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Microsoft Support Life-Cycle

For an overview of Microsoft’s product support life-cycle policies, see support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh%3Ben-us%3Blifecycle.

Support life-cycle dates and release dates, by product, are at support.microsoft.com/gp/lifeselect.

Supported service packs and release dates appear at support.microsoft.com/gp/lifesupsps.

Some service pack release histories are listed at support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=FH;[LN];sp.

Windows

Windows Client

The Microsoft Windows Vista information site is www.microsoft.com/windowsvista.

The WinFX APIs and their tool support are summarized in “WinFX: The .NET Framework Takes Center Stage” on page 18 of the Dec. 2003 Update.

The Windows Communication Foundation Web services messaging component (codenamed Indigo) and plans for incorporating it in Microsoft servers are discussed in “Indigo to Aid Web Services Development” on page 22 of the June 2004 Update and “Indigo to Power Servers” on page 20 of the Mar. 2005 Update.

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