Availability of WIN NT after Dec 2004

[Tyler]

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Can WIN NT workstation or server be purchased after
12/04?

 

[Guest]

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Can you even get it now?

--
Scott Harding
MCSE, MCSA, A+, Network+
Microsoft MVP - Windows NT Server

"Tyler" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:2750b01c46375$32f5f5c0$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> Can WIN NT workstation or server be purchased after
> 12/04?

 

[Calvin]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsnt.misc (More info?)

Hi Tyler,

The page http://www.microsoft.com/windows/lifecycle/default.mspx explains that
licenses for NT 4.0 Workstation ceased being available (to anybody) on 30 Jun 2003.

I expect you could purchase a later generation qualifying product, say Win2k and
use your 'downgrade' rights to run NT 4.0 instead if you wish. The legality of
this point is a bit tricky, perhaps some others would like to share their
experiences of how they are dealing with this licensing issue.

Calvin.