Re: Reinstalling Win2k: service packs?

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It is alleged that Torgeir Bakken (MVP) claimed:

> > What is the current service pack for Win2k?
> SP4 (and SP4 is the only version new security updates will be
> released on).

Thank you.

> > Can I download and install the most recent only, or do I need to
> > download and install each one in order?
> You need only the most recent, it includes everything that
> were released in previous versions.

Thank you.

> > enough to contain everything. But the larger files are labeled as
> > "network installs"... do I need to be connected to run them,
> No.

Thank you.

> > or are
> > they self-contained and can they be run entirely from the local
> > machine?
> They are self-contained.

And again, thank you.

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