Did you know that Visual C++ 6, which is fast approaching its seventh birthday, will soon be an unsupported product? That's not exactly shocking; after all it was developed to let developers target Windows 95 or NT! Perhaps you were wondering when some other applications you use are going to reach end of life.... in that case, here are some handy links:

• http://support.microsoft.com/gp/lifesrvr for server products.... SQL Server 7 support ends this year, too. MTS has been out of support for years.
• http://support.microsoft.com/gp/lifedevtoolfam for developer tools... VB 6 will be in extended support for longer than VC++ 6. Go figure.
• http://support.microsoft.com/gp/lifeofficefam for the Office family.
• http://support.microsoft.com/gp/lifewin for versions of Windows. Windows 1.0 was still in mainstream support until 2001!

If there's something you don't feel like upgrading, you might want to know how long it will be supported for as part of your wait-or-upgrade-now decision.

Kate