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Windows Vista Enters Extended Support

Posted by timothy on from the call-up-the-relatives dept.

yuhong writes "On April 10, the second Tuesday of April, Windows Vista will exit Mainstream Support and enter Extended Support. This means that no-charge (free) support will end, no further service packs will be created, nor will future IE versions (such as IE10) be available for Vista. Also, no new non-security hotfixes will be created or be available without an Extended Hotfix Support Agreement (EHSA). This will last for 5 years before support for Vista completely ends in 2017."

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  1. Crap! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm apparently way behind the times -- being perfectly happy with Windows XP!!!!

  2. Re:My message to you, Laura: by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I don't know why the above is rated -1. It's certainly more interesting than TFA.

  3. Re:Euthanize XP by jawtheshark · · Score: 5, Funny
    True, but in this case everyone except MicroEquus, is in the business of using horses. Some of them are employed as brewery horses, others are employed as race horses, but as long as they work fine, there is no need from horses from MicroEquus.

    You can of course switch to the free Llamas, but they're so unfamiliar.

    --
    Ahhh...the great dumpster continuum. Many a free computer will be found there. -- sowth (748135)
  4. Oh no! by JosephTX · · Score: 4, Funny

    I've been dreading the day I'd have to leave Vista behind!

  5. Re:Does this mean even more pown'd windows boxes? by green1 · · Score: 4, Funny

    sorry, that feature was removed before vista

  6. Re:I still have an Win 2000 Pro by arth1 · · Score: 1, Funny

    I think it's just Microsoft being dicks back then.

    Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose.