{"id":4613,"date":"2011-03-09T13:28:00","date_gmt":"2011-03-09T21:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.technet.microsoft.com\/dataplatforminsider\/2011\/03\/09\/important-support-changes-for-sql-server-2000-and-sql-server-2005\/"},"modified":"2024-01-22T22:50:06","modified_gmt":"2024-01-23T06:50:06","slug":"important-support-changes-for-sql-server-2000-and-sql-server-2005","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sql-server\/blog\/2011\/03\/09\/important-support-changes-for-sql-server-2000-and-sql-server-2005\/","title":{"rendered":"Important support changes for SQL Server 2000 and SQL Server 2005"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"line-height:13pt;list-style-type:disc;margin:0in 0in 0pt;\"><span><span style=\"font-family:'Segoe UI';\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;color:#000000;\"> <br \/>There are some important support changes coming up for Microsoft SQL Server 2000 and SQL Server 2005. We want to make sure you know what\u2019s happening so you can avoid the risk of running unsupported products and choose the right version of SQL Server for your business.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height:13pt;list-style-type:disc;margin:0in 0in 0pt;\"><b><span style=\"line-height:14pt;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Segoe UI';\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt;color:#000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height:13pt;list-style-type:disc;margin:0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Segoe UI';\"><b><span style=\"text-decoration:underline;\"><span style=\"line-height:14pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\">What is happening<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b><b><span style=\"line-height:14pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\">:<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height:13pt;list-style-type:disc;margin:0in 0in 0pt;\"><b><span style=\"line-height:14pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt;color:#000000;font-family:'Segoe UI';\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height:13pt;list-style-type:disc;margin:0in 0in 0pt;\"><b><span><span style=\"font-size:11pt;color:#000000;font-family:'Segoe UI';\">SQL Server 2000<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height:13pt;list-style-type:disc;margin:0in 0in 0pt;\"><span><span style=\"font-size:11pt;color:#000000;font-family:'Segoe UI';\">On 4\/9\/2013, Extended Support for <span>SQL Server 2000 <\/span>will come to an end, and SQL Server 2000 will no longer be supported. <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height:13pt;list-style-type:disc;margin:0in 0in 0pt;\"><span><span style=\"font-size:11pt;color:#000000;font-family:'Segoe UI';\">After this date:<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p style=\"line-height:normal;list-style-type:disc;text-indent:-0.25in;margin:0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;margin:0 0 .0001pt .5in;\" class=\"CxSpFirst\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Segoe UI';\"><span><span><span style=\"font-size:11pt;\">\u00b7<\/span><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-size:7pt;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span style=\"font-size:11pt;\">Updates to this software will stop and so you will no longer receive patches including security updates.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height:normal;list-style-type:disc;text-indent:-0.25in;margin:0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;margin:0 0 .0001pt .5in;\" class=\"CxSpMiddle\"><span style=\"font-family:'Segoe UI';\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span><span><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\">\u00b7<\/span><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-size:7pt;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span style=\"font-size:11pt;\">Self-Help Online Support will be available for a minimum of 12 months. <\/span><\/span><\/span><b><span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height:normal;list-style-type:disc;margin:0in 0in 0pt;margin:0 0 .0001pt .5in;\" class=\"CxSpLast\"><b><span><span style=\"font-size:12pt;color:#000000;font-family:'Segoe UI';\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<div style=\"line-height:13pt;list-style-type:disc;margin:0in 0in 0pt;\"><b><span><span style=\"font-size:11pt;color:#000000;font-family:'Segoe UI';\">SQL Server 2005<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height:13pt;list-style-type:disc;margin:0in 0in 0pt;\"><span><span style=\"font-size:11pt;color:#000000;font-family:'Segoe UI';\">On 4\/12\/2011, SQL Server 2005 will transition from Mainstream Support to Extended Support, which includes: <\/span><b><\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<p style=\"line-height:normal;list-style-type:disc;text-indent:-0.25in;margin:0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;margin:0 0 .0001pt .5in;\" class=\"CxSpFirst\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Segoe UI';\"><span><span><span style=\"font-size:11pt;\">\u00b7<\/span><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-size:7pt;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span style=\"font-size:11pt;\">Paid support (charged on an hourly basis per incident). Customers will no longer receive no-charge incident support and warranty claims, and won\u2019t be able to request design changes or features. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height:normal;list-style-type:disc;text-indent:-0.25in;margin:0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;margin:0 0 .0001pt .5in;\" class=\"CxSpMiddle\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Segoe UI';\"><span><span><span style=\"font-size:11pt;\">\u00b7<\/span><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-size:7pt;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span style=\"font-size:11pt;\">Security update support at no additional cost.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height:normal;list-style-type:disc;text-indent:-0.25in;margin:0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;margin:0 0 .0001pt .5in;\" class=\"CxSpLast\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Segoe UI';\"><span><span><span style=\"font-size:11pt;\">\u00b7<\/span><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-size:7pt;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span style=\"font-size:11pt;\">Non-security related hotfix support will require a separate Extended Hotfix Support Agreement to be purchased within 90 days of the end of Mainstream Support \u2013 July 11th, 2011.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"line-height:13.5pt;list-style-type:disc;margin:0in 0in 0pt;background:#fefefe;\"><span lang=\"EN\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;color:#000000;font-family:'Segoe UI';\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height:normal;list-style-type:disc;margin:0in 0in 0pt;\"><b><span style=\"text-decoration:underline;\"><span><span style=\"font-size:11pt;color:#000000;font-family:'Segoe UI';\">Microsoft Support Lifecycle Policy<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height:normal;list-style-type:disc;margin:0in 0in 0pt;\"><span><span style=\"font-size:11pt;color:#000000;font-family:'Segoe UI';\">The Microsoft Support Lifecycle policy took effect in October 2002, and applies to most products currently available through retail purchase or volume licensing and most future release products. <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height:normal;list-style-type:disc;margin:0in 0in 0pt;\"><span><span style=\"font-size:11pt;color:#000000;font-family:'Segoe UI';\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height:normal;list-style-type:disc;margin:0in 0in 0pt;\"><span><span style=\"font-size:11pt;color:#000000;font-family:'Segoe UI';\">Through the policy, Microsoft will offer a minimum of:<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p style=\"line-height:normal;list-style-type:disc;text-indent:-0.25in;margin:0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;margin:0 0 .0001pt .5in;\" class=\"CxSpFirst\"><span style=\"font-family:'Segoe UI';\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span><span><span style=\"font-size:11pt;\">\u00b7<\/span><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-size:7pt;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span style=\"font-size:11pt;\">10 years of support (5 years Mainstream Support and 5 years Extended Support) at the <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:11pt;\"><a style=\"cursor:auto;\" href=\"http:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/lifecycle\/?LN=en-us&amp;x=18&amp;y=15#Service%20Pack%20Support\"><span><span style=\"color:#07679a;\"><span style=\"text-decoration:underline;\">supported service pack level<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><span><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;\"><span style=\"text-decoration:underline;\"> <\/span>for Business and Developer products <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height:normal;list-style-type:disc;text-indent:-0.25in;margin:0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;margin:0 0 .0001pt .5in;\" class=\"CxSpMiddle\"><span style=\"font-family:'Segoe UI';\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span><span><span style=\"font-size:11pt;\">\u00b7<\/span><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-size:7pt;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span style=\"font-size:11pt;\">5 years Mainstream Support at the <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:11pt;\"><a style=\"cursor:auto;\" href=\"http:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/lifecycle\/?LN=en-us&amp;x=18&amp;y=15#Service%20Pack%20Support\"><span style=\"color:#07679a;\"><span><span style=\"text-decoration:underline;\">supported service pack leve<\/span><\/span><span>l<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><span><span style=\"font-size:11pt;color:#000000;\"> for Consumer\/Hardware\/Multimedia products <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height:normal;list-style-type:disc;text-indent:-0.25in;margin:0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;margin:0 0 .0001pt .5in;\" class=\"CxSpLast\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Segoe UI';\"><span><span><span style=\"font-size:11pt;\">\u00b7<\/span><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-size:7pt;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span style=\"font-size:11pt;\">3 years of Mainstream Support for products that are annually released (for example, Money, Encarta, Picture It!, and Streets &amp; Trips)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"line-height:normal;list-style-type:disc;\" class=\"MsoNormalTable\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:0.75pt;\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:0.75pt;\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"line-height:normal;list-style-type:disc;margin:0in 0in 0pt;\"><span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt;color:#000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height:normal;list-style-type:disc;margin:0in 0in 10pt;\"><b><span style=\"text-decoration:underline;\"><span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt;color:#000000;\">Phases of the Support Lifecycle<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height:normal;list-style-type:disc;margin:0in 0in 10pt;\">\n<span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sql-server\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/0825.clip_image002_thumb.jpg\" original-url=\"http:\/\/blogs.technet.com\/cfs-file.ashx\/__key\/CommunityServer-Blogs-Components-WeblogFiles\/00-00-00-60-54-metablogapi\/6114.clip_5F00_image002_5F00_2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image:none;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;display:inline;padding-top:0px;border-width:0px;\" title=\"clip_image002\" border=\"0\" alt=\"clip_image002\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sql-server\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/0825.clip_image002_thumb.jpg\" original-url=\"http:\/\/blogs.technet.com\/cfs-file.ashx\/__key\/CommunityServer-Blogs-Components-WeblogFiles\/00-00-00-60-54-metablogapi\/0825.clip_5F00_image002_5F00_thumb.jpg\" width=\"520\" height=\"436\" srcset=\"\"><\/a><\/span><span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"line-height:normal;list-style-type:disc;margin:0in 0in 0pt;margin:0 0 .0001pt .5in;\"><span><span style=\"font-family:'Segoe UI';\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;color:#000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"line-height:13pt;list-style-type:disc;margin:0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Segoe UI';\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><b><span style=\"text-decoration:underline;\"><span><span style=\"font-size:11pt;\">Your options in moving forward<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b><b><span><span style=\"font-size:11pt;\">:<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height:13pt;list-style-type:disc;margin:0in 0in 10pt;\"><b><span><span style=\"font-size:11pt;color:#000000;font-family:'Segoe UI';\">SQL Server 2000<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<p style=\"line-height:13.5pt;list-style-type:disc;text-indent:-0.25in;margin:0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;background:#fefefe;margin:0 0 .0001pt .5in;\" class=\"CxSpFirst\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Segoe UI';\"><span lang=\"EN\"><span><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\">\u00b7<\/span><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-size:7pt;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\">Upgrade to a supported version of SQL Server. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height:13.5pt;list-style-type:disc;text-indent:-0.25in;margin:0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;background:#fefefe;margin:0 0 .0001pt .5in;\" class=\"CxSpMiddle\"><span style=\"font-family:'Segoe UI';\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span lang=\"EN\"><span><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\">\u00b7<\/span><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-size:7pt;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;\">Find out more about a Custom Support Agreement (CSA). <\/span><\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height:13.5pt;list-style-type:disc;text-indent:-0.25in;margin:0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;background:#fefefe;margin:0 0 .0001pt .5in;\" class=\"CxSpMiddle\"><span style=\"font-family:'Segoe UI';\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span lang=\"EN\"><span><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\">\u00b7<\/span><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-size:7pt;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;\">Run SQL Server 2000 unsupported with access to Self-Help Online Support only (not recommended)<\/span><\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height:13.5pt;list-style-type:disc;margin:0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;background:#fefefe;margin:0 0 .0001pt .5in;\" class=\"CxSpLast\"><span lang=\"EN\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt;color:#000000;font-family:'Segoe UI';\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"line-height:13.5pt;list-style-type:disc;margin:0in 0in 10pt;background:#fefefe;\">\n<b><span lang=\"EN\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt;color:#000000;font-family:'Segoe UI';\">SQL Server 2005<\/span><\/span><\/b><b><span lang=\"EN\"><\/span><\/b>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"line-height:13.5pt;list-style-type:disc;text-indent:-0.25in;margin:0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;background:#fefefe;margin:0 0 .0001pt .5in;\" class=\"CxSpFirst\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Segoe UI';\"><span lang=\"EN\"><span><span style=\"font-size:11pt;\">\u00b7<\/span><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-size:7pt;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;\">Remain on SQL Server 2005 with Extended Support. You can still open support incidents and receive support, however you will not be able to request specific fixes.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height:13.5pt;list-style-type:disc;text-indent:-0.25in;margin:0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;background:#fefefe;margin:0 0 .0001pt .5in;\" class=\"CxSpMiddle\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Segoe UI';\"><span lang=\"EN\"><span><span style=\"font-size:11pt;\">\u00b7<\/span><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-size:7pt;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;\">Remain on SQL Server 2005 with Extended Support and purchase Extended Hotfix Support. You can then open support incidents and request specific fixes. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height:13.5pt;list-style-type:disc;text-indent:-0.25in;margin:0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;background:#fefefe;margin:0 0 .0001pt .5in;\" class=\"CxSpLast\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Segoe UI';\"><span lang=\"EN\"><span><span style=\"font-size:11pt;\">\u00b7<\/span><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-size:7pt;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;\">Upgrade to a supported version of SQL Server<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"line-height:13pt;list-style-type:disc;margin:0in 0in 0pt;\"><b><span style=\"line-height:16pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:14pt;color:#000000;font-family:'Segoe UI';\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height:13pt;list-style-type:disc;margin:0in 0in 0pt;\">\n<b><span><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:'Segoe UI';\">Get more details on how to stay supported along with other important resources at: <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b><a style=\"cursor:auto;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/sqlserver\/en\/us\/support\/support-updates.aspx\"><span><span style=\"font-size:11pt;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Segoe UI';\"><span style=\"text-decoration:underline;\">http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/sqlserver\/en\/us\/support\/support-updates.aspx<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are some important support changes coming up for Microsoft SQL Server 2000 and SQL Server 2005. 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