Microsoft Announces Extended Support for Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Media Center Edition
Microsoft adds the Extended Support phase to two consumer products, providing customers with an additional five years of support.
REDMOND, Wash., Jan. 24 // -
Who: Microsoft Corp.
What: Today, Microsoft is announcing the addition of an Extended Support
phase for the Windows(R) XP Home Edition and Windows XP Media
Center Edition operating systems, providing consumers with an
additional phase of support.
With the addition of Extended Support, the support life cycle for
Windows XP Home Edition and Windows XP Media Center Edition will
include a total of five years of Mainstream Support (until April
2009) and five years of Extended Support, matching the support
policy provided for Windows XP Professional.
The Microsoft Support Lifecycle policy standardizes Microsoft(R)
product support policies for business and developer products as
well as for consumer, hardware, multimedia and Microsoft
Dynamics(TM) products.
When: Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2007, 6 a.m. EST
NOTE: Microsoft, Windows and Microsoft Dynamics are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corp. in the United States and/or other countries.
Source: Microsoft Corp.
CONTACT: Greg Caldwell of Microsoft, +1-425-707-0815, or greg.caldwell@microsoft.com
Web site: http://www.microsoft.com/
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