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More info?)
"Greenthumb" <aballardNOSPAM@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message
news:2toiu0pe7pjtu8a2q2o5dp8ccksmmnrdfj@4ax.com...
> Thank you.
>
> The reason I ask...
>
> Late last night I started the SP4 download via a 56K modem running at
> 48K.
>
> This morning, the screen displayed something about a "buffer overrun"
> and the need to go to www.patch.net I think it was for software fixes.
>
> I did not got there and don't recommend that anyone goes there, but
> instead intrepreted the event as an attack.
>
You are likely right, although it may be only a hook to try
to make money off of you, and it may be only one of many
things that may have been done.
> I then reinstalled W2K again to be sure of a clean registry and so
> forth. The reinstall did not give me a chance to re-format to NTFS
> again, but at least the OS is clean.
Then you took a wrong turn during the install.
The option to remove partitions, redefine partitions, and to format
are always available during install.
>
> Now I have a firewall, but still remain on "alarm."
>
I do not know what "remaining on alarm" might mean,
but it is good that you have a firewall now.
I am concerned whether you did a fresh install or a
repair install. You really, really should start with
a fresh install - such as can be guaranteed with a format.
Then, follow order in my other posting.
> Thanks again.
>
> Allan
>
> On Sat, 15 Jan 2005 10:11:04 -0800, "Desmond Lee"
> <mcp@donotspamplease.mars> wrote:
>
> >
> >It really depends on the official availability of security fixes. For
> >example, patches such as MS04-041 was released after SP4. The readme will
> >typically indicate minimum requirements before patches will even install.
Win
> >2000 SP2 is no longer supported and standardizing on SP4 is certainly
worth
> >considering.
> >
> >Note also that once you have SP4, it does not need to be reinstalled even
if
> >system components are modified.
> >
> >Hope this helps. Do let us know. Thanks.
> >
> >
> >"Greenthumb" wrote:
> >
> >> Hello,
> >>
> >> I am installing Win 2000 on my laptop.
> >>
> >> Afterwards I will need to download the SP4, and the security fixes.
> >>
> >> Which order should I use?
> >>
> >> First the SP4 -- or first the hotfixes/security fixes?
> >>
> >> Thank you.
> >>
> >> Allan Ballard
> >>
>