Microsoft will not support Win2000, XP from July 13

New Delhi: Support for Microsoft Windows 2000 and XP will be seen last on July 13 as the paid support, support assistance and security updates for these versions will be discontinued.

The support for online self help which includes Microsoft online Knowledge Base articles, FAQs and troubleshooting tools, will continue for another year, reports Times of India.

Windows 2000 users will have to switch to a more recent version of Windows and Windows XP SP2 or earlier version users can upgrade to Windows XP SP3, which can be done through Internet Explorer's Update utility. For the time being, Microsoft is offering support for its products for five years and extended support for another five years.