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Microsoft Windows OS Release Dates
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Last updated: June 24, 2010
{OS Name}- {Release Date}-{OS Type}-{Platform}1. {OS/2 1.0}- {1987}-{16-bit}-{Non-GUI based}
2. {OS/2 1.1}- {1988}-{16-bit}-{Non-GUI based}
3. {OS/2 1.2}- {1989}-{16-bit}-{Non-GUI based}
4. {OS/2 2.0}- {1992}-{16-bit}-{Non-GUI based}
5. {Windows 1.0/1.01}- {November 20, 1985}-{16-bit}-{Desktop}
6. {Windows 2.0}- {December 9, 1987}-{16-bit}-{Desktop}
7. {Windows 3.0}- {May 22, 1990}-{16-bit}-{Desktop}
8. {Windows 3.1}- {April 6, 1992}-{16-bit}-{Desktop}
9. {Windows for Workgroups 3.1}- {October 27, 1992}-{16-bit}-{Server}
10. {Windows NT 3.1 & 3.1 Advance Server}- {July 27, 1993}-{32-bit}-{Server}
11. {Windows for Workgroups 3.11}- {November 8, 1993}-{16-bit}-{Server}
12. {Windows NT 3.5 Server & Workstation}- {September 21, 1994}-{32-bit}-{Server}
13. {Windows NT 3.51 Server & Workstation}- {May 30, 1995}-{32-bit}-{Server}
14. {Windows 95}- {August 24, 1995}-{16 & 32-bit}-{Desktop}
15. {Windows NT 4.0 Server & Workstation}- {August 24, 1996}-{32-bit}-{Server}
16. {Windows 98}- {June 25, 1998}-{16 & 32-bit}-{Desktop}
17. {Windows 98 SE}- {May 9, 1999}-{16 & 32-bit}-{Desktop}
18. {Windows 2000 Prof. & Server}-{February 17, 2000}-{32-bit}-{Server & Desktop}
19. {Windows Me}- {September 14, 2000}-{16 & 32-bit}-{Desktop}
20. {Windows XP Home & Professional}- {October 25, 2001}-{32-bit}-{Desktop}
21. {Windows Server 2003}- {April 25, 2003}-{32 & 64-bit}-{Server}
22. {Windows Server 2003 R2}- {December 2005}-{32 & 64-bit}-{Server}
23. {Windows XP Media Center Edition 2003}- {December 18, 2003}-{32-bit}-{Multimedia Desktop}
24. {Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005}- {October 12, 2004}-{32-bit}-{Multimedia Desktop}
25. {Windows XP Professional x64 Edition}- {April 25, 2005}-{64-bit}-{Server & Desktop}
26. {Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs (WinFLP)(XP SP2)}- {June 08, 2006}-{32-bit}-{for Thin-Client}
27. {Windows Vista (Business versions}-{November 30, 2006}-{32 & 64-bit}-{Desktop}
28. {Windows Vista (Desktop versions}-{January 30, 2007}-{32 & 64-bit}-{Desktop}
29. {Windows Home Server}- {August 2007}-{32 & 64-bit}-{Server on Home Desktop}
30. {Windows Server 2008}- {February 27, 2008}-{32 & 64-bit}-{Server}
31. {Windows 7}- {Oct 22, 2009}-{32 & 64-bit}-{Desktop}
2. {OS/2 1.1}- {1988}-{16-bit}-{Non-GUI based}
3. {OS/2 1.2}- {1989}-{16-bit}-{Non-GUI based}
4. {OS/2 2.0}- {1992}-{16-bit}-{Non-GUI based}
5. {Windows 1.0/1.01}- {November 20, 1985}-{16-bit}-{Desktop}
6. {Windows 2.0}- {December 9, 1987}-{16-bit}-{Desktop}
7. {Windows 3.0}- {May 22, 1990}-{16-bit}-{Desktop}
8. {Windows 3.1}- {April 6, 1992}-{16-bit}-{Desktop}
9. {Windows for Workgroups 3.1}- {October 27, 1992}-{16-bit}-{Server}
10. {Windows NT 3.1 & 3.1 Advance Server}- {July 27, 1993}-{32-bit}-{Server}
11. {Windows for Workgroups 3.11}- {November 8, 1993}-{16-bit}-{Server}
12. {Windows NT 3.5 Server & Workstation}- {September 21, 1994}-{32-bit}-{Server}
13. {Windows NT 3.51 Server & Workstation}- {May 30, 1995}-{32-bit}-{Server}
14. {Windows 95}- {August 24, 1995}-{16 & 32-bit}-{Desktop}
15. {Windows NT 4.0 Server & Workstation}- {August 24, 1996}-{32-bit}-{Server}
16. {Windows 98}- {June 25, 1998}-{16 & 32-bit}-{Desktop}
17. {Windows 98 SE}- {May 9, 1999}-{16 & 32-bit}-{Desktop}
18. {Windows 2000 Prof. & Server}-{February 17, 2000}-{32-bit}-{Server & Desktop}
19. {Windows Me}- {September 14, 2000}-{16 & 32-bit}-{Desktop}
20. {Windows XP Home & Professional}- {October 25, 2001}-{32-bit}-{Desktop}
21. {Windows Server 2003}- {April 25, 2003}-{32 & 64-bit}-{Server}
22. {Windows Server 2003 R2}- {December 2005}-{32 & 64-bit}-{Server}
23. {Windows XP Media Center Edition 2003}- {December 18, 2003}-{32-bit}-{Multimedia Desktop}
24. {Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005}- {October 12, 2004}-{32-bit}-{Multimedia Desktop}
25. {Windows XP Professional x64 Edition}- {April 25, 2005}-{64-bit}-{Server & Desktop}
26. {Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs (WinFLP)(XP SP2)}- {June 08, 2006}-{32-bit}-{for Thin-Client}
27. {Windows Vista (Business versions}-{November 30, 2006}-{32 & 64-bit}-{Desktop}
28. {Windows Vista (Desktop versions}-{January 30, 2007}-{32 & 64-bit}-{Desktop}
29. {Windows Home Server}- {August 2007}-{32 & 64-bit}-{Server on Home Desktop}
30. {Windows Server 2008}- {February 27, 2008}-{32 & 64-bit}-{Server}
31. {Windows 7}- {Oct 22, 2009}-{32 & 64-bit}-{Desktop}
32. {Windows Server 2008 R2}- {Oct 22, 2009}-{64-bit only}-{Server}
Windows TimelinesPicture Source: Wikipedia, Article Link
Author: bcdalai
7 comments:
its interesting how they all slowly combine into one OS
Hello everyone !!!
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Windows 7 Builds:
Windows 7 Technical Preview Build 6801 – October 28, 2008.
Windows 7 Technical Beta Build 7000 – January 7, 2009.
Windows 7 Release Candidate Build 7100 – April 30, 2009.
Windows 7 Release to Manufacturing Build 7600 – July 22, 2009.
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Windows High Performance Computing (HPC) Server 2008 R2
Final Released today (RTM):
20th September 2010
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BizTalk Server 2010 RTM on Sept 23rd 2010.
And Generally availability on 1st Oct 2010.
See: http://bit.ly/b0wdhY
Windows 7 which is the next version of Microsoft windows, and the release of it is determined by the quality of the product.
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