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news on SP4
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Leonard Kimble Jr)
Mon Oct 26 12:18:54 1998
Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1998 12:15:41 -0500
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From: Leonard Kimble Jr <lkimble@MIT.EDU>
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>===================== HOT OFF THE PRESS ====================
>(contributed by Kathy Ivens, updatenews@ivens.com)
>
>SERVICE PACK 4 IS HERE!
>The long-awaited Service Pack 4 (SP4) for Windows NT 4.0 is now
>available. Open your FTP application, and head for
>ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/bussys/winnt/winnt-public/fixes/usa/nt40/ussp4/.
> SP4 has a slew of new features, fixes, and patches. Here are some of
>the highlights. Keep an eye on the Windows NT Magazine Web site, because
>we'll be updating the information on SP4 as we gain experience with it.
> *YEAR 2000 (Y2K) FIXES. SP4 contains fixes for the following Y2K
>issues:
> - User Manager and User Manager for Domains recognize the year 2000 as
>a leap year.
> - The Date/Time Control Panel applet can update the system clock.
> - Word Document properties recognize 1900 and 2000 as centuries and
>support four-digit years.
> - The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) administrators program
>supports displaying the years between 2000 and 2009 with a minimum of two
>digits.
> *MICROSOFT ACTIVE ACCESSIBILITY (MSAA). This is a Component Object
>Model (COM)-based method for creating interaction between a utility
>program and an application's user interface (UI).
> *DCOM/HTTP TUNNELING. With this update, Distributed Component Object
>Model (DCOM) client/server communication can move across firewalls over
>the HTTP protocol port. The new protocol (Tunneling TCP) works like other
>DCOM protocols.
> *EURO KEY PATCH. This is an update that provides the new European
>(euro) currency symbol. The patch supplies the core fonts (i.e., Arial,
>Courier New, Times New Roman) and the keyboard drivers.
> *INTERNETGROUP MANAGEMENT PROTOCOL (IGMP) V2. IGMP lets a computer
>inform the router that it is leaving a group. This update lets the router
>determine whether a group has any more members. The router can issue a
>command to stop forwarding mcast packets to the link.
> *MICROSOFT FILE AND PRINT SERVICE FOR NETWARE (FPNW) SUPPORT FOR
>CLIENT32. This update provides NT 4.0 support for NetWare's Client32.
>(This service installs only on computers that have FPNW service
>installed.)
> *PROQUOTA.EXE. This utility monitors the size of users' profiles. If a
>profile exceeds a specified file-size limit, the user must reduce the
>size of the file before logging off.
> *REMOTE WINSOCK (DNS/PORT 53). Because proxies or firewalls might
>disable Domain Name System (DNS) port number 53 to deter external queries
>to the internal DNS structure, inbound response packets sent on port 53
>can't get through. This update provides a way to change the NT DNS server
>Sport number, so you can use a different port number when connecting out.
> *REMOTE PROCEDURE CALL (RPC) ENHANCEMENTS FOR VISUAL BASIC (VB). A User
>Data Type (UDT) that allows the TypeLib arrangement of structures is now
>available. These new UIs provide UDT information and a UDT field for the
>Access Database.
> *ROUTING INFORMATION PROTOCOL (RIP) LISTENER. This is an update for
>those already using RIP Listener on computers running NT 4.0. You can use
>SP4 to update this component. See the Readme.txt file to install RIP
>Listener after you apply SP4.
> *VISUAL STUDIO-MICS. This is an update to Visual Studio named Visual
>Studio Analyzer Events. The update provides a graphical representation of
>high-level behaviors and their solutions. (You can view Event logs,
>Performance Monitor, and other system data graphically, as tables).
> *BUG FIX FOR VIEWING SECURITY EVENT LOG. A bug in the Event Log service
>required that you enable the SE_SECURITY_NAME privilege (also called the
>Security privilege) to view and manage the security Event Log. By
>default, however, NT gives the privilege to administrators and Local
>System. This fix enforces the security model in which the system must
>grant administrators the privilege to manage the security log; they
>cannot manage the log just because they're members of the Administrators
>group.
> *DYNAMIC HOST CONFIGURATION PROTOCOL (DHCP). SP4 contains a variety of
>DHCP enhancements to correct reported problems.
> *MICROSOFT ROUTING AND REMOTE ACCESS SERVICE (RRAS). SP4 updates your
>RRAS system to include the RRAS Hotfix 3.0.
> *PPTP PERFORMANCE AND SECURITY UPDATE. SP 4 contains new performance
>and security updates to PPTP that enhance speed and security.
> *SECURE CHANNEL ENHANCEMENTS. SP4 enhances the secure channel protocols
>that are used by member workstations and servers to communicate with
>their domain controllers. This enhancement also affects communication
>between domain controllers.
> Check http://www.winntmag.com frequently for updated SP4 information.
>
>
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