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Docbook: We no longer support Windows Server 2003. 

Try to clarify 2003 and XP support in the User's and Developer's guides.

Change-Id: Id08b21374485bf7655b83bb20b7c3d70f8871499
Reviewed-on: https://code.wireshark.org/review/12275
Reviewed-by: Graham Bloice <graham.bloice@trihedral.com>
Reviewed-by: Gerald Combs <gerald@wireshark.org>
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==== Microsoft Windows
Thanks to the Win32 API, development on all Windows platforms will be
done in a very similar way. All Windows platforms referred to as Win32,
Win or Windows may be used with the same meaning.
Older Windows versions are no longer supported by Wireshark.
As Windows CE differs a lot compared to the other Windows platforms
mentioned, Wireshark will not run on Windows CE and there are no plans to
support it.
Wireshark supports Windows natively via the
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_API[Windows API]. Note that in
this documentation and elsewhere we tend to use the terms
``Win32'', ``Win'', and ``Windows'' interchangeably to refer to the
Windows API. Wireshark runs on and can be compiled on the following
platforms:
Also the 64 bit Windows version are now supported by Wireshark. Although
not all libraries are made 64 bit ready yet, basic operations are all
available.
* Windows 10
* Windows 10 / Windows Server 2016
* Windows 8.1 / Windows Server 2012 R2
@ -103,10 +98,8 @@ available.
* Windows Vista / Windows Server 2008
* Windows XP / Windows Server 2003
Support for XP / Server 2003 is best efforts for Wireshark 2.0 and later, it may fail to run
at any time due to 3rd party library compatibility.
Development on Windows XP, Server 2003, and older versions may be possible but
is not supported.
[[ChIntroDevelopment]]
@ -194,11 +187,10 @@ wireshark-download-page:[].
=== Releases and distributions
The officially released files can be found at: wireshark-download-page:[]. A new Wireshark version is released after
significant changes compared to the last release are completed or a
serious security issue is encountered. The typical release schedule is
about every 4-8 weeks (although this may vary).
The officially released files can be found at: wireshark-download-page:[]. A new
Wireshark version is released after significant changes compared to the last
release are completed or a serious security issue is encountered. The typical
release schedule is about every 4-8 weeks (although this may vary).
There are two kinds of distributions: binary and source; both have their
advantages and disadvantages.

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@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ variable. This variable will be set by the Windows installer.
Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, and associated server editions::
_C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Temp_
Windows XP, Windows 2000 footnoteref:[historical]::
Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000 footnoteref:[historical]::
_C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Local Settings\Temp_
Windows NT footnoteref:[historical]::

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@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ is single-threaded and won't benefit much from multi-core systems.
* The current version of Wireshark should support any version of Windows that is
still within its http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/lifecycle[extended
support lifetime]. At the time of writing this includes Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista,
Server 2016, Server 2012, Server 2008 R2, Server 2008, and Server 2003.
Server 2016, Server 2012, Server 2008 R2, and Server 2008.
* Any modern 64-bit AMD64/x86-64 or 32-bit x86 processor.
@ -188,8 +188,9 @@ party libraries on which we depend or due to necessary features that are only
present in newer versions of Windows (such as hardened security or memory
management).
Wireshark 1.10 was the last release branch to officially support Windows XP.
Wireshark 1.2 was the last branch to support Windows 2000. See the
Wireshark 1.12 was the last release branch to support Windows Server 2003.
Wireshark 1.10 was the last branch to officially support Windows XP.
See the
wireshark-wiki-site:[]Development/LifeCycle[Wireshark release lifecycle] page
for more details.