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ChahSiuBow
07-30-2002, 02:09 PM
According to Neowin.net

http://download.microsoft.com/download/win2000platform/SP/SP3/NT5/EN-US/w2ksp3.exe

....start leeching! :D
NuTs62
07-30-2002, 02:58 PM
leeching? eh, wouldn't such a thing contaminate our system? :P
DoPeY5007
07-30-2002, 07:22 PM
man, now I need to get the DJ PC out of the garage!
Hiro
07-30-2002, 07:33 PM
whats in this update? im too lazy to click and read.
ChahSiuBow
07-30-2002, 08:15 PM
Hmm.... not sure what's in it..can't find a page with all the latest fixes. Try:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/downloads/servicepacks/sp3/default.asp

It's suppose to go live on thursday, when they officially roll it out. It seems they put it on their servers earlier like they did last time with SP2, so enjoy the super duper bandwidth now, before everyone jumps on the bandwagon. :)
NuTs62
07-30-2002, 08:25 PM
what I wonder is did they add that one nice lil update that allowed them to remove unauthorized programs or disable 'em from your system. :hmm:
ChahSiuBow
07-30-2002, 09:42 PM
I didn't read about that, thought it was only WinXP SP1. Win2k is going to get phased out in 2003, so there's no point in extending their protection to it... too expensive of task. Besides, I also read that they are not going all out in SP1 for XP... just nuked the one key that everyone was using. They're not going to nuke all the corporate keys and reissue, although I believe they are modifying the EULA so they have backdoor access. I wonder why the DoJ isn't going after this clause. Then again, AOL's been doing it for a while now.
ChahSiuBow
08-01-2002, 06:53 PM
yup yup, it's officially out on their site today. Here's a link to the list of fixes.

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q320853

Be warned...accepting the EULA allows MS to auto download code to your pc without telling you about it.
NuTs62
08-04-2002, 09:57 PM
Originally posted by chosenfool
hmmmm...i wonder if i can slipstream SP3 with the original win2k pro CD? i did it with SP2, and it worked....

:hmm:

/me fires up cdrwin4 ;)

say what? :confused:
DoPeY5007
08-04-2002, 10:13 PM
Originally posted by NuTs62


say what? :confused: :stupid: :confused:
NuTs62
08-05-2002, 01:46 PM
Originally posted by chosenfool
slipstream, meaning incorporate the new cab files from the SP3 i386 folder and "update" the old cab files of the original win2k CD, into a new CD.

so basically when you use the "slipstreamed" win2k CD in a fresh install, you end up with an install thats already got the updates from SP3. everytime.

google it, you'll find a few sites that has instructions for it, and CDRWIN is the tool to use. ;)

now why didn't you say that in the first place? :poke: :bonk: :P
NuTs62
08-06-2002, 01:22 AM
Originally posted by chosenfool


cuz d00d, i thought you guys were "geek enough" to know what it meant!

:)

well, now you realize that you are the geek lord around here, and have to teach us stooges how to be a master geek like yourself :P
ChahSiuBow
08-15-2002, 07:47 PM
Hmm... haven't check this topic in a while so sorry for the reponse time :)

Try this site:
http://www.bink.nu/bootcd/

It's a really good site for anything Windows related