Microsoft support for Win2000, XP ends in July
Support for Microsoft Windows 2000 and XP will come to an end soon. Come July 13 and paid support, support assistance and security updates for these versions will be discontinued according to the company. July 13 will be the last day that extended support will be available.
However, self-help online support, which includes Microsoft online Knowledge Base articles, FAQs and troubleshooting tools, will be available for at least another year.
Microsoft offers support for its products for five years and extended support for another five years.
While, users of Windows 2000 will need to migrate to a more recent version of Windows. Windows XP SP2 or earlier version users can simply upgrade to Windows XP SP3.
This can be done via Internet Explorer’s Windows Update utility.
Internet Explorer 9: 10 Things to know
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What’s new in IE9?
For now, Microsoft is betting on IE9’s speed and performance. The company claims that the new browser will be faster than Firefox 3.6. The company says Web and application developers will want to upgrade to the next version of Microsoft’s Web browser, IE9, for its optimized performance and better support for several standards: HTML5, DOM, and CSS3. IE9 is also the first browser to provide hardware-accelerated SVG support.
IE9’s new script engine, internally known as `Chakra’ compiles JavaScript in the background on a separate core of the CPU, parallel to IE. HTML5 will also allow IE9 to move beyond resource hogging browser plug-ins to display multimedia content online. |
How IE9 looks?
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What exactly is IE9 Platform Preview?
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Can I use IE 9 release for my regular browsing?
No. As mentioned above, the Platform Preview is not a fully-functional browser. It opens links in a user’s default browser, not the Preview app. Since the Platform Preview cannot be registered as a default browser on a user’s system, the links do not open in it.
Also, some of the features may or may not be the part of the shipped version of IE9, depending on developers’ feedback through various stages of Platform Preview. |
Does IE9 release replace my current Internet Explorer?
No, it does not, though it does share some settings with your existing Internet Explorer installation. Platform Preview installs side-by-side with earlier versions of Internet Explorer and any other browser(s) on your computer. |
Any cool feature in IE9 release?
Microsoft has released some technology demos that show IE9’s better support for JavaScript, its HTML5 capabilities, and support for hardware-accelerated graphics. Some demonstrations include, flying images, map zooming, pulsating bubbles and GPU-powered falling balls. |
What are system requirements for IE 9 release?
Users need a Windows PC running either Windows 7 or Vista. On Vista, you need to have installed Internet Explorer 8 and you need to install the Platform Update for Windows Vista, available on Windows Update since October, 2009.
Platform Preview is only available in a 32-bit x86 version but it will install and run on 64-bit Windows 7 and Vista. |
Can IE 9 release run on Windows XP?
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When will first IE 9 beta ship?
Microsoft has still not given any fixed time period for the beta release of IE9. The company says that the beta version will be released as a full browser once the build has reached the customer quality bar. |
How can I download IE 9 release?
The IE9 Platform Preview can be downloaded from Microsoft’s Web site ie.microsoft.com/testdrive/ . |
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