THIS IS AN IMPORTANT INFORMATION.

THIS IS NOT A QUESTION.

Long term support for Windows XP is to end THIS MONTH! (June 2013)

There will no more updates at all, including no more security fixes.
Security applications will abandon testing for this version. Those may no longer work at all in a few months.

Actual computer using Windows XP will be at incerasing risk whenever they access the internet in any maner, even through a LAN, behind a proxi and firewall.

You'll be safe ONLY if the computer is strictly stand alone with NO network connection.

Electro, June 2013

If you have an XP box which does not meet the minimum spec for one of the currently supported versions, safest solution is to back up all indispensable files and restore them on to a new machine running a current version of Windows. Then use the XP machine for archives only, removing any internet connection. Expensive, certainly, but running a machine that is vulnerable to malware could prove even more so.

Tony Brookes, July 2014

vista crap op system even micro soft admitted it,just wipe the hard drive install xp or windows 7 forget about windows 8 its a con if you not use ur comp for business xp b ok for u

mm, June 2013

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/help/what-does-end-of-support-mean

Support end dates

Here are the dates when support will end for PCs running Windows XP and Windows Vista without the latest service packs:

Support for Windows XP is ending on April 8, 2014.

Support for Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) ended on July 12, 2011. To continue support, make sure you've installed Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (SP2).

Support for Windows Vista without any service packs ended on April 13, 2010. To continue support, make sure you've installed Windows Vista SP2.

Support for Windows XP SP2 ended on July 13, 2010. To continue support, make sure you've installed Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3). For more information, see Learn how to install Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3).

Peccavi, June 2013