XP timeline
"June 30, 2008
PC manufacturers stop selling computers with XP installed.
Jan. 31, 2009
Microsoft stops selling XP altogether.
April 14, 2009
Mainstream support (free live support and warranty support) ends. Free maintenance is limited to security fixes.
April 8, 2014
All support for XP ends"

http://www.computerworld.com/action/articl...ticleId=9070119 – full story

Windows XP: Going, going ... gone?
According to Microsoft's timeline, XP is on its way to becoming an ex-operating system.

“March 21, 2008 (Computerworld) The approaching death of Windows XP may upset you, but it shouldn't come as a surprise. Microsoft Corp.'s product life-cycle guidelines have foretold the fate of XP since 2001. In fact, Microsoft has been killing off one version of a product as it is replaced with another for years now. But this time around, the approaching demise of XP is getting more attention than, say, the final passing of Windows 2000.

Why? For a couple of reasons: XP is the most widely used operating system on the planet, and its long-delayed successor, Windows Vista, is not proving to be universally popular. The companies that make up the enterprise market for Windows are dragging their feet about upgrading, and on the consumer side there are signs of a rebellion against Vista. "

Thanks Peaches Good reminder..

Here's a link to Microsoft XP LifeCycle
http://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle/?LN...=10&p1=3223