Microsoft recently declared that it plans to stop sustaining the client with server versions of Windows 2000 next year. Support for Windows XP SP2 also came to a conclusion, along with the producer warns users regarding the need to move to Windows XP SP3, Windows Vista, or, preferably, upgrade to Windows 7.

Microsoft has announced that, starting from July 13, 2010, will no longer provide technical support to users of operating systems Windows XP SP2 and Windows 2000. Microsoft laid out on its website guide designed to help upgrade from Windows XP and Windows 2000 to Windows 7, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2.

Currently running Windows XP is over 69% market share in operating systems, while Vista is about 18.5%, while the share of Windows 7 is now little more than 5% and continues to grow steadily. Users who plan to upgrade to Windows Vista, does not prevent remember that Microsoft plans to support this operating system until 2012, after which the end support. Windows XP users will be pleased to know that Microsoft will support Windows XP SP3 to 2014.