Originally posted by Soliah
Is WinME still even supported by MS?
Windows Millennium Edition enters the
Entering Extended Support phase (effective date) at the end of this year, December 31st,
2003.
Support will still be offered, up until the
Non-supported phase, starting one year after extended support has ended. That is, December 31st,
2004.
As Windows ME was introduced (date of general availability) in 2000, it's product life cycle support/availability effectively ends two years after the
extended support phase. That is, December 31st,
2005.
Other points to mention:
"Although Windows Millennium Edition is currently in the Mainstream phase of the product life cycle, given that support volumes are low this product will also continue to follow the previously announced Windows Desktop Product Life-Cycle Guidelines."
For further details, please see this page:
Windows Desktop Product Life Cycle Support and Availability Policies for Consumers
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/lifecycleconsumer.mspx
Originally posted by Soliah
Last thing i remember was that MS stopped giving support to Win9x and WinNT, and since WinME is off a 9x kernel...
Windows NT's life cycle ended last year, December 2002.
Windows 98 and 98SE has been extended until 2005.
Point to mention:
"Microsoft will offer paid incident support on Windows 98/98 SE through January 16, 2004. Windows 98/98 SE downloads for existing security issues will continue to be obtainable through normal assisted support channels at no charge during this time. Customers can request Windows 98/98 SE fixes for new security issues and these requests will be reviewed. Fixes for any new security issues can be specifically requested through normal assisted support channels."
"Web-based self-help support will be available for at least one year after assisted support has concluded. Mainstream support for Windows 98/98 SE ended on June 30th 2002, and no-charge incident support and extended hotfix support ends on June 30th 2003."
Taking the long-winded way to answer your question, "Yes" Microsoft still support Windows ME, although it is being phased out earlier than had been expected, compared with Windows 98 and 98 Second Edition