Microsoft alerted customers on Thursday that they will retire Windows 2000 support next summer.  M$ also mentioned that they will shift the newer Server 2003 line to what they call “limited support.”

Even though Self-Help Online Support and Knowledge Base articles will be available, don’t expect any more patches or updates for the dated OS.

More information can be found  on the Windows Server Division Blog here:

http://blogs.technet.com/windowsserver/archive/2009/09/15/support-changes-coming-july-2010-for-windows-2000-server-and-windows-server-2003.aspx