THE FALL OF WINDOWS XP - "The fall of Windows XP is a sad tale of progress and the release of Windows 7. Windows XP was released in 2001 with the codename of Whistler. Windows XP was available in different versions such as Windows XP Home and Windows XP Professional etc. Windows XP proved to be very popular which is why it's still more popular than it's replacement called Windows Vista which was released in 2007. Windows XP is due to reach it's end of life on 08/04/2014"