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	Desktop Operating Systems	Entering Extended phase (effective date)	Entering Non-Supported phase (effective date)	End of Life (effective date after 12 months online self-help support)
These products follow the previously announced Windows Desktop Product Life Cycle Guidelines	MS DOS x.xx	N/A	December 31, 2001	December 31, 2002
	Windows 3.xx	N/A	December 31, 2001	December 31, 2002
	Windows 95	December 31st 2000	December 31, 2001	December 31, 2002
	Windows NT 3.5x	N/A	December 31, 2001	December 31, 2002
	Windows 98 / 98 SE	June 30, 2002	June 30, 2003 Prolongé 30/06/2006	June 30, 2004
	Windows NT 4.xx	June 30, 2002	June 30, 2003 ()*	June 30, 2004
	Windows Millennium Edition	December 31, 2003⁵	December 31, 2004 Prolongé 30/06/2006	December 31, 2005

(*) Microsoft a annoncé que le support (payant) et la publication de correctifs de sécurité pour Windows NT 4.0 seraient prolongés jusqu’au 31 décembre 2004, soit un an de plus que la date butoir initialement prévue à la fin de cette année.

Prolongation de Windows 98 et millenium : http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;FR;lifewin98

	Desktop Operating Systems	Entering Extended phase (effective date)	Exiting Extended phase (effective date)	End of Life (effective date after 12 months online self-help support)
These products follow the New Microsoft Lifecycle Support Policies	Windows 2000 Professional	March 31, 2005	March 31, 2007	March 31, 2008
	Windows XP Professional	December 31, 2006	December 31, 2008	December 31, 2009
	Windows XP Home Edition	December 31, 2006	December 31, 2006	December 31, 2007

Updated 09 février, 2004 Hervé Chaudret