Service pack 4 for end users?

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TheNightowl - 12 Jul 2005 04:32 GMT

Oh dopey me! I spent 3 hours last night, 3 hours today, updating from the
site, and still 45 minutes left (on downloading sp4 from windows update). I
did not see the sp4 for end users until I spent all the time above with the
others! Why in the world would it be near the bottom of the page of 60 +
updates that I needed? Ya Ya, I should have looked, but I think it should
have been at the top! My question is.....Now that sp4 is downloading, when
done, can I delete ALL the "hot Fixes" that are crowding the "add/remove
program" window? Thank you..........

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Lanwench [MVP - Exchange] - 13 Jul 2005 02:38 GMT

> Oh dopey me! I spent 3 hours last night, 3 hours today, updating from
> the site, and still 45 minutes left (on downloading sp4 from windows
> update). I did not see the sp4 for end users until I spent all the
> time above with the others! Why in the world would it be near the
> bottom of the page of 60 + updates that I needed?

It needs to be installed separately.....and my friend, it's been out for
years - you should've had it by now. Tsk tsk tsk! :)

> Ya Ya, I should
> have looked, but I think it should have been at the top!

Don't rely only on WU for service packs...you should keep on top of this.

> My question
> is.....Now that sp4 is downloading, when done, can I delete ALL the
> "hot Fixes" that are crowding the "add/remove program" window? Thank
> you..........

No. Don't uninstall hotfixes. You don't need to....and you may not even see
them after.

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TheNightowl - 13 Jul 2005 04:37 GMT

Maybe, but I just got win2000pro for a laptop I am building as a spare. Never
had win2000 before 3 days ago.

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> > Oh dopey me! I spent 3 hours last night, 3 hours today, updating from
> > the site, and still 45 minutes left (on downloading sp4 from windows
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> No. Don't uninstall hotfixes. You don't need to....and you may not even see
> them after.

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Lanwench [MVP - Exchange] - 13 Jul 2005 16:02 GMT

> Maybe, but I just got win2000pro for a laptop I am building as a
> spare. Never had win2000 before 3 days ago.

OK - still good to keep apprised of what you're supposed to run on it. Take
a look at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/tools/mbsahome.mspx -
MBSA will tell you what you're missing. Very handy.

I'd do XP on a laptop especially if I were just building a new one....XP is
much nicer in many ways & has longer to go until end-of-life. Still, I don't
know whether you have a license for it. Just my $.02.

>>> Oh dopey me! I spent 3 hours last night, 3 hours today, updating
>>> from the site, and still 45 minutes left (on downloading sp4 from
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>> No. Don't uninstall hotfixes. You don't need to....and you may not
>> even see them after.

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TheNightowl - 13 Jul 2005 21:00 GMT

I did put xppro in it, but it was missing a ton of files? (new sealed,
unregistered) So I got a 2000 os to get it going to be sure I had things
right. I contacted the guy I got it from(xppro), and he sent me another copy.
Got it today, and it is not sealed, and the oem sticker is stuck to the back
of the sleeve! He got some splainin to do!

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> > Maybe, but I just got win2000pro for a laptop I am building as a
> > spare. Never had win2000 before 3 days ago.
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> >> No. Don't uninstall hotfixes. You don't need to....and you may not
> >> even see them after.

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Lanwench [MVP - Exchange] - 13 Jul 2005 21:30 GMT

> I did put xppro in it, but it was missing a ton of files? (new sealed,
> unregistered) So I got a 2000 os to get it going to be sure I had
> things right. I contacted the guy I got it from(xppro), and he sent
> me another copy. Got it today, and it is not sealed, and the oem
> sticker is stuck to the back of the sleeve! He got some splainin to
> do!

Get your money back and go to a retail shop and buy a box product. OEM
without hardware bundle = illegal. :)

>>> Maybe, but I just got win2000pro for a laptop I am building as a
>>> spare. Never had win2000 before 3 days ago.
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>>>> No. Don't uninstall hotfixes. You don't need to....and you may not
>>>> even see them after.

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