I am thinking of installing Service Pack 3 on all of our Win2k machines. Has anyone had any issues or problems with this service pack? Also, is there somewhere where I can find a list of what Service Pack 3 fixes?
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I am thinking of installing Service Pack 3 on all of our Win2k machines. Has anyone had any issues or problems with this service pack? Also, is there somewhere where I can find a list of what Service Pack 3 fixes?
You should find everything you need regarding what's in Service Pack 3 here:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000...p3/default.asp
Also, I have already deployed SP3 over my network and am planning remote installations for various clients by the end of the week. I haven't had any issues with the new service pack yet, either during the installation or afterwards. I have seen some improved benchmarks, however, as well as various security analyzer programs (such as UpdateEXPERT and MBSA) finally giving accurate results of what hotfixes are/aren't installed.
I highly recommend that anyone running Windows 2000 to upgrade to Service Pack 3. The download isn't all that bad, and I think you'll be happy with the results.
AJ
http://support.microsoft.com/default...;en-us;Q320853Quote:
List of Bugs Fixed in Windows 2000 Service Pack 3
also www.microsoft.com -> Windows 2000
Thanks for the info, I wil go ahead and install the service pack.
we are currently doing testing in our QA lab for SP3 in our environment, but I have to say that so far I have had 0 problems running this one.
Anyone remember sp5 for NT? ick...
El Diablo
is running out of stuff to put in this spot
There are problemt with the service pack #3..... One of every 1000 pc's get in totally blue death (The one where only a format can fix et)........
INo body know how it do that.....
Truti
Where did you get your information, and why do you seem convinced that this is fact?Quote:
One of every 1000 pc's get in totally blue death
I would be interested to find out where your info came from or if it was from personal experience.
Service pack three contains XP style reporting to Microsoft. It reports all installed components to microsoft periodically, including serial numbers and licensing information on the MS products.
I'm still examining the packets to find the best way to block it at my firewall without interrupting normal traffic.
I haven't seen that stat anywhere before either. So I called my friends up at my former employer who, while I won't mention the name, has the largest distributed network in the world (non-military) and asked them if they have had any issues with SP3 in their labs yet.
They have had a couple of small issues, but nothing like a BSoD that kills the machines and requires a format to fix. Most of their stuff has to do with older machines with old hardware. Nothing that is specific at the moment, but they said they would keep me up to date on what they find.
Always fun to have someone like that to call on... I miss that job sometimes.
El Diablo
Where did you get this info? How does it send this information to Microsoft?Quote:
Originally posted here by shkuey
Service pack three contains XP style reporting to Microsoft. It reports all installed components to microsoft periodically, including serial numbers and licensing information on the MS products.
I'm still examining the packets to find the best way to block it at my firewall without interrupting normal traffic.
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Originally posted here by shkuey
Service pack three contains XP style reporting to Microsoft. It reports all installed components to microsoft periodically, including serial numbers and licensing information on the MS products.
I'm still examining the packets to find the best way to block it at my firewall without interrupting normal traffic.
would you mind posting some of these captures? of course removing anything that might be considered sensitive to your company ;)
El Diablo
There was a post about the sending of info to microsoft here
http://www.antionline.com/showthread...0&pagenumber=2
however i did read the EULA and didn't see this anywhere when I installed it. Am I blind?
Also, well a firewall like Zonealarm not tell me when something tries to send info to Microsoft? Like it does when program's try to update themselves?
The EULA states that Microsoft may check OS version and the version of any installed components (whether this means OS components or generic Microsoft components, I dont know), and install updates at will.
"You acknowledge and agree that Microsoft may automatically check the version of the OS Product and/or its components that you are utilizing and may provide upgrades or fixes to the OS Product that will be automatically downloaded to your computer."
I've watched it do this several times with the automatic update service and also when connected to windows update, and neither of them work without the OS information reaching Microsoft. So you either have to not update your machine, give Microsoft control to install anything they please, or download fixes/patches manually.
I personally prefer to download the stuff manually. I've always said that if you want something done right, do it yourself.
-the eeshman
I have come across a rather surprising issue in SP3. I do not know if it's unique to my implentation, or a bug in the SP, but I have been working with MS for the last several days to get this resolved.
I installed SP3 on all my AD servers. After the update none of my NT4 machines could authenticate against the AD. This killed my member servers, workstations, and the domain trust with our old NT4 domain.
If you are running a trust with an NT4 domain I would recommend not installing SP3 on the Master Browser until you have installed it on another DC and thoroughly verifyed that the NT4 machines can authenticate against that machine. Oh, and don't make my mistake - leave yourself the back door to uninstall the SP... that's been the biggest mistake of my career so far.
Hi there,
I've installed service pack 3 on my machine and so far, I haven't encountered any problems, yet.
Do you know or can you find out, if any of the older Compaq Proliant series computers have any issues with SP3? I have seven of these in operation at this time.Quote:
Originally posted here by El Diablo
I haven't seen that stat anywhere before either. So I called my friends up at my former employer who, while I won't mention the name, has the largest distributed network in the world (non-military) and asked them if they have had any issues with SP3 in their labs yet.
They have had a couple of small issues, but nothing like a BSoD that kills the machines and requires a format to fix. Most of their stuff has to do with older machines with old hardware. Nothing that is specific at the moment, but they said they would keep me up to date on what they find.
Always fun to have someone like that to call on... I miss that job sometimes.
El Diablo
I just wanted let everyone know that I have deployed SP3 on approx. 100 Dell Lattitude C800s, and 50 HP Omniboox XE3s. I have had incurred no troubles. I still have computers out there that need SP3, such as a few Gateways, so if anyone does find some incompatibility issues please let me know. Thank you.
Yeah my pc seems to be running fine under sp3, If anything it seems to be running better, I think I will stick with windows 2000 and not move to windows xp
I have installed SP3 on all my Win2k machines and have not had any problems and it appears quite stable; however, it did do some things that you should be aware of. It installs and turns on a couple of services, one of which is the autoupdate program. I had specifically been leaving it off of my update lists because I prefer to do it manually and do not like the idea of a daemon doing it automagically (personal preference); however, SP3 does install it and turn it on (and I consequently went in to services and turned it off (automatic updates in services))..
I am wanting to say that it also turned a couple of things back on that were off; however, it has been too long ago since I have installed the SP that I don't remember which. Regardless, you might want to keep an eye on what services are added/running after the installation.
Neb
Hey, its rather sneaky, I think it installed the .net thing as well without me asking
Anyone had any problems with downloading/installing SP3? I've attempted a couple of times, and the install seems to hang about 80% of the way through the install.
Forgot to ask this question...Is it better to select the option for "network install" or to run the sp from the MS site? I can do either here...granted, downloading a 121MB file via ADSL isn't my idea of a fun way to spend time.
Any input will be appreciated, as always.
well there has been some recent activity on one of the mailing lists that I'm part of regarding SP3. It seems that Microsoft "forgot" to add some of the current and past hotfixes, that are very important, to this service pack. Be sure and check AFTER you have done the install to see if the hotfixes have been added or not.
I did some checking and found that MS forgot to install MS01-022, and MS02-008. According to folks on the mailing list it looks like it didn't remove a hotfix from SP2 (MS02-024) which means it most likely wasn't included in SP3.
I don't know if there is more, as I haven't had time to delve too far in to this today, but I'll look around some more and keep you updated on new findings.
El Diablo
Actually, there was a bug pre-SP3, in which, after you install these two security patches, they still appear as if they have not been installed by many programs which keep track of which patches you have installed. With Service Pack 3, however, both of these issues have been resolved, but they are integrated in another form (so, technically, you are right that the patches weren't installed, but the problems are resolved). Hope this helps you.Quote:
I did some checking and found that MS forgot to install MS01-022, and MS02-008. According to folks on the mailing list it looks like it didn't remove a hotfix from SP2 (MS02-024) which means it most likely wasn't included in SP3.
Also, to bowlfreak:
Honestly, since you do have a fast connection, I would recommend downloading the entire installation file. The reason for this is simple: say that you have to reformat your computer or update the system with Windows components which you previously had not installed (such as IIS), you will be required to re-run the Service Pack. If you have the entire file already available, it's quite simple to do so again. Just my opinion, though.Quote:
Forgot to ask this question...Is it better to select the option for "network install" or to run the sp from the MS site? I can do either here...granted, downloading a 121MB file via ADSL isn't my idea of a fun way to spend time.
AJ
You might want to check out this info on SP3
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/26750.html
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Originally posted here by avdven
Honestly, since you do have a fast connection, I would recommend downloading the entire installation file. The reason for this is simple: say that you have to reformat your computer or update the system with Windows components which you previously had not installed (such as IIS), you will be required to re-run the Service Pack. If you have the entire file already available, it's quite simple to do so again. Just my opinion, though.
AJ
Actually you no longer have to reinstall the service pack after installing new system components in Win2k. It stores the appropriate information at the time the SP is installed. And if you ever install a new component. The updates will automatically be applied.
http://support.microsoft.com/default...;en-us;Q274215