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Microsoft Reissues Update Rollup for Windows 2000

Tues, Sep13, 2005

More than a month after Microsoft acknowledged that its final Windows 2000 update was flawed, on Tuesday the Redmond, Wash.-based giant released a revised version and says it solves compatibility problems with other software.

The second edition of Update Rollup 1 -- the final major update Microsoft intends for the aging but still popular Windows 2000 operating system -- was necessary because of problems some users encountered with third-party software after installing version 1.

Among the headaches that Microsoft confirmed in early August were compatibility issues with several prominent vendors' applications, including ones from Citrix, Sophos, Internet Security Systems, and even Microsoft itself. The latter's Microsoft Office, for example, wouldn't save files directly to floppy disks after the rollup had been installed.

Some of the specific problems could be fixed, said Microsoft, without downloading the entire v2 of Update Rollup 1. Instead, the company said in an online support document, hotfixes will be available at a later date.

A Microsoft spokesperson said that they are re-releasing the Update Rollup 1 for Windows 2000 SP4 to address the installation issues experienced by a small subset of customers.

Source: TechWeb News