Updated: August 4, 2020 (December 1, 2008)

Past Office Versions

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This chart outlines life cycle support dates, as well as initial release and service pack and service release histories for recent versions of Office.

Note that Office 2003 SP3 blocks import and export of several older file formats (including Corel Draw), which can create compatibility problems in organizations that use these formats. Optional updates released in Jan. 2008 enable organizations to centrally unblock affected formats using scripts or Group Policy.

Product	Current Service Pack	Mainstream Support Ends	Release History
Office 2000	SP3: Oct. 21, 2002	Ended June 30, 2004; Extended support ends July 14, 2009	Released: June 1999 SR1: Mar. 2000 SR1a: May 2000 SP2: Nov. 2000
Office XP	SP3: Mar. 9, 2004	Ended July 11, 2006; Extended support ends July 12, 2011	Released: May 2001 SP1: Dec. 2001 SP2: Aug. 2002
Office 2003	SP3: Sept. 17, 2007	Jan. 13, 2009	Released: Nov. 2003 SP1: July 27, 2004 SP2: Sept. 27, 2005

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