Does NOT support Windows 2000?

[Tom.K]

Hello:

Is support and updates for Spybot S&D v. 1.6.2 to be dropped when the final release of v 2.0.x is made available? I have a Windows XP/ME dual-boot system and was wondering if I will be able to continue to use Spybot S&D v. 1.6.2 (with updated definitions) on the Windows ME drive.

Thanks.

Sorry, but there was announcement that 1.x updates are no longer going to be supported.

[lewisje]

Will it still be possible to use the manual updater, or will the updates all move to some format not supported by 1.x? I already have noticed that the old version of the Immunization module does not detect one of the listings for Internet Explorer Plugins that the Beta version does detect...

[noel-pr7]

Sorry, but there was announcement that 1.x updates are no longer going to be supported.

where, Tom.K? (url or link to that announcement please so that there is proof)

support for 1.x updates should NOT be dropped until after Spybot 2.0 goes final.

[Tom.K]

It was announced in 2008: http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=34563

[daemon]

It was announced in 2008: http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=34563

This announcement was about versions older than 1.6.x.

Support for 1.6.x will not immediately stop when 2.0 final is released.

daemon

[Tom.K]

, my mistake.

[noel-pr7]

, my mistake.

understandable error, Tom.

I'm beginning to think that the upcoming RC & final releases of Spybot 2.0 (if and whenever they come out) will no longer support W2K and older [heck, even the newly released beta 4 of Spybot 2 won't install/run under win2000]. no big deal to me anymore as I will inevitably convert old machines that have win2000 sp4 on them to winxp sp3 and my brother has gotten me & the rest of my family brand new laptops/desktops with Windows 7 on them.
what bitman said earlier may turn out to be right in the long run.

and of course, microsoft will drop support for WinXP sometime in year 2014.