rocknbil - 5:11 pm on Mar 18, 2011 (gmt 0)

Support for Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) ends on July 12, 2011. Support for Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2) ended on July 13, 2010.

docs [windows.microsoft.com]

I am no fan of Windows 7. I hate it. I mean I really hate it, first time I've ever seriously considered giving up on all the apps that will never work in Linux and figuring out other ways. But there it is . . . M$.