Microsoft originally announced over a year ago that Windows XP would be going off the market in January 2008. XP was later given a brief stay of execution, to June 30, 2008. That deadline is fast approaching, which has led to much panicking from people who aren’t quite sure what XP’s “going off market” means, exactly. People are still as confused as ever. So let’s take a stab at clarifying, once again, what’s going to happen by answering some frequently asked questions about XP’s imminent disappearance. 1. Will Windows XP really no longer be on sale after June 30?  2. Will I be forced to upgrade to Vista soon?  3. Will my XP machine stop working in June? 4. Will Microsoft shut off product activation for XP after June? 5. What about this exception for Windows … Read entire article »