Content Manager Explorer operating system support history
SDL Tridion 2011 SP1 Content Manager Explorer has a number of changed operating system prerequisites compared to version 5.3, 5.3 SP1, 2009, 2009 SP1 and 2011.
In the following table: N=Not Supported, Y=Supported, D=Deprecated (support may be dropped in the next version release), Dr=Dropped (support is definitely dropped in the next version release), P=Probably dropped (support is probably dropped in the next version release):
| Operating system | 5.3 | 5.3 SP1 | 2009 | 2009 SP1 | 2011 | 2011 SP1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP4 | D | D | N | N | N | N |
| Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP4 | D | D | N | N | N | N |
| Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP4 | D | D | N | N | N | N |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2 x86 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | P |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2 ia64 | Y | Y | N | N | N | N |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2 x64 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | P |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 SP2 x86 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | P |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 SP2 x64 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | P |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 x86 | N | N | Y | Y | D | Dr |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 x64 | N | N | Y | Y | D | Dr |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 | N | N | N | N | Y | Dr |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 x64 | N | N | N | N | N | Y |
| Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2 x86 | Y | D | N | N | N | N |
| Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP3 x86 | N | Y | Y | Y | D | Dr |
| Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2 x64 | Y | Y | Y | Y | D | Dr |
| Microsoft Windows Vista | Y | D | N | N | N | N |
| Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 x86 | N | Y | D | D | N | N |
| Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 x64 | N | Y | D | D | N | N |
| Microsoft Windows Vista SP2 x86 | N | N | Y | D | N | N |
| Microsoft Windows Vista SP2 x64 | N | N | Y | D | N | N |
| Microsoft Windows 7 x86 | N | N | N | N | Y | Dr |
| Microsoft Windows 7 x64 | N | N | N | N | Y | Dr |
| Microsoft Windows 7 x86 SP1 | N | N | N | N | N | Y |
| Microsoft Windows 7 x64 SP1 | N | N | N | N | N | Y |
| MacOS X 10.6 Snow Leopard | N | N | N | N | Y | Dr |
| MacOS X 10.7 Lion | N | N | N | N | N | Y |