Win2000 and service packs

[jsigmon]

Do I have to reinstall Service packs with windows 2000 after every software installs like we use to in Winnt 4.0.

I read in the resource book for win200 that if you need a network install you would not have to reinstall SP's

And after hard ware installs



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James

[StevePorter]

Good question...I've always wondered too. Anyone?...

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[PC_GUY]

Beware of service pack 2. i did install SP2 then everything went blank then after try to reboot several times, same thing happen. then i have to reinstall win 2k. i have no idea why it so weird. so think twice be-4 install this package.

good luck

[Yoshie]

Hi all,
I dont think you have to re-install the service packs after a new application has been installed, if you look at control pannel, add/remove programs. you will see Windows 2000 Service Pack 1 or 2 which to me indicates that the patch installed is still in place.

My 2 cents

Hope it helps out..

Yosh

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It was like that when I got here! pig's a$$.

[Drone2903]

Hi y'all;

the answer is no, or at least you should'nt have to. SP2 installs a lots of things, (Dlls) but any good installer (certified) should not install something older.
I've installez a few thing on my on pc since sp2, and all corrections from sp2 are still there.

Then again, this is M$ soooo


DAN

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C'est la vie....

[gmiller220]

<font face="Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, Geneva" size="2">Originally posted by PC_GUY:
Beware of service pack 2. i did install SP2 then everything went blank then after try to reboot several times, same thing happen. then i have to reinstall win 2k. i have no idea why it so weird. so think twice be-4 install this package.

good luck</font>

You must have had a buggy install or a rouge program or something. I've installed SP2 on several computers and haven't had a problem. If anything they have run better.



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[StevePorter]

<font face="Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, Geneva" size="2">Originally posted by gmiller220:
You must have had a buggy install or a rouge program or something. I've installed SP2 on several computers and haven't had a problem. If anything they have run better.

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I agree...three computers without a hitch...

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[ganzie]

i installed sp2 a couple weeks ago, actually shortly after i upgraded to win2k, then last night was prompt by the windows updater that i was missing several critical updates some dating back to over a year ago. whats up with that???!!