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Re: Service Pack 2 Recommended for Windows 2000
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Christopher Tresco)
Thu Jul 26 11:12:22 2001
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Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2001 08:03:27 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Christopher Tresco" <ctresco@economics.mit.edu>
To: <jmhunt@mit.edu>
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I think it is important to note that if you install this and use Samba,
you will need to upgrade to Samba 2.2.1a or you will be in for a rude
awakening.
Thanks,
Chris
> Date: Thursday, 26 July 2001
> To: MIT Community: itpartners@mit.edu, winpartners@mit.edu,
> sw-release-announce@mit.edu
> Cc: infosys@mit.edu, itag@mit.edu
> From: Software Release Team
> Subj: Service Pack 2 Recommended for Windows 2000
> ----------------------------------------
>
> Good Afternoon,
>
> Information Systems is proud to announce support and the
> recommendations of Service Pack 2 for Windows 2000.
>
> Who Should Upgrade and Why
> ----------------------------------------------------------
> Anyone running Windows 2000 should upgrade to Service Pack 2 to enhance
> the security and stability of their operating system, unless they are
> running one of the applications that have known issues mentioned
> below.
>
> Known Issues and Cautions
> -----------------------------------------------------------
> As with any service pack or patch, we urge you to read the Readme and
> Release Notes to be sure there are no issues with anything that may be
> special in your area. We have had a number of people have been running
> SP2 since it was released in May and they have not encountered any
> problems. That does not mean you will not be the first.
>
> SP2 Readme:
>
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/downloads/servicepacks/sp2/ReadMeSP.ht
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>
> Release Notes including a complete list of known issues from Microsoft:
> http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q289/9/07.asp.
>
> The most likely one to affect machines at MIT is the Roxio (formerly
> Adaptec) Easy CD Creator 5 Blue Screen . Follow the instructions in
> the knowledge base article
> http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q298/5/83.ASP
> to prevent your system from crashing if you use Easy CD Creator 5.0.
>
> New Features
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> Service Pack 2 includes the high encryption pack which means that you
> do not need to figure out which version is right for you.
>
> Where to get SP2
> -------------------------------------------------------------
> Service Pack 2 is available from Microsoft in 4 different ways. Pick
> the one that works best for you.
> 1. Download the Full install
> 2. Download the Express install
> 3. Use Windows Update in the Start Menu
> 4. Order a CD from Microsoft
>
> More information on acquiring SP2, including links to the downloads and
> CD order form, is available at
> http://web.mit.edu/is/help/win2000/sp.html.
>
>
> Where to get Help
> --------------------------------------------------------------
> Support from Windows 2000 including Service Pack 2 is available from
> the Computing Helpdesk.
> email: pc-help@mit.edu
> phone: x3-1102
> web: http://web.mit.edu/helpdesk/
>
> Documentation, including the urls in this message, is available at
> http://web.mit.edu/win2000/sp.html.
>
>
> Enjoy!
> Jonathan
>
> ______________________________________
> Jonathan M. Hunt
> Windows Platform Coordinator and
> Co-Team Leader for Software Release Team
> Information Systems
> W92-191 x3-0172
