
| End of Support: Windows 95/98/ME and XP-SP1 |
| On 7/11/2006 (11 July 2006), Microsoft announced an end of support for Windows 98 (all versions), Windows Millenium Edition (ME), and Windows XP Service Pack 1 (SP1). A full explanation of this announcement can be found at http://www.microsoft.com/windows/support/endofsupport.mspx. In addition, older versions of Windows (such as, Windows 95) have already been retired and are no longer supported by Windows. If you are running one of these older versions of Windows, see http://support.microsoft.com for relevant information. As a result of Microsoft's support positions, effective 9/1/2006 (1 September 2006), all Knitware problems reported on these "retired" Windows systems will be given full consideration. However, if an "easy" or obvious solution is not found, the problems will be tested on newer, currently-supported versions of Windows such as Windows XP (SP2 and higher), Windows 2000, and so on. If the reported problems cannot be reproduced on the new systems, we will not devote further time to the solution or support of those problems. If you are running older versions of Windows, and hope to upgrade to newer versions of Knitware as they become available, I encourage you to consider upgrading your computer system. See here for upgrade recommendations. |
| Version 2.50 of Knitware was first released on March 16, 2005. A maintenance release, 2.50.2, was issued in April 2005. Update policy: Minor updates (from 2.50.1 to 2.50.2) will be free for registered license holders. A fee will be charged to all other license holders for a major update. Support policy: Knitware is a "legacy Windows application": it is a stable product that will work on any platform (operating system and hardware) that supports older 32-bit Windows XP applications. Please consult the links below and the documentation for your platform with regard to running older applications. |