| Microsoft Windows |
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Desktop Operating Systems |
Entering Extended phase |
Entering Non-Supported phase |
End of Life |
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Windows 3.xx |
N/A |
December 31, 2001 |
December 31, 2002 |
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Windows 95 |
December 31st 2000 |
December 31, 2001 |
December 31, 2002 |
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Windows NT 3.5x |
N/A |
December 31, 2001 |
December 31, 2002 |
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Windows 98 / 98 SE |
June 30, 2002 |
January 16, 2004 |
January 16, 2005 |
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Windows NT 4.xx |
June 30, 2002 |
June 30, 2003 |
June 30, 2004 |
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Windows Millennium Edition |
December 31, 2003 |
December 31, 2004 |
December 31, 2005 |
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Windows 2000 Professional |
March 31, 2005 |
March 31, 2007 |
March 31, 2008 |
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Windows XP Professional |
December 31, 2006 |
December 31, 2008 |
December 31, 2009 |
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Windows XP Home Edition |
December 31, 2006 |
December 31, 2006 |
December 31, 2007 |
Changes in Product Support For Windows NT Server 4.0
Customers running Windows NT Server 4.0 (Standard, Enterprise Edition, or Terminal Server Edition) are eligible for all standard support services from Microsoft, which include:
Pay-per-incident support Premier support Ability to request and obtain QFEs (or "hot fixes") at no charge Online supportChanges in these services will take effect as indicated below.
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January 1, 2004 |
Beginning on this date, non-security hot fixes are no longer available from Microsoft. |
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January 1, 2005 |
Beginning on this date, Pay-per-incident and Premier support will no longer be available from Microsoft. This includes security hot fixes. |
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January 1, 2005 (or later) |
Online support will no longer be available from Microsoft. |