Microsoft will shift Windows Vista and Office 2007 into what it calls extended support over the next two days.



From ComputerWorld:

Vista, the problem-plagued operating system that never really took hold among users, will exit mainstream support on Tuesday, April 10. According to Microsoft, Office 2007 leaves mainstream support today.

In a product's extended support phrase, Microsoft continues to provide security patches to all users, but offers other fixes -- such as reliability and stability updates -- only to organizations that have signed support contracts with the company.

  Microsoft retires Vista, Office 2007 from mainstream support this week