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The list below is a compendium of Microsoft's 
availability and end-of-life product cycle
(Compiled Spring 2005.)
 

Product Name

General Availability Date

Service Pack Support Retired

Microsoft .NET Framework Software Development Kit 1.0 Service Pack 2

15-Apr-2002

Not Applicable

Microsoft .NET Framework 1.0 Service Pack 1

15-Apr-2002

7-Aug-2003

Microsoft .NET Framework 1.0 Service Pack 2

7-Aug-2002

21-Jul-2005

Microsoft .NET Framework 1.0 Service Pack 3

21-Jul-2004

See Note 28

Microsoft .NET Framework Software Development Kit 1.0 Service Pack 1

15-Apr-2002

Not Applicable

Microsoft Application Center 2000 Service Pack 1

15-Oct-2001

18-Jun-2004

Microsoft Application Center 2000 Service Pack 2

18-Jun-2003

18-Jun-2005

BizTalk Accelerator for HIPAA Standard Edition Service Pack 1

25-Apr-2002

25-Apr-2004

BizTalk Accelerator for RosettaNet Enterprise Edition Service Pack 1

12-Dec-2002

12-Dec-2004

BizTalk Accelerator for RosettaNet Standard Edition Service Pack 1

12-Dec-2001

12-Dec-2003

Microsoft BizTalk Accelerator for Suppliers Service Release 1

30-Dec-2001

30-Dec-2003

BizTalk Accelerator for HIPAA Enterprise Edition  Service Pack 1

25-Apr-2002

25-Apr-2004

Microsoft BizTalk Server 2000 Service Pack 1

2-May-2001

2-May-2003

Microsoft BizTalk Server 2000 Service Pack 2

29-Mar-2002

29-Mar-2004

Microsoft BizTalk Server 2002 Service Pack 1

Not Available

16-Jul-2002

Microsoft BizTalk Server 2002 Service Pack 2

16-Apr-2002

Not Applicable
See Note 28

Commerce Server 2000 Dev/Test Editor Service Pack 1

Not Available

Ended

Commerce Server 2000 Dev/Test Editor Service Pack 2

Not Available

9-Dec-2002

Commerce Server 2000 Dev/Test Editor Service Pack 3

9-Sep-2002

Not Applicable
See Note 28

Microsoft Commerce Server 2000 Service Pack 1

Not Available

Ended

Microsoft Commerce Server 2000 Service Pack 2

Not Available

2-Dec-2002

Microsoft Commerce Server 2000 Service Pack 3

2-Sep-2002

Not Applicable
See Note 28

Microsoft Commerce Server 2002 Enterprise Edition

4-Apr-2002

Not Applicable
See Note 28

Microsoft Commerce Server 2002 Enterprise Edition Service Pack 1

6-Sep-2002

1-Jun-2004

Microsoft Commerce Server 2002 Enterprise Edition Service Pack 2

1-Jun-2003

Not Applicable
See Note 28

Microsoft Commerce Server 2002 Service Pack 1

6-Sep-2002

1-Jun-2004

Microsoft Commerce Server 2002 Standard Edition Service Pack 2

1-Jun-2003

Not Applicable
See Note 28

Microsoft Content Management Server 2001 Enterprise Edition Service Pack 1

8-Jan-2002

Not Applicable
See Note 28

Microsoft Content Management Server 2002 Enterprise Edition Service Pack 1

30-Jul-2003

Not Applicable
See Note 28

Microsoft Data Access Components 2.1 Service Pack 2

24-Dec-1998

Not Applicable

Microsoft Data Access Components 2.5 Service Pack 1

31-Jul-2000

Not Applicable

Microsoft Data Access Components 2.5 Service Pack 2

16-May-2001

Not Applicable

Microsoft Data Access Components 2.5 Service Pack 3

1-Aug-2002

30-Jun-2010

Microsoft Data Access Components 2.6 Service Pack 1

Not Available

Not Applicable

Microsoft Data Access Components 2.6 Service Pack 2

13-Nov-2001

Not Applicable

Microsoft Data Access Components 2.7 Service Pack 1

30-Aug-2002

31-Dec-2011

Excel 2001 for Mac Service Release 1

23-Apr-2001

Not Applicable
See Note 28

Microsoft Exchange 2000 Conferencing Server Service Pack 2

29-Nov-2001

21-Mar-2004

Microsoft Exchange 2000 Conferencing Server Service Pack 3

21-Mar-2003

Not Applicable
See Note 28

Exchange Server 2000 Enterprise Edition Service Pack 1

21-Jun-2001

28-Feb-2002

Exchange Server 2000 Enterprise Edition Service Pack 2

29-Nov-2001

18-Oct-2002

Exchange Server 2000 Enterprise Edition Service Pack 3

18-Jul-2002

Not Applicable
See Note 28

Microsoft Exchange Server 2000 Service Pack 1

21-Jun-2001

28-Feb-2002

Microsoft Exchange Server 2000 Service Pack 2

29-Nov-2001

18-Oct-2002

Microsoft Exchange Server 2000 Service Pack 3

18-Jul-2002

Not Applicable
See Note 28

Microsoft Exchange Server 4.0 Service Pack 1

1-May-1996

19-Oct-1996

Microsoft Exchange Server 4.0 Service Pack 2

19-Jul-1996

29-Jan-1997

Microsoft Exchange Server 4.0 Service Pack 3

29-Oct-1996

28-Jun-1997

Microsoft Exchange Server 4.0 Service Pack 4

28-Mar-1997

5-Aug-1998

Microsoft Exchange Server 4.0 Service Pack 5

5-May-1998

30-Jun-2003

Exchange Server 5.0 Enterprise Edition Service Pack 1

18-Jun-1997

10-May-1998

Exchange Server 5.0 Enterprise Edition Service Pack 2

10-Feb-1998

31-Dec-2005
See Note 31

Microsoft Exchange Server 5.0 Service Pack 1

18-Jun-1997

10-May-1998

Microsoft Exchange Server 5.0 Service Pack 2

10-Feb-1998

31-Dec-2005
See Note 31

Exchange Server 5.5 Enterprise Edition Service Pack 1

3-Feb-1998

23-Mar-1999

Exchange Server 5.5 Enterprise Edition Service Pack 2

3-Feb-1998

9-Dec-1999

Exchange Server 5.5 Enterprise Edition Service Pack 3

3-Feb-1998

1-Jan-2001

Exchange Server 5.5 Enterprise Edition Service Pack 4

1-Nov-2000

31-Dec-2005

Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 Service Pack 1

5-Aug-1998

23-Mar-1999

Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 Service Pack 2

23-Dec-1998

9-Dec-1999

Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 Service Pack 3

9-Sep-1999

1-Jan-2001

Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 Service Pack 4

1-Nov-2000

31-Dec-2005

Microsoft Host Integration Server 2000 Service Pack 1

10-Dec-2002

Not Applicable
See Note 28

Microsoft Identity Integration Server 2003 Service Pack 1

10-Jan-2005

Not Applicable
See Note 28

Internet Explorer 5.01 Service Pack 1 Windows 2000 Service Pack 1

31-Jul-2000

Ended

Internet Explorer 5.01 Service Pack 2 Windows 2000 Professional Service Pack 1

15-Jul-2001

Ended

Internet Explorer 5.01 Service Pack 2 Windows 2000 Professional Service Pack 2

16-May-2001

30-Jun-2004

Internet Explorer 5.01 Service Pack 2 Windows 2000 Professional Service Pack 3

1-Aug-2002

30-Jun-2004

Internet Explorer 5.01 Service Pack 2 Windows 2000 Professional Service Pack 4

26-Jun-2003

Not Applicable
See Note 28

Internet Explorer 5.01 Service Pack 2 Windows 2000 Service Pack 2

16-May-2001

30-Jun-2004

Internet Explorer 5.01 Service Pack 2 Windows 98

Not Available

30-Jun-2003

Internet Explorer 5.01 Service Pack 2 Windows 98 SE  

23-Dec-1999

30-Jun-2003

Internet Explorer 5.01 Service Pack 2 Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Service Pack 6a

23-Dec-1999

30-Jun-2003

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 Service Pack 3

31-Mar-2000

Not Applicable

Internet Explorer 5.01 Service Pack 3 Windows 2000 Professional Service Pack 3

1-Aug-2002

30-Jun-2005

Internet Explorer 5.01 Service Pack 3 Windows 2000 Service Pack 3

1-Aug-2002

30-Jun-2005

Internet Explorer 5.01 Service Pack 4 Windows 2000 Professional Service Pack 4

26-Jun-2003

Not Applicable
See Note 28

Internet Explorer 5.01 Service Pack 4 Windows 2000 Service Pack 4

26-Jun-2003

Not Applicable
See Note 28

Internet Explorer 5.1 for Macintosh 5.1.7

10-Jul-2003

31-Dec-2005
See Note 13

Internet Explorer 5.2 for Macintosh

17-Sep-2002

Not Applicable

Internet Explorer 5.2 for Macintosh 5.2.3

16-Jul-2003

31-Dec-2005
See Note 13

Internet Explorer 5.5 on Windows 2000

31-Dec-2000

Ended

Internet Explorer 5.5 on Windows 2000 Service Pack 2

31-Dec-2000

Ended

Internet Explorer 5.5 on Windows 2000 Service Pack 3

31-Dec-2000

Ended

Internet Explorer 5.5 on Windows 2000 Service Pack 4

31-Dec-2000

Ended

Internet Explorer 5.5 on Windows 98

31-Dec-2000

Ended

Internet Explorer 5.5 on Windows 98 SE

31-Dec-2000

Ended

Internet Explorer 5.5 on Windows 98/98 SE

31-Dec-2000

Ended

Internet Explorer 5.5 on Windows Millennium

31-Dec-2000

Ended

Internet Explorer 5.5 on Windows NT 4.0 Workstation Service Pack 6a

31-Dec-2000

Ended

Internet Explorer 5.5 Service Pack 1 on Windows 2000 Service Pack 2

Not Available

Ended

Internet Explorer 5.5 Service Pack 1 on Windows 2000 Service Pack 3

Not Available

Ended

Internet Explorer 5.5 Service Pack 1 on Windows 2000 Service Pack 4

Not Available

Ended

Internet Explorer 5.5 Service Pack 1 on Windows Millennium

2-Nov-2000

2-Nov-2001

Internet Explorer 5.5 Service Pack 1 on Windows NT 4.0 Server Service Pack 6a

2-Nov-2000

2-Nov-2001

Internet Explorer 5.5 Service Pack 1 on Windows NT 4.0 Workstation Service Pack 6a

2-Nov-2000

2-Nov-2001

Internet Explorer 5.5 Service Pack 1 Windows 2000 Professional Service Pack 4

2-Nov-2000

Ended

Internet Explorer 5.5 Service Pack 1 Windows 98 SE

2-Nov-2000

Ended

Internet Explorer 5.5 Service Pack 1on Windows 98

Not Available

Ended

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 Service Pack 2 and Internet Tools

2-Aug-2001

31-Dec-2003

Internet Explorer 5.5 Service Pack 2 on Windows 2000 Professional Service Pack 2

Not Available

31-Dec-2003

Internet Explorer 5.5 Service Pack 2 on Windows 2000 Professional Service Pack 3

Not Available

31-Dec-2003

Internet Explorer 5.5 Service Pack 2 on Windows 2000 Service Pack 2

Not Available

31-Dec-2003

Internet Explorer 5.5 Service Pack 2 on Windows 2000 Service Pack 3

Not Available

31-Dec-2003

Internet Explorer 5.5 Service Pack 2 on Windows 2000 Service Pack 4

Not Available

31-Dec-2003

Internet Explorer 5.5 Service Pack 2 on Windows 98

Not Available

31-Dec-2003

Internet Explorer 5.5 Service Pack 2 on Windows 98 SE

2-Aug-2001

31-Dec-2003

Internet Explorer 5.5 Service Pack 2 Windows 2000 Professional Service Pack 4

2-Aug-2001

31-Dec-2003

Internet Explorer 5.5 Service Pack 2 Windows Millennium

31-Dec-2003

31-Dec-2005
See Note 15

Internet Explorer 5.5 Service Pack 2 Windows NT Server 4.0 Service Pack 6a

2-Aug-2001

31-Dec-2003

Internet Explorer 5.5 Service Pack 2 Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Service Pack 6a

2-Aug-2001

31-Dec-2003

Internet Explorer 5.5. on Windows NT 4.0 Server Service Pack 6a

31-Dec-2000

Ended

Internet Explorer 6 Gold (Service Pack 0) Windows 2000 Professional Service Pack 3

31-Dec-2001

Ended

Internet Explorer 6 Gold (Service Pack 0) Windows 2000 Professional Service Pack 4

31-Dec-2001

Ended

Internet Explorer 6 Gold (Service Pack 0) Windows 98 SE

31-Dec-2001

30-Sep-2004

Internet Explorer 6 Gold (Service Pack 0) Windows Millennium

31-Dec-2001

30-Sep-2004

Internet Explorer 6 Gold (Service Pack 0) Windows NT 4.0 Server Service Pack 6a

31-Dec-2001

Ended

Internet Explorer 6 Gold (Service Pack 0) Windows NT 4.0 Workstation Service Pack 6a

31-Dec-2001

Ended

Internet Explorer 6 Gold (Service Pack 0) XP Home Edition

31-Dec-2001

30-Aug-2003

Internet Explorer 6 Gold (Service Pack 0) XP Professional

31-Dec-2001

30-Sep-2004

Internet Explorer 6 on Windows 2000 (any service pack)

31-Dec-2001

Ended

Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 on Windows 2000

30-Aug-2002

Ended

Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 on Windows 2000 Service Pack 1

30-Aug-2002

Ended

Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 on Windows 2000 Service Pack 2

30-Aug-2002

30-Jun-2004

Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 on Windows 2000 Service Pack 3

30-Aug-2002

30-Jun-2005

Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 on Windows 2000 Service Pack 4

30-Aug-2002

Not Applicable
See Note 28

Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 on Windows 98

28-Aug-2002

30-Jun-2006
See Note 28

Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 on Windows 98 SE

28-Aug-2002

30-Jun-2006
See Note 28

Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 on Windows Millennium

28-Aug-2002

30-Jun-2006

Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 on Windows NT Server 4.0

28-Aug-2002

31-Dec-2004

Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 on Windows NT Workstation 4.0

28-Aug-2002

30-Jun-2004

Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 on Windows XP Home Edition

28-Aug-2002

30-Aug-2003

Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 on Windows XP Professional

28-Aug-2002

30-Sep-2004

Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 on Windows XP Professional Service Pack 1

30-Aug-2002

30-Sep-2006
See Note 29

Internet Explorer 6 SP1 on Windows XP Home Service Pack 1

30-Aug-2002

Not Applicable
See Note 29

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 Service Pack 1

30-Aug-2002

30-Sep-2006
See Note 29

Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 for Unix

Not Available

Not Applicable

Microsoft Internet Explorer for Unix 5.0

Not Available

Not Applicable

Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2000 Service Pack 1

18-Feb-2002

30-Jun-2005
See Note 28

Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2000 Service Pack 2

20-May-2004

Not Applicable
See Note 28

Microsoft Metadirectory Services 2.2 Service Pack 1

1-Jul-2001

Not Applicable

Microsoft Office 2000 Service Pack 2

Not Available

21-Jan-2003

Microsoft Office 2000 Service Pack 3

21-Oct-2002

30-Jun-2009
See Note 28

Office 2001 for Mac Service Release 1

23-Apr-2001

Not Applicable
See Note 28

Office 97 Service Release 1

Not Available

Ended

Office 97 Service Release 2

30-Sep-1999

16-Jan-2004

Office Professional Edition 2003 Service Pack 1

27-Jul-2004

Not Applicable
See Note 28

Office Professional Enterprise Edition 2003 Service Pack 1

27-Jul-2004

Not Applicable
See Note 28

Office Small Business Edition 2003 Service Pack 1

27-Jul-2004

Not Applicable
See Note 28

Office Standard Edition 2003 Service Pack 1

27-Jul-2004

Not Applicable
See Note 28

Office Students and Teachers Edition 2003 Service Pack 1

27-Jul-2004

Not Applicable
See Note 28

Microsoft Office XP Developer Service Pack 1

31-Dec-2001

21-Aug-2003

Office XP Developer Service Pack 2

21-Aug-2002

9-Mar-2005

Office XP Developer Service Pack 3

9-Mar-2004

Not Applicable
See Note 28

Office XP Enterprise Service Pack 1

31-Dec-2001

21-Aug-2003

Office XP Enterprise Service Pack 2

21-Aug-2002

9-Mar-2005

Office XP Enterprise Service Pack 3

9-Mar-2004

Not Applicable
See Note 28

Office XP Professional Service Pack 1

31-Dec-2001

21-Aug-2003

Office XP Professional Service Pack 2

21-Aug-2002

9-Mar-2005

Office XP Professional Service Pack 3

9-Mar-2004

Not Applicable
See Note 28

Microsoft Office XP Professional Special Edition

21-Aug-2002

9-Mar-2005

Office XP Professional with FrontPage Service Pack 1

31-Dec-2001

21-Aug-2003

Office XP Professional with FrontPage Service Pack 2

21-Aug-2002

9-Mar-2005

Office XP Professional with FrontPage Service Pack 3

9-Mar-2004

Not Applicable
See Note 28

Microsoft Office XP Service Pack 1

31-Dec-2001

21-Aug-2003

Microsoft Office XP Service Pack 2

21-Aug-2002

9-Mar-2005

Office XP Standard Service Pack 3

9-Mar-2004

Not Applicable
See Note 28

Microsoft Operations Manager 2000 Service Pack 1

7-Feb-2003

Not Applicable
See Note 28

Pocket Streets 2002 Service Release 1 Update

21-Nov-2001

Ended

Pocket Streets 2002 Service Release 2 Update

21-Nov-2001

31-Mar-2003

PowerPoint 2001 for Mac Service Release 1

23-Apr-2001

Not Applicable
See Note 28

Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server 2001 Service Pack 2

30-May-2001

Not Applicable

Microsoft SNA Server 3.0 Service Pack 4

1-Nov-1996

Not Applicable

Microsoft SNA Server 4.0 Service Pack 4

5-Mar-2001

Not Applicable
See Note 28

SQL Server 2000 Developer Edition Service Pack 1

Not Available

28-Feb-2002

SQL Server 2000 Developer Edition Service Pack 2

30-Nov-2001

7-Apr-2003

SQL Server 2000 Developer Edition Service Pack 3a

7-Jan-2003

Not Applicable
See Note 28

SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition Service Pack 1

Not Available

28-Feb-2002

SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition Service Pack 2

30-Nov-2001

7-Apr-2003

SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition Service Pack 3a

7-Jan-2003

Not Applicable
See Note 28

Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services Developer Edition Service Pack 1

22-Sep-2004

30-Jun-2014
See Note 28

Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services Enterprise Edition Service Pack 1

22-Sep-2004

30-Jun-2014
See Note 28

Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services Evaluation Edition Service Pack 1

22-Sep-2004

30-Jun-2014
See Note 28

Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services Standard Edition Service Pack 1

22-Sep-2004

30-Jun-2014
See Note 28

SQL Server 2000 Standard Edition Service Pack 1

Not Available

28-Feb-2002

SQL Server 2000 Standard Edition Service Pack 2

30-Nov-2001

7-Apr-2003

SQL Server 2000 Standard Edition Service Pack 3a

7-Jan-2003

Not Applicable
See Note 28

SQL Server 6.5 Enterprise Edition Service Pack 1

Not Available

Ended

SQL Server 6.5 Enterprise Edition Service Pack 2

Not Available

Ended

SQL Server 6.5 Enterprise Edition Service Pack 3

Not Available

Ended

SQL Server 6.5 Enterprise Edition Service Pack 4

Not Available

24-Mar-1999

Microsoft SQL Server 6.5 Enterprise Edition Service Pack 5a

24-Dec-1998

31-Mar-2004

Microsoft SQL Server 6.5 Service Pack 1

Not Available

Ended

Microsoft SQL Server 6.5 Service Pack 2

Not Available

Ended

Microsoft SQL Server 6.5 Service Pack 3

Not Available

Ended

Microsoft SQL Server 6.5 Service Pack 4

Not Available

24-Mar-1999

Microsoft SQL Server 6.5 Service Pack 5a

24-Dec-1998

31-Mar-2004

Microsoft SQL Server 6.5 Workstation Edition Service Pack 1

Not Available

Ended

Microsoft SQL Server 6.5 Workstation Edition Service Pack 2

Not Available

Ended

Microsoft SQL Server 6.5 Workstation Edition Service Pack 3

Not Available

Ended

Microsoft SQL Server 6.5 Workstation Edition Service Pack 4

Not Available

24-Mar-1999

Microsoft SQL Server 6.5 Workstation Edition Service Pack 5a

24-Dec-1998

31-Mar-2004

Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 Enterprise Edition Service Pack 1

Not Available

Ended

Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 Enterprise Edition Service Pack 2

Not Available

Ended

Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 Enterprise Edition Service Pack 3

Not Available

26-Jul-2002

Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 Enterprise Edition Service Pack 4

26-Apr-2002

Not Applicable
See Note 7

Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 Service Pack 1

Not Available

Ended

Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 Service Pack 2

Not Available

Ended

Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 Service Pack 3

Not Available

26-Jul-2002

Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 Service Pack 4

26-Apr-2002

Not Applicable
See Note 7

Microsoft Systems Management Server 2.0 Service Pack 3

13-Feb-2001

20-Aug-2002

Microsoft Systems Management Server 2.0 Service Pack 4

10-May-2002

29-Jun-2004

Microsoft Systems Management Server 2.0 Service Pack 5

29-Jun-2003

Not Applicable
See Note 28

Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003 Enterprise Edition Service Pack 1

10-Sep-2004

31-Jan-2014
See Note 28

Microsoft Visio 2000 Enterprise Edition Service Pack 1

1-Feb-2000

31-Mar-2004

Microsoft Visio 2000 Enterprise Edition Service Pack 2

3-Mar-2004

31-Dec-2004
See Note 28

Visio 2000 Professional Edition Service Pack 1

1-Feb-2000

31-Mar-2004
See Note 28

Microsoft Visio 2000 Professional Edition Service Pack 2

3-Mar-2004

31-Dec-2004
See Note 28

Microsoft Visio 2000 Service Pack 1

1-Feb-2000

31-Mar-2004

Microsoft Visio 2000 Service Pack 2

3-Mar-2004

31-Dec-2004
See Note 28

Microsoft Visio 2000 Technical Edition Service Pack 1

1-Feb-2000

31-Mar-2004

Microsoft Visio 2000 Technical Edition Service Pack 2

3-Mar-2004

31-Dec-2004
See Note 28

Microsoft Visio 2002 Professional Edition Service Pack 1

1-Feb-2002

31-Mar-2005
See Note 28

Microsoft Visio 2002 Standard Edition Service Pack 1

1-Feb-2002

31-Mar-2005
See Note 28

Microsoft Office Visio Professional 2003 Service Pack 1

27-Jul-2004

Not Applicable

Microsoft Office Visio Standard 2003 Service Pack 1

28-Jul-2004

Not Applicable

Microsoft Visual SourceSafe 6 Service Pack 5

Not Available

14-Nov-2002

Microsoft Visual SourceSafe 6 Service Pack 6

14-Aug-2002

Not Applicable
See Note 28

Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0 Service Pack 5

26-Feb-2001

Not Applicable
See Note 27

Windows 2000 Advanced Server Service Pack 1

31-Jul-2000

1-Aug-2002

Windows 2000 Advanced Server Service Pack 2

16-May-2001

26-Jun-2004
See Note 24

Windows 2000 Advanced Server Service Pack 3

1-Aug-2002

30-Jun-2005

Windows 2000 Advanced Server Service Pack 4

26-Jun-2003

Not Applicable
See Note 28

Windows 2000 Data Center Server

31-Jul-2000

1-Aug-2002

Windows 2000 Data Center Service Pack 2

16-May-2001

30-Jun-2004
See Note 24

Windows 2000 Data Center Service Pack 3

1-Aug-2002

30-Jun-2005

Windows 2000 Data Center Service Pack 4

26-Jun-2003

Not Applicable
See Note 28

Windows 2000 Server Service Pack 1

31-Jul-2000

1-Aug-2002

Windows 2000 Server Service Pack 2

16-May-2001

30-Jun-2004
See Note 24

Windows 2000 Server Service Pack 3

1-Aug-2002

30-Jun-2005

Windows 2000 Server Service Pack 4

26-Jun-2003

Not Applicable
See Note 28

Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 1

31-Jul-2000

1-Aug-2002

Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 2

16-May-2001

30-Jun-2004
See Note 24

Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 3

1-Aug-2002

30-Jun-2005

Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4

26-Jun-2003

Not Applicable
See Note 28

Microsoft Windows 95 Service Pack 1

15-Aug-1995

Not Applicable

Microsoft Windows Advanced Server, Limited Edition

26-Jun-2003

Not Applicable
See Note 28

Windows Media Player 10 on Windows XP

10-Sep-2004

Not Applicable

Windows Media Player 6.4 on Windows 2000 Professional

31-Mar-2000

Not Applicable

Windows Media Player 6.4 on Windows 2000 Server

31-Mar-2000

Not Applicable

Windows Media Player 6.4 on Windows 2003

28-May-2003

Not Applicable

Windows Media Player 6.4 on Windows 98

30-Jun-1999

Not Applicable

Windows Media Player 6.4 on Windows 98 SE

30-Jun-1999

Not Applicable

Windows Media Player 6.4 on Windows Millennium

30-Jun-1999

Not Applicable

Windows Media Player 6.4 on Windows NT 4 Workstation

30-Jun-1999

Not Applicable

Windows Media Player 6.4 on Windows NT 4.0 Server

30-Jun-1999

Not Applicable

Windows Media Player 6.4 on Windows XP Home Edition

25-Oct-2001

Not Applicable

Windows Media Player 6.4 on Windows XP Professional

25-Oct-2001

Not Applicable

Windows Media Player 7.0 on Windows Millennium

31-Dec-2000

Not Applicable

Microsoft Windows Media Player 7.1 for Pocket PC

1-May-2001

Not Applicable

Windows Media Player 7.1 on Windows 2000 Professional

1-May-2001

Not Applicable

Windows Media Player 7.1 on Windows 98 SE

1-May-2001

Not Applicable

Windows Media Player 7.1 on Windows Millennium Edition

1-May-2001

Not Applicable

Windows Media Player 9 on Windows 2000 Advanced Server

15-Nov-2002

Not Applicable

Windows Media Player 9 on Windows 2000 Professional

15-Nov-2002

Not Applicable

Windows Media Player 9 on Windows 2000 Server

15-Nov-2002

Not Applicable

Windows Media Player 9 on Windows 98

15-Nov-2002

Not Applicable

Windows Media Player 9 on Windows 98 SE

15-Nov-2002

Not Applicable

Windows Media Player 9 on Windows Millennium Edition

15-Nov-2002

Not Applicable

Windows Media Player 9 on Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition

28-May-2003

Not Applicable

Windows Media Player 9 on Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition

28-May-2003

Not Applicable

Windows Media Player 9 on Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition

28-May-2003

Not Applicable

Windows Media Player 9 on Windows Server 2003 Web Edition

28-May-2003

Not Applicable

Windows Media Player 9 on Windows XP Home Edition

15-Nov-2002

Not Applicable

Windows Media Player 9 on Windows XP Professional

15-Nov-2002

Not Applicable

Windows Media Player XP on Windows XP

25-Oct-2001

Not Applicable

Windows Media Services 4.1 on Windows 2000 Professional

31-Mar-2000

Not Applicable

Windows Media Services 4.1 on Windows 4.0

31-Mar-2000

Not Applicable

Windows Media Services Management Pack for Microsoft Operations Manager 2000

29-Mar-2004

Not Applicable

Microsoft Windows NT 3.5 Service Pack 3

24-Oct-1993

Not Applicable

Windows NT 4.0 Enterprise Edition Service Pack 1

16-Oct-1996

14-Mar-1997

Windows NT 4.0 Enterprise Edition Service Pack 2

14-Dec-1996

15-Aug-1997

Windows NT 4.0 Enterprise Edition Service Pack 3

15-May-1997

25-Jan-1999

Windows NT 4.0 Enterprise Edition Service Pack 4

25-Oct-1998

4-Aug-1999

Windows NT 4.0 Enterprise Edition Service Pack 5

4-May-1999

29-Feb-2000

Windows NT 4.0 Enterprise Edition Service Pack 6a

30-Nov-1999

31-Dec-2004
See Note 16

Windows NT 4.0 Server, Terminal Server Service Pack 4

26-Apr-1999

25-Feb-2000

Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 1

16-Oct-1996

14-Mar-1997

Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 2

14-Dec-1996

15-Aug-1997

Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 3

15-May-1997

25-Jan-1999

Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4

25-Oct-1998

4-Aug-1999

Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 5

4-May-1999

29-Feb-2000

Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6a

30-Nov-1999

31-Dec-2004
See Note 16

Windows NT 4.0 Workstation Service Pack 1

16-Oct-1996

14-Mar-1997

Windows NT 4.0 Workstation Service Pack 2

14-Dec-1996

15-Aug-1997

Windows NT 4.0 Workstation Service Pack 3

15-May-1997

25-Jan-1999

Windows NT 4.0 Workstation Service Pack 4

25-Oct-1998

4-Aug-1999

Windows NT 4.0 Workstation Service Pack 5

4-May-1999

29-Feb-2000

Windows NT 4.0 Workstation Service Pack 6a

30-Nov-1999

30-Jun-2004
See Note 24

Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Terminal Server Service Pack 5

25-Nov-1999

2-Aug-2000

Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Terminal Server Service Pack 6

2-May-2000

31-Dec-2004
See Note 16

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1

29-June-2005

Not Applicable
See Note 43

Microsoft Windows Tablet PC Edition Service Pack 1

30-Aug-2003

17-Sep-2006

Microsoft Windows Tablet PC Edition Service Pack 2

17-Sep-2004

Not Applicable
See Note 28

Microsoft Windows XP Embedded Service Pack 1

22-Oct-2002

18-Jan-2006

Microsoft Windows XP Embedded Service Pack 2

18-Jan-2005

Not Applicable
See Note 28

Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 1

30-Aug-2002

17-Sep-2006

Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2

17-Sep-2004

Not Applicable
See Note 28

Windows XP Media Center Edition 2002 Service Pack 1

30-Aug-2003

17-Sep-2006

Windows XP Media Center Edition 2002 Service Pack 2

17-Sep-2004

Not Applicable
See Note 28

Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004 Service Pack 1

30-Aug-2003

17-Sep-2006

Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004 Service Pack 2

17-Sep-2004

Not Applicable
See Note 28

Windows XP Professional Service Pack 1

30-Aug-2002

17-Sep-2006

Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2

17-Sep-2004

Not Applicable
See Note 28

Windows XP Tablet PC Edition Service Pack 1

30-Aug-2003

17-Sep-2006

Windows XP Tablet PC Edition Service Pack 2

17-Sep-2004

Not Applicable
See Note 28

Word 2001 for Mac Service Release 1

23-Apr-2001

Not Applicable
See Note 28

  1. Because this product is very popular, Microsoft has re-released it. Mainstream support for the product has been realigned with the new release date.

  2. Because of the varied support policies for Microsoft Business Solutions products (“MBS Products”) established before joining the Microsoft Support Lifecycle Policy, support delivered for MBS Products may be limited to incident support only and may not be available in your area. For information about your specific product version, contact your Microsoft representative.

  3. Effective March 2, 2004, technical support for the Asheron’s Call line of products is no longer provided by Microsoft. If you need help, please contact Turbine Entertainment Software at (781) 407-4010 or visit the Asheron's Call Support Web site.

  4. Extended Hotfix support contract fees have been waived for the first year, 01-Jan-2004 - 31-Dec-2004, of the extended support phase. Normal incident charges will still be applicable.

  5. Extended support ended 31-Jan-2002. Since that time, Microsoft has been providing "commercially viable efforts" to address customer issues, but not providing hotfixes. After 31-Mar-2004, this product will be obsolete and assisted support will no longer be available from Microsoft. Online self-help support will continue to be available until at least 30-Jun-2004.

  6. Extended Support fees for this product have been waived. From 01-Jan-2004 – 31-Dec-2004, paid incident and security support are available. Non-security hotfix support is available only through a custom support contract.

  7. Extended support will end December 31, 2010 or two years after the next version of the product is launched, whichever length of time is longer.

  8. For support dates on specific IE 5.0 and Operating system versions and their service packs, please see the Lifecycle Supported Service Packs page.

  9. For support dates on specific IE 5.01 and Operating system versions and their service packs, please see the Lifecycle Supported Service Packs page.

  10. For support dates on specific IE 5.5 and Operating system versions and their service packs, please see the Lifecycle Supported Service Packs page.

  11. For support dates on specific IE 6 and Operating system versions and their service packs, please see the Lifecycle Supported Service Packs page.

  12. For support dates for this product with service packs applied, please see the Lifecycle Supported Service Packs page. 

  13. Hotfix support is not available.

  14. Mainstream support will end 2 years after the next version of this product is launched. Extended support will end 5 years after Mainstream support ends.

  15. Microsoft strongly recommends customers install the latest released version of Internet Explorer, which provides improved security protection.

  16. Non-security fix support will end on 31-Dec-2003.

  17. Paid incident support is now available through 30-Jun-2006. Extended hotfix support for Windows 98 and Windows 98 Second Edition ended on 30-Jun-2003. Extended hotfix support for Windows Millennium ended on 31-Dec-2003. Online self-help support will continue to be available until at least 30-Jun-2007. For additional information on the type and length of support provided, review the Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition, and Windows Millennium Support Extended Announcement Web site. Critical security updates will be provided on the Windows Update site through June 30, 2006. Microsoft will not publicly release non-critical security hotfixes for Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition, or Windows Millennium Edition. However, customers may request a non-critical security hotfix through On-Demand Security Hotfix support, which is offered for these products through June 30, 2006. When a request is received, Microsoft will investigate the issue and try to provide an appropriate response to the customer.

  18. Paid-incident support and non-security hotfix support ended 31-Dec-2003. Security Hotfix support is available until 31-Dec-2006.

  19. Paid-incident support and non-security hotfix support ended 31-Dec-2003. Security Hotfix support is available until 31-Dec-2008.

  20. Paid-incident support and non-security hotfix support ended June 30, 2003.

  21. Please review the Internet Explorer 6.0 information on Windows Product Family site for exact dates on this product.

  22. Please review the Office Frequently Asked Questions site for exact dates on this product.

  23. Please review the Server Family Product Support Lifecycle FAQ site for exact dates on this product.

  24. Security fix support is available only from 30-Jun-2003 through 30-Jun-2004.

  25. Security support ends 31-Dec-2007. Security issues are addressed in the 2001 settlement agreement with Sun Microsystems. Visit the Microsoft Java Virtual Machine Support Web site for more details. Incident support is provided at no charge.

  26. See Visual J++ 6.0 Support Guidance for additional information regarding the end of support dates for this product.

  27. Support aligns with the individual product components’ support dates.

  28. Support ends either 12 months after the next service pack releases or at the end of the product's support lifecycle, whichever comes first. Visit the Locate Your Product page to find the support timelines for your particular product.

  29. Support ends either 24 months after the next service pack releases or at the end of the product's support lifecycle, whichever comes first. Visit the Locate Your Product page to find the support timelines for your particular product.

  30. Support for the .NET Framework components DOES NOT imply support for the hosting Windows OS. Visit the  Locate Your Product page to find the support timelines for your particular Windows OS.

  31. Support for the Exchange 5.0 Outlook Web Access (OWA) client and Internet Information Server (IIS) 3.0 ended 31-Mar-2000. (IIS 3.0 is a required component of Exchange 5.0 OWA.) Microsoft strongly recommends that customers still running Exchange 5.0 OWA upgrade to Internet Information Server 4.0 or later and Exchange 5.5 OWA.

  32. Tax and regulatory updates for this product end on 31-Mar-2004.

  33. The support date for the BackOffice Server package is determined by its component products individual support lifecycles. Please look up the individual product to determine its length of support.

  34. The support date for the Personal Collection is determined by its component products individual support lifecycles. Please look up the individual product to determine its length of support.

  35. The support date for the Small Business Server package is determined by its component products individual support lifecycles. Please look up the individual product to determine its length of support.

  36. The support date for the Windows NT 4.0 Option Pack is determined by its component product’s individual support lifecycles. Please look up the individual product to determine its length of support.

  37. The support date for Visual Studio 6.0 is determined by its component product’s individual support lifecycles. Please look up the individual product to determine its length of support.

  38. The support lifecycle for this product is the same as that of the operating system it is installed on. Review the Support Lifecycle policy for the operating system for exact dates.

  39. Windows Media Encoder 7.1 on Windows NT Server 4.0 receives incident and security related hotfix support through 31-Dec-2004.

  40. Windows Media Player 7.0 has been replaced by Windows Media Player 7.1.

  41. Windows Media Services 4.1 on Windows NT Server 4.0 receives incident and security related hotfix support through 31-Dec-2004.

  42. Windows NT Server 4.0 incident and security related hotfix support is available through 31-Dec-2004. Non-security related hotfix support is available only through a custom support contract after 31-Dec-2003.

  43. Support for Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 ends either 24 months after release of the next service pack or at the end of the product's support lifecycle, whichever comes first. Support for Windows Server 2003, without a service pack applied, will end on March 31, 2007. Visit the Locate Your Product page to find the support lifecycle timelines for your particular product.

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