Microsoft Confirms WinInfo Report about Windows 2000 Update Rollup Plans, Cancellation of SP5

After I revealed Wednesday that Microsoft had cancelled Windows 2000 Service Pack 5 (SP5) and would instead issue a final Update Rollup for Win2K in 2005, Microsoft on Wednesday posted a public confirmation of the news on its Web site. On the Windows 2000 Update Rollup Announcement page (URL below), Microsoft confirms that the Windows 2000 Update Rollup will replace SP5 as the final combined security patch update for Windows 2000.

“To make it as easy as possible for customers to maintain the security and stability of their Windows 2000 systems, Microsoft will produce an Update Rollup for Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 (SP4), with a planned release in mid-2005,” the site reads. “The Update Rollup will contain all security-related updates produced for Windows 2000 between the time SP4 was released and the time when Microsoft finalizes the contents of the Update Rollup. The Update Rollup will also contain a small number of important non-security updates.”

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Windows 2000 users- Do you feel the cold wind blowing through your drawers? It’s not the cold wind of winter, it’s the feeling that just like Windows NT 4 users, your days are numbered.

Remember one thing: Microsoft has said the future belongs to Windows XP and newer operating systems. And Microsoft doesn’t do jokes…