularly. But what does it actually mean? In a nut shell there will be no further software updates, of any kind, from Windows/Microsoft Update. This means no feature updates, and most importantly absolutely no security updates.
You have to admit, that’s a pretty big deal. Support ends for:
- Windows Vista, without any Service Packs, on April 13, 2010
- Windows XP, with Service Pack 2, on July 13, 2010
With those dates looming you should probably think about updating or upgrading. Windows XP is a dated Operating System, and even with SP3, considering an upgrade to Windows 7 is a sensible choice.
If you’re already on Vista and you bought your licenced copy between June 26, 2009 and January 31, 2010 you could already qualify for a free upgrade to Windows 7 – depending on what sort of licence it is and where it originated.
