diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 6540d9c..3a5a449 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -120,6 +120,9 @@
 Build
 -----
 
+- Display installer warning that Windows 2000 won't be supported in future
+  releases.
+
 - Issues #1759169, #8864: Drop _XOPEN_SOURCE on Solaris, define it for 
   multiprocessing only.
 
diff --git a/Tools/msi/msi.py b/Tools/msi/msi.py
index a0d70de..d50b1aa 100644
--- a/Tools/msi/msi.py
+++ b/Tools/msi/msi.py
@@ -503,9 +503,9 @@
       "    would still be Python for DOS.")
 
     c = exit_dialog.text("warning", 135, 200, 220, 40, 0x30003,
-            "{\\VerdanaRed9}Warning: Python 2.5.x is the last "
-            "Python release for Windows 9x.")
-    c.condition("Hide", "NOT Version9X")
+            "{\\VerdanaRed9}Warning: Python 2.7.x is the last "
+            "Python release for Windows 2000.")
+    c.condition("Hide", "VersionNT > 500")
 
     exit_dialog.text("Description", 135, 235, 220, 20, 0x30003,
                "Click the Finish button to exit the Installer.")