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Posted: Sep. 22, 2003
This table summarizes the Windows Service Pack Roadmap. Information
about preceding service packs is included because Microsoft continues to support the
preceding service pack for one year after the current service pack is released to give
customers time to test and deploy the current service pack.
The release date of Windows 2000 Service Pack 5 (SP5) is "to be
determined" (TBD), but as it will likely be one of the last service packs for Windows
2000, it could be released in 2005. Historically, the time between service packs increases
as a product ages because the most serious bugs are found early in the product’s
life.
| Windows
Version |
Preceding
Service Pack |
Current
Service Pack |
Current
Service Pack Release Date |
Next
Service Pack |
| NT 4.0 Workstation |
SP5 |
SP6 and SP6a Security Rollup |
11/30/1999 |
None Planned |
| NT 4.0 Server |
SP5 |
SP6 and SP6a Security Rollup |
11/30/1999 |
None Planned |
| Windows 2000 Professional |
SP3 |
SP4 |
6/26/2003 |
TBD |
| Windows 2000 Server |
SP3 |
SP4 |
6/26/2003 |
TBD |
| Windows XP Home |
N/A |
SP1 |
9/4/2002 |
Mid 2004 |
| Windows XP Professional |
N/A |
SP1a |
9/4/2002 |
Mid 2004 |
| Windows Server 2003 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Q1 2004 |
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