Microsoft Support Lifecycle

Microsoft Support Lifecycle
When a new service pack is released, Microsoft will provide either 24 months of support for the previous service pack (for Windows) or 12 months for all other products. Keep an eye on what will need updating when, to stay in support.

Recently retired
Products and service packs that have come out of support this year; upgrade to the current service pack to get back in support.

    * Visual Studio 2005 Service Pack 0 8-Jan-2008
    * BizTalk Server 2004 Service Pack 1 8-Jan-2008
    * Commerce Server 2002 Standard Edition Service Pack 3 8-Jan-2008
    * Exchange Server 2003 Service Pack 1 8-Jan-2008
    * Identity Integration Server 2003 Service Pack 1 8-Apr-2008
    * SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 1 – all editions, 32-bit & 64-bit 8-Apr-2008
    * Dynamics AX 3.0 Service Pack 5 8-Jul-2008
    * Microsoft Commerce Server 2007 Service Pack 0 8-Jul-2008
    * Systems Management Server 2003 Service Pack 2 8-Jul-2008
    * Virtual Server 2005 R2 Enterprise Edition Service Pack 0 8-Jul-2008
    * Virtual Server 2005 R2 Standard Edition Service Pack 0 8-Jul-2008

The next two years
Products that will come out of support before the end of 2010; plan ahead to update service packs to stay supported.

14-Oct-2008

    * SharePoint Portal Server 2003
    * Dynamics AX 4.0 SP1
    * Office 2003 Service Pack 2 – all editions
    * Project 2003 Service Pack 2
    * Project Server 2003 Service Pack 2a
    * Visio 2003 Service Pack 2
    * BizTalk Accelerator For SWIFT 2.1 Service Pack 0

13-Jan-2009

    * Internet Security & Acceleration Server 2004 Service Pack 2
    * Windows Rights Management Services Service Pack 1
    * Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Service Pack 0
    * Expression Web Service Pack 0
    * Office InterConnect 2007 Service Pack 0
    * Office Project 2007 Service Pack 0
    * Office SharePoint Designer 2007 Service Pack 0
    * Office Visio 2007 Service Pack 0
    * 2007 Microsoft Office Suite Service Pack 0
    * Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 0

14-Apr-2009

    * System Center Essentials 2007 Service Pack 0
    * Windows Server 2003 R2 Service Pack 0 – all editions, 32-bit & 64-bit
    * Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 – all editions, 32-bit & 64-bit
    * Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 0
    * System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Service Pack 0

13-Apr-2010

    * Windows Vista Service Pack 0

13-Jul-2010

    * Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2
    * Windows XP Media Center Edition 2002 Service Pack 2
    * Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004 Service Pack 2
    * Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2
    * Windows XP Service Pack 2
    * Windows XP Tablet PC Edition Service Pack 2
    * Internet Explorer 6 on all editions of Windows XP ServicePack 2 (including Tablet PC edition)

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