Extend Life for Windows XP

Microsoft extended the life of Windows XP with another 10 years, during which period the company will retain the option to downgrade to the most popular operating system. By 2020 consumers will be free to migrate from Windows 7 Professional and Windows 7 Ultimate to the “good old” version of Windows XP Professional. Will downgrade option is only supported on computers sold with installed Windows 7. Support for Windows 7 Professional is scheduled to continue until 2020 and version of Ultimate – by 2015.

Released back in 2001, Windows XP still enjoys very high popularity. Currently the system is installed on 74% of corporate PCs. Microsoft has again extended the deadline for downgrade from Windows 7 of XP, so that the current announcement is the second of its kind. Originally Remand was limited time for transition to XP until six months after the release of Windows 7. Criticism by Gartner giant forced to extend to 18 months, until release the first service pack (SP1) for Windows 7 in April 2011.

Meanwhile, Microsoft released a public beta version of SP1 for Windows 7. The package contains all updates released to date, and some adjustments based on feedback.  Today the term also ending support for Windows XP SP2. Users who wants to receive free updates, should install the last package Windows XP SP3 – it will be maintained until April 2014.

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