| The now 6 years old Windows XP almost gets to its | | | | Vista Ultimate) will no longer be maintained after 2012 |
| end. In 2008 Microsoft stops selling individual | | | | so they will be 'ended' even earlier then XP Home! |
| XP-licenses of it. After that the support will be | | | | Because the end of Windows XP is nearby we put |
| reduced and at the end there will be no more | | | | together a 'XP forever'-pack, which includes all the |
| updates available. | | | | necessary systems expansions so you can still work |
| What kinds of consequences does this have for you, | | | | with XP for a long time and you can make XP like |
| for how long can still you work with XP and what | | | | Vista. |
| kinds of Windows development can you expect? | | | | Because the two operating systems Windows XP |
| Microsoft will still bring out security updates for | | | | and Windows Vista aren't that different from each |
| Windows XP Home and Windows XP Professional for | | | | other technically, Vista is not safer then XP! The thing |
| about 7 years from now on. | | | | is that Vista handles security aspects a bit more |
| The next Service Pack (SP3) is announced for the | | | | flexible. |
| first half of 2008. After that there will be maybe 1 or | | | | The benefits of making XP like Vista is that, using |
| 2 more, but that's it. | | | | the following tools, you can restore that balance and |
| The normal life cycle of Windows is 10 years. 5 years | | | | you can use XP for a much longer time. |
| mainstream support and 5 years extended support. | | | | So now we are going to make XP like Vista using the |
| The in 2001 launched XP will be provided with | | | | following tools. We even transform the XP look into |
| updates until 2014. That's 14 years. This prolongation | | | | the Vista look. |
| is thanks to SP2. | | | | To see which tools we are going to use to make XP |
| This Service Pack brought so many new | | | | look like Vista look at this website: |
| functionalities, like a firewall, Internet Explorer with | | | | Here you find a complete explanation about all the |
| pop-up blocker and 'no-execute'-technology. | | | | tools and here you can download all the tools. |
| The optimization of XP got so many priority that the | | | | Enjoy transforming your XP computer into a Vista |
| development of Vista was postponed. | | | | computer. |
| What even more unusual is, is that Microsoft also | | | | Dave is the webmaster of which is made to help |
| maintains the Home version 13 years long. Normally | | | | people with Windows Vista. |
| systems for home usage can count on 5 year | | | | This website is the best Windows Vista user guide |
| mainstream support. There is no 5 years extra | | | | online which helps you with all your questions about |
| support for these systems. | | | | Windows Vista. |
| Based on this strategy the Vista Home-versions (also | | | | |