I didn't mention that, but you may be right on that one.
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Heads Up Win 7 Users
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KaosMaster
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Go and see when Vista was released @Jonny Kansas. Microsoft in short order said the same thing about XP. It was only 5 ish years old also.
KaosMaster
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I have a few original iso.
2007, so close.
Either way, I don't have an issue with 8.1 and didn't have an issue with 8 either. And the Windows 10 preview shows me that they've blended the best of both worlds pretty nicely, but I won't change to that until I'm in the market for a new PC again.
Not really a big deal that they ended support for it, I myself never needed it and never had my friends and family since they have me. However, I am surprised that they decided to end it so quickly compared to the amount of years that XP got.
Though as others have said support stopped quite soon for their previous OSes too. I refuse to switch to 8!
Though as others have said support stopped quite soon for their previous OSes too. I refuse to switch to 8!
I don't know what would possess anyone to pay close to $300 just to upgrade Windows. When you do upgrade your PC, you're going to pay for it, anyway.
Before SSD's, after 4-5 years upgrading the hard drive and (for laptops) battery, along with possibly ram....you were already like 1/2 way to the price of a new PC.
Agreed. The only time I ever upgraded Windows on a PC I already owned was when I was in school for my Computer Networks & Security Systems degree. We got free MS software, including Windows because we were a certified Windows Academy and that was part of our "Technology fees" that we paid in addition to tuition and books.
Allow me to put all these posts into a logical paragraph (or 2)
There are, and have been for some time, 2 types of support. One, commonly called mainstream support and the other was essentially patching support for security issues. The mainstream support for Windows XP was halted April 2009. The patching support ended April 2014, after several delays in what Microsoft called end of life (EOL) for XP.
What has happened here is what happened to XP in 2009, no free help, mainstream support. However, the current plans are to continue the patching support through January 14, 2020. In short it was 5 years after the mainstream support for Windows XP stopped before the security patching stopped. It will be 5 years before that secondary support ends for Windows 7. In fact, Windows 7 is not only still available but some on-line companies still sell systems with Windows 7 (Only Pro), preinstalled.
There are, and have been for some time, 2 types of support. One, commonly called mainstream support and the other was essentially patching support for security issues. The mainstream support for Windows XP was halted April 2009. The patching support ended April 2014, after several delays in what Microsoft called end of life (EOL) for XP.
What has happened here is what happened to XP in 2009, no free help, mainstream support. However, the current plans are to continue the patching support through January 14, 2020. In short it was 5 years after the mainstream support for Windows XP stopped before the security patching stopped. It will be 5 years before that secondary support ends for Windows 7. In fact, Windows 7 is not only still available but some on-line companies still sell systems with Windows 7 (Only Pro), preinstalled.
