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Summary Microsoft is extending the final date that test submissions will be accepted, via Windows Logo Kit (WLK) 1.4, for hardware systems certified for Microsoft Windows Server 2003 from December 31, 2009, to
July 13, 2010, to align with the end of Mainstream Support for Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2003 R2.
Details . Original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) may continue to use WLK 1.4 for testing systems for Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2008 R2 until
July 13, 2010; however, support for the WLK 1.4 tool ends
February 1, 2010.
. WLK 1.5 does not support Windows Server 2003 but may be used upon release for testing Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2. WLK 1.5 must be used after
July 13, 2010, to test Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2.
. Due to the end of Mainstream Support for Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2003 R2 coming soon, Microsoft recommends testing new systems with and deploying Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2.
. This announcement does not impact the Windows Server 2003 Logo Program for Clusters, which retired on December 31, 2009. Refer to the September 1, 2009 Windows Logo Program Newsletter for additional information (
http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/whql/resources/news/whqlnews_090109.htm).
. This announcement does not impact device submissions for Windows Server 2003, which may continue to be submitted using WLK 1.4, through February 1, 2010, and WLK 1.5.
Effective February 26, 2010, the Windows Touch Test Lab (WTTL) in Taipei, Taiwan, will become the sole lab for testing all Windows Touch device submissions and the WTTL in Redmond will close. By February 26, 2010, please send all of your Windows Touch device submissions to the WTTL in Taipei.
Also, the WTTL in Taipei will be closed during Chinese New Year, February 13 - 21, 2010. Because of this closure, submissions that arrive at the Taipei WTTL between February 9 and February 21 might not be processed within the normal turnaround time. To avoid possible delay, please be sure your submission arrives in Taipei by February 8.
For more information on the Windows Touch Test Lab, see
http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/device/input/WindowsTouch_Test-Lab.mspx.
