RSSFixed Windows 2000 Update Released
By Ed Oswald | Published September 14, 2005, 11:15 AM
Microsoft issued an update to its final Update Rollup for Windows 2000 on Tuesday, correcting issues with the initial release. While there seems to be yet more glitches still not fixed, the company says those will be addressed in individual patches.
The re-released Update Rollup comes on Microsoft's normally scheduled Patch Tuesday, which was to include a fix for a critical vulnerability that affected Windows, but it was scrapped due to a "quality issue."
"Microsoft is committed to only releasing high quality updates that fix the issues in question, and therefore we feel it is in the best interest of our customers to not release this update until it undergoes further testing," a Microsoft spokesperson told BetaNews at the time.
The issues addressed in the rollup update are bugs in accessing Windows Update, issues related to restarting Windows 2000, dynamic disk drive issues, and problems related to saving a Microsoft Office file to a floppy disk.
No announcement has been made regarding a rescheduling of the critical security update, although traditionally Microsoft only releases patches once a month. An update could come in the interim if Microsoft feels that the issue is urgent and customers are at risk.
What some people seem to forget before blurting out "Get XP SP2" is the simple fact that there are various flavors of Windows 2000, not just Windows 2000 Professional. They're called Windows 2000 Server, Advanced Server and Datacenter. Sure you wanna replace all of them with XP SP2 ?
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|Why? Simple, I think the answer you seek can be summed up in the word "bloatwares". To name a few, I don't really need an OS that install (by default) MSN Messenger, a childish Search Assistant and give warnings when automatic updating is disabled.
You see, Win2k does everything I need without all the animation, unneeded colors and crap so I don't see any reason to upgrade.
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|That's a pretty "childish" argument considering all those "bloatwares" that you mention can easily be disabled by clicking a few options.
Don't get me wrong, I agree with what you're ultimately saying ---- "use what works for you" ---- but your argument needs a little stronger support.
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|New Patch is out. Its called WinXP SP2. If you have not upgraded, why? If you don't think Windows 2000 is the same as WinXP think again. If you aren't sure if your applications are compatible with WinXP, there is a compatibility mode in XP. XP has everything you need, and don't let the naysayers fool you. XP is stable, faster, and more efficient than 2000. Period. Upgrade to XP SP2.
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|...If you have not upgraded, why?...
Money. You buy 4000 MVL copies of windowsXP to upgrade all of the systems I manage. Then, you pay the techs to upgrade them all.
Buggy
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|Ditto: Cost. If it ain't broke (and W2K ain't,) then why fix it? WOuld you rather have a bonus (or a job) at the end of the year, or a new OS?
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|"XP is stable, faster, and more efficient than 2000."
No offense meant here, and understand that I'm a huge fan of Microsoft, but... Frankly, that is a very foolish, ignorant statement to make.
Windows 2000 is actually much more stable and faster than XP. Especially with regard to networking and authentication with servers and workstations for file sharing. 2000 will only blue screen in the event of hardware failure or severe Registry damage.
The only "problem" with 2000 is that the hardware support out of the box is very limited. On the other hand, it has the same driver model as XP (with few exceptions) and it's possible to get 2000/XP drivers for pretty much any piece of hardware.
In terms of security, 2000-- with the exception of not receiving an update that includes the new Windows Firewall-- is not really any more or less secure than XP. In fact, it's pretty susceptible to the same bugs (again, with some exceptions that apply to XP-only or 2000-only).
I ran 2000 only from the time it entered Beta 1 until April 2004 when I finally "had" to upgrade to XP at work and I upgraded my servers to 2003 (which also rocks, by the way).
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|I like MS and always will[I hope]Id rather wait for the "fixed" fix.About Wnxp..It trully is just a glorified win 2000.want proof? check out sevral forums...win xp?..6900 questions for help..win 2000?...3000 asking for help...Yes Ive owned both...and Win 2000 pro...is truthfully the most stable of all systems...
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