TechNet and WinXP

Now that Microsoft is discontinuing support for WinXP (I believe in June),
what will happen to TechNet Subscribers?

1. Will current XP product keys that have been obtained from TechNet remain
active even if they haven't been used?
2. Will TechNet subscribers be able to obtain XP Product Keys after June?
3. When will Microsoft remove XP as a download/product for TechNet
Subscribers?

Thanks in advance for any/all help,
-Chris

Daave
Thu Apr 10 10:24:20 PDT 2008

ChrisBos wrote:
> Now that Microsoft is discontinuing support for WinXP (I believe in
> June), <snip>

Microsoft is _not_ discontinuing support for XP!

ChrisBos
Thu Apr 10 10:32:02 PDT 2008

"Daave" wrote:
> Microsoft is _not_ discontinuing support for XP!

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/lifecycle/default.mspx
According to the above "June 30, 2008"

VanguardLH
Thu Apr 10 11:00:25 PDT 2008

ChrisBos wrote:

> Now that Microsoft is discontinuing support for WinXP (I believe in June),
> what will happen to TechNet Subscribers?
>
> 1. Will current XP product keys that have been obtained from TechNet remain
> active even if they haven't been used?

I have yet to see any Microsoft product keys that have a timedate
expiration encoded into them. However, I don't know if validation will
still work after mainline support ends. This will be the first time
that validation will be tested if it survives beyond expiration of
mainline support.

> 2. Will TechNet subscribers be able to obtain XP Product Keys after June?

Were you figuring on buying a bunch of keys before the door closed? I
would figure (guess) on keys being available until the end of extended
support, not at the end of mainline support.

> 3. When will Microsoft remove XP as a download/product for TechNet
> Subscribers?

As evidence, what is currently the oldest version of Windows that you
can download? Can you download Windows/286, Windows 386, Windows 3.1,
Windows for Workgroups 3.11, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows
NT3.5.1? That might provide a clue as to how far back the downloads
will extend.

Tom
Thu Apr 10 11:08:56 PDT 2008

Read it again. It talks about licensing on that page..IOW, when they will
quit selling Windows XP.


"ChrisBos" <ChrisBos@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:204895CB-173B-41AF-AAF3-4EC9CD946F15@microsoft.com...
: "Daave" wrote:
: > Microsoft is _not_ discontinuing support for XP!
:
: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/lifecycle/default.mspx
: According to the above "June 30, 2008"

ChrisBos
Fri Apr 11 06:51:01 PDT 2008



"VanguardLH" wrote:

> ChrisBos wrote:
>
> > 2. Will TechNet subscribers be able to obtain XP Product Keys after June?
>
> Were you figuring on buying a bunch of keys before the door closed? I
> would figure (guess) on keys being available until the end of extended
> support, not at the end of mainline support.
>

When is the end of "extended support" for the XP Product line?

> > 3. When will Microsoft remove XP as a download/product for TechNet
> > Subscribers?
>
> As evidence, what is currently the oldest version of Windows that you
> can download? Can you download Windows/286, Windows 386, Windows 3.1,
> Windows for Workgroups 3.11, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows
> NT3.5.1? That might provide a clue as to how far back the downloads
> will extend.
>

Ahh, that makes me feel much better ;)

Daave
Fri Apr 11 07:37:12 PDT 2008

ChrisBos wrote:
> "VanguardLH" wrote:
>
>> ChrisBos wrote:
>>
>>> 2. Will TechNet subscribers be able to obtain XP Product Keys after
>>> June?
>>
>> Were you figuring on buying a bunch of keys before the door closed?
>> I would figure (guess) on keys being available until the end of
>> extended support, not at the end of mainline support.
>>
>
> When is the end of "extended support" for the XP Product line?

See http://support.microsoft.com/gp/lifean23/

Apparently, six years from now.

ChrisBos
Fri Apr 11 08:15:08 PDT 2008

Thanks VanguardLH & Daave for clearing this up for me :D

Daave
Fri Apr 11 15:57:20 PDT 2008

ChrisBos wrote:
> Thanks VanguardLH & Daave for clearing this up for me :D

YW.