Windows XP SP1 – Transitioning Out of Support – September 17, 2006
On September 17, 2006, Windows XP Service Pack 1 will transition out of its supported lifecycle. After this date, customers will no longer receive support for XP SP1. To continue to receive support and no-charge security updates, customers must migrate to Service Pack 2. At this time, a Custom Support Agreement for Windows XP SP1 is not offered.
Definition of, "…no longer receive support…":
To no longer receive security patches for…
To no longer receive direct PSS support for…
To no longer be able to go to http://update.microsoft.com to get patched
Folks – To be clear, a Service Pack is NOT a product. We have no multi-year guarantee of support for a specific service pack level, like we do with products. Products make have "7-10 years of support" however Service Packs do not. When we move to a new service pack, it means the old service pack’s days are nearly numbered, and with service pack 3 declared for Windows XP, service pack 1 has just about had it.
In other words… get tested and get on Windows XP SP2 ASAP.
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