Microsoft to discontinue support for Windows XP SP2 and Windows 2000

Microsoft has announced that it will discontinue support for Windows XP Service Pack 2 and Windows 2000 after July 13, 2010. Support for Windows Vista Release to Manufacturing (RTM) has already been discontinued since April 2010.

Microsoft has also announced that users with unsupported version of Windows or Service Pack will not be eligible for any support options. Updates, including security updates released with bulletins from the Microsoft Security Response Center, will be reviewed and built for the supported versions and service packs only.

To know complete details of this announcement please visit the following webpage: https://www.microsoft.com/windows/enterprise/products/windows-7/end-of-support.aspx