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Microsoft provides support on the current service pack, and in some cases the immediately preceding service pack, for the products listed below. See the Lifecycle Support Policy FAQ for details on the Service Pack Support Policy. As a convenience to you, Microsoft is providing a list of the currently supported service packs: Supported Service Pack List. If you have any questions regarding support for a product, please contact your Microsoft representative. If you need technical support, visit the Contact Microsoft Web site.

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Products ReleasedGeneral Availability DateMainstream Support RetiredExtended Support RetiredService Pack RetiredNotes
Windows XP Home Edition12/31/20014/14/20094/8/20148/30/2005
Windows XP Media Center Edition 200210/28/20024/14/20094/8/20148/30/2005
Windows XP Media Center Edition 200410/27/20034/14/20094/8/201410/10/2006
Windows XP Media Center Edition 200512/30/20044/14/20094/8/2014
Windows XP Professional12/31/20014/14/20094/8/20148/30/2005
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition4/24/20054/14/20094/8/20144/14/2009
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2Not AvailableReview NoteReview NoteSupport ends 24 months after the next service pack releases or at the end of the product's support lifecycle, whichever comes first. For more information, please see the service pack policy at http://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle/#ServicePackSupport .
Windows XP Service Pack 18/30/2002Not ApplicableNot Applicable10/10/2006
Windows XP Service Pack 1a2/3/2003Not ApplicableNot Applicable10/10/2006
Windows XP Service Pack 29/17/2004Not ApplicableNot Applicable7/13/2010
Windows XP Service Pack 34/21/2008Review NoteReview NoteSupport ends 24 months after the next service pack releases or at the end of the product's support lifecycle, whichever comes first. For more information, please see the service pack policy at http://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle/#ServicePackSupport .
Windows XP Tablet PC Edition2/11/20034/14/20094/8/201410/10/2006
Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 20058/25/20044/14/20094/8/20148/30/2005