[THIN] Microsoft Windows 2000 Update Rollup Announcement

No SP5 just a Rollup package!

JK

http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/server/evaluation/news/bulletins/rollup.asp

To make it as easy as possible for customers to maintain the security and 
stability of their Windows 2000 systems, Microsoft will produce an Update 
Rollup for Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 (SP4), with a planned release in 
mid-2005.

The Update Rollup will contain all security-related updates produced for 
Windows 2000 between the time SP4 was released and the time when Microsoft 
finalizes the contents of the Update Rollup. The Update Rollup will also 
contain a small number of important non-security updates.

By including the most important updates for Windows 2000, the Update Rollup 
will make it easier for customers to keep existing Windows 2000 systems secure 
and up to date, and to build new deployment images. The Update Rollup should 
require less pre-deployment testing for two reasons: the number of updates 
included in the Update Rollup is significantly lower than the number typically 
included in a service pack, and Microsoft will have already released most of 
the contents of the Update Rollup as individual updates and hotfixes. 
Individual hotfixes made since SP4, but not included in the Update Rollup, will 
remain available via individual downloads.

Because Microsoft believes the Update Rollup will meet the needs of customers 
better than a new service pack, there will be no Service Pack 5 (SP5) for 
Windows 2000. Therefore, SP4 becomes the final service pack for Windows 2000. 
Customers who have not yet deployed SP4 should consider deploying SP4 as soon 
as possible, especially since SP4 will be a prerequisite for deploying the 
Update Rollup.

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