Determine your Operating System:

End of Support for older version of Microsoft Servers

If your customers are running Windows Server 2000, Windows Server 2003, SQL Server 2000 and SQL Server 2005,
it’s important to know that these products are end of life. This means your customer will no longer receive updates,
including security updates, for these Server products from Microsoft.

Why move off Windows Server 2000, Windows Server 2003, SQL Server 2000 or SQL Server
2005?
End of support from Microsoft
• Increased security
• Increased functionality and performance
• Lack of support from ISVs and OEMs for the new applications and PC hardware
• Security and compliance issues running unsupported software
• Need to purchase expensive custom support
• Out-of-the-box virtualisation to reduce hardware costs
• Leverage built-in Cloud functionality to integrate into Windows Azure and Office 365

Windows Server 2012/R2 SQL

Server virtualization - New levels of performance and SQL Server 2012 helps reduce planned and unplanned
cross-platform support downtime.

Storage - High performance and resiliency at a fraction SQL Server 2012 helps reduce idle hardware and IT
of the cost cost efficiency and performance

Networking - Hybrid networking with breakthrough

Protects data with built-in encryption capabilities
levels of flexibility and performance

Web and application platform - Modern apps built and

Helps ensure compliance related to auditing
deployed to scale on-premises and in the cloud

Access and information protection - Consistent and

flexible user access to corporate resources while Free access to software service packs
protecting data

Virtual desktop infrastructure - Great performance, easy

Managed self-service Business Insights
to deploy and cost-effective
Determine your Operating System for Windows Vista and 7
Follow the next few steps to determine your operating system:

1. Right click on your Computer menu option.

2. Select the Properties option from the menu.

3. The following screen displays, summarising your computer details:

Windows Vista Windows 7

Determine your Operating System for Windows 8
Method 1
1. From the main screen click on the Desktop icon:

2. The Desktop displays. Move your cursor to the top left-hand side of the screen.

3. The following menu displays:

4. Click on the Settings option. The following slide menu displays:

5. Select the PC info option:

Method 2
1. From the main screen click on the Desktop icon:

2. The Desktop displays. Click on the Explorer icon at the bottom of the screen.

3. The Libraries screen displays:

4. Click on the Computer option on the explorer window:

5. Right click on the Computer option and select the Properties option from the menu that displays:

6. The System properties window displays:

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