![]() ![]() How long Windows 7 continues to receive support has not yet been determined.įollow Jon Brodkin on Twitter: Read more about software in Network World's Software section. ![]() Microsoft is starting to show previews of Windows 8, signaling it could come out sometime next year. According to Microsoft, sales of PCs with XP pre-installed ended last year and sales of PCs with Vista pre-installed will end in October of this year. All support of Windows XP Service Pack 2 ended last year, but XP's third service pack is on extended support until April 8, 2014. ![]() Since Vista was never that popular, the bigger issue applies to users of Windows XP, still the most widely used version of Windows. Many Vista machines have the hardware necessary to upgrade to Windows 7, and this week Microsoft said any PC capable of running Windows 7 will be eligible for future upgrades to Windows 8. A Vista machine, of course, can upgrade to the second Service Pack for free. Just because your software is out of date doesn't mean you need to buy a new computer. The end-of-support dates follow published Microsoft policies and so are known months or even years in advance. Windows Vista users can also use Windows Update to update their PC to the latest service pack available which is Service Pack 2 (SP2)." ![]() Step 3: Double-click the double-click the file, and follow the on-screen instructions. Select the Download link that corresponds to your version of Windows 7. Step 1: Go to the Microsoft Update Catalog official website. In the Windows Team Blog, Microsoft said: "We recommend folks look at upgrading to Windows 7, which is the fastest selling operating system in history, selling over 400 million licenses to-date. How to get Windows 7 Service Pack 2 download The following is a full guide. ![]()
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