Support for Windows XP with Service Pack 2 Is Ending Next week, on July 13, Microsoft will be ending its support for Windows XP with Service Pack 2 – a popular operating system that many of our clients have used for years.Now, an end of support doesn’t mean that your software will magically stop functioning. It does mean that Microsoft won’t be issuing software updates for this version of XP anymore. You won’t be getting any more patches or updates to improve system reliability, stability, or security. If on July 14 a big new security threat exploits an as-yet undiscovered loophole in XP running Service Pack 2, best of luck to you – Microsoft won’t have a patch for it. What to do? Either install Service Pack 3 for free, or transition to Windows 7.
(Note: There’s no Service Pack 3 for the 64-bit version of Windows XP. If you're running the 64-bit version of Windows XP with SP2, you have the latest service pack and will continue to be eligible for support and receive updates until April 8, 2014.)
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