News for Windows 95 and 98 users

Date posted in ITsecurity.com: 13 January, 2004

I wanted to let you know that as part of Microsoft’s ongoing effort to respond to our customers’ needs around the world, and in order to bring Windows 98 SE into compliance with Microsoft’s current product support lifecycle policy, Microsoft has decided to lengthen the Extended Support phase for Windows 98, Windows 98 SE and Windows Millennium Edition (Me) through June 30, 2006. During this time, Microsoft will continue to offer paid phone support and will continue to review any critical security issues and take appropriate steps. You may recall Extended Support for Windows 98 and Windows 98 SE had been scheduled to come to an end this coming Friday, January 16, while Windows Me support had been scheduled to end December 31, 2004.

Microsoft made this decision to accommodate customers worldwide who are still dependent upon these operating systems and to provide Microsoft more time to communicate its product lifecycle support guidelines in a handful of markets – particularly smaller and emerging markets. Microsoft also wanted to bring Windows 98 SE into compliance with the company’s current lifecycle policy for new products, which provides for support for seven years instead of the original four. Microsoft made the decision to also lengthen support for Windows 98 and Windows Me customers through the same date in order to provide a clear and consistent date for support conclusion for all of these older products.

Full details about the extended support period for these products will be available at www.support.microsoft.com /lifecycle as of January 15, 2004.

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