Updated: July 9, 2020 (June 12, 2006)

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Past Visual Studio Versions

The accompanying chart outlines life-cycle support dates as well as initial release and service pack histories for Visual Studio 6.0, Visual Studio .NET, and Visual Studio 2003.

Product Current
Service Pack
Mainstream
Support Ends
Release
History
Visual Studio 6.0 SP5: Feb. 26, 2001 Visual Basic 6.0: ended Mar. 31, 2005

Other 6.0 products: ended Sept. 30, 2003

Released: Sept. 1998

SP1: Oct. 1998

SP2: Feb. 1999

SP3: May 1999

SP4: June 2000

Visual Studio .NET   June 30, 2007 Released: Apr. 2002
Visual Studio 2003   Sept. 30, 2008 Released: July 2003
















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