Mainstream support for 2005 SP1 has already ended, for SP2 the date is not yet set. You can find the rules regarding mainstream/technical support and the support lifecycles here: http://blogs.msdn.com/sqlreleaseser...-server-2005-sp1-and-sql-server-2000-sp4.aspx /Kenneth
2013 as we see based on the number of years as 3 & 5 between the service pack and main version releases.