Win2K SP 1 and 2 download...

[SplanK 0]

I was womdering if anybody knew where I could download hte SP1 and SP2 to disk as I am planning on trying to get Win2K Pro to work on my machine and I dont want to re-download it after every format - esp over a 56K modem!

[Ge0ph 0]

Just download the network version. It's over 100 megs though.

[felix 0]

You don't need both - just download the full version of SP2.

 

Unless you can find a friend who has it, it's easier to buy a computer mag with cover CD.

 

Microsoft doesn't allow anyone to mirror their stuff anymore - only available from conexion.com

[BladeRunner 0]

Aye, wait until the end of the month / start of next month.

The new computer mags will hit the news stand and they are very likely to have SP2 on the cover CD's.

[packman 0]

Felix, Bladerunner and others:

 

I would not recommend anyone using a magazine-cover version of SP2 because it's likely to be the Express version and so is one of the versions which doesn't properly update system drivers. This includes drivers responsible for handling the hard disk cache. This means that on a good many Win2K machines data will be lost on the first few reboots, thus rendering the HD corrupted. It's happened with mine.

 

There isn't a satisfactory answer to this and I've been trying to get Microsoft to provide me with an ad-hoc fix. The problem can be circumvented if you do an 'integrated' install but only of the full Networked version of SP2. It's an over-complex and hazardous install.

 

This problem is due to be fixed in SP3 but SP3 is some way off yet.

 

So, don't get too self-assured about SP2. A great many SP2 users are continuing to use their machines in ignorance. Unfortunately, Win2K's Event Viewer may not show those early corruptions after some time, so many users will be none the wiser.