Windows 2000 SP5 Replaced With Update Rollup 44
Ant writes "According to Broadband Reports' news post, both eWeek and TechSpot report Microsoft is scrapping Windows 2000 Service Pack (SP) 5. It will be replaced with an Update Rollup in mid-2005. 'The Update Rollup will contain all security-related updates produced for Windows 2000 between SP4 and the time when Microsoft finalizes the contents of the Update Rollup, and a small number of important non-security updates. Because Microsoft believes the Update Rollup will better meet the needs of customers than a new service pack, there will not be a Service Pack 5 (SP5) for Windows 2000.'"
Re:Difference? (Score:5, Informative)
So the procedure to install 2000 will be: Win2000, SP4, Rollup, recent patches.
Autopatcher 2000. (Score:3, Informative)
Re:"Not" as in "Never"??? (Score:3, Informative)
Because they are running computers from that era?
Upgrading my small office of 40 desktops from Windows 2000 to Windows XP would cost about $40-80,000 (40 new desktops at $1000-2000 a pop, including labor, training, etc). I don't have that kind of money...
Re:"Not" as in "Never"??? (Score:3, Informative)
I've reinstalled XP Pro about 5 times because of those issues, and every time I had the latest drivers, patches, service packs, etc, including all drivers available from Compaq's website. I did not have spyware or virii on the computer, it was simply an issue of my laptop not being compatible with XP Pro.
Less than a month ago I gave up on winXP and installed Win2k Pro, and it's been rock solid since. Not a single problem, and all the apps are behaving properly. This is why I choose to run a 5 year old OS. I just want to use the laptop, without worrying about fixing problems and reinstalling every couple of months, especially since I don't care about the latest bells and whistles. I still have XP Pro SP1 and Slack 10 on my desktop, so it's not as if I insist on running Win2k.