[windows2000] Re: Microsoft Windows 2000 Update Rollup Announcement
- From: Jim Walls <k6ccc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2004 22:36:17 -0800
Jim Kenzig http://thethin.net wrote:
No that is a bunch of hooey... maybe the desktop version but not the server
See
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;[ln];LifeWin
and
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/lifecycle/default.mspx
"Charles R. Buchanan" < wrote:
Speaking of the final service pack, have you heard anything on MS ending
support on W2K after the first of the year? I read that in a local
computer mag, but no where else.
On Mon, 29 Nov 2004 10:13:33 -0800, "Jim Kenzig http://thethin.net";
had this to say:
JKh> No SP5 just a Rollup package!
Edited from:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;[ln];LifeWin
(hopefully I got these to look right as dumb text)...
Product Name Mainstream Support Extended Support
Windows 2000 Advanced Server 30-Jun-2005 30-Jun-2010
Windows 2000 Data Center 30-Jun-2005 30-Jun-2010
Windows 2000 Enterprise Ed. 30-Jun-2005 30-Jun-2010
Windows 2000 Pro 30-Jun-2005 30-Jun-2010
The two dates are the retirement dates for Mainstream and Extended
support. So, mainstream support for all Win2K versions ends in 7 months...
And from http://support.microsoft.com/gp/lifepolicy:
Support provided Mainstream Extended
Paid support (per-incident, per hour,
and others) X X
Security update support X X
Non-security hotfix support X Note 1
No-charge incident support X
Warranty claims X
Design changes and feature requests X
Product-specific information that is
available by using the online
Microsoft Knowledge Base X X
Product-specific information that is
available by using the Support site
at Microsoft Help and Support to find
answers to technical questions X X
Note 1:
Requires extended hotfix agreement, purchased within 90 days of
mainstream support ending.
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