[OPLINTECH] Re: Rollup 1 Update

[Colleen Sandusky OH0126]

I opted to remove the "Update Rollup 1 for Windows 2000 SP4" from all of our 
Win2K computer. Since that time all has been well. 

I'd like to thank everyone for their input on this issue. It has been a 
great help to me and our library. 

Colleen Sandusky
Network Administrator
Loudonville Public Library
122 E. Main St.
Loudonville, OH 44842
(419) 994-5531
sandusco@oplin.org 

 


James Guilford writes: 

> The "Update Rollup 1 for Windows 2000 SP4" is breaking both Microsoft and 
> Non-Microsoft apps around the planet. In our case it caused HP's Instant 
> Top Tools for our Win2K Server to run the CPU at 100% all the time. Since 
> Top Tools is optional and I didn't use it often, I removed the package and 
> things got back to normal. Administrators I've heard complaining find all 
> they seemingly need to do is uninstall the Rollup and their servers and/or 
> apps are okay again. If you kept your patches up-to-date prior to 
> installing the Rollup, you ought to be okay NOT installing it. 
> 
> The OPLIN Tech list and the Library NT list also posted messages about PCs 
> with the Rollup installed "freezing" when trying to save a MS Office 
> document to diskette. I just saw that here today on a Win2K Pro PC trying 
> to save a tiny Excel spreadsheet 
> 
> It's been a long time since we've heard warnings NOT to install a 
> Microsoft patch but this appears to be one to hold off from! 
> 
> -- J. Guilford 
> 
> Chris Brose wrote: 
> 
>> Has anyone had any problems the "Updated Rollup 1 for Windows 2000 SP4"? 
>> 
>> Two of our Servers have gone down since this update.  Microsoft hasn't 
>> acknowledge this Service Pak is a problem, so there is little information 
>> from Microsoft on this subject. 
>> 
>> We'll have to rebuild our servers to fix this problem, and I was checking 
>> to see if any other Network Admins have dealt with this yet? 
>> 
>> Thanks, 
>> 
>> 
>> Christopher J. Brose
>> Network Administrator
>> Tiffin-Seneca Public Library
>> Voice: 419-447-3751
>> Fax:   419-447-3045 
>> 
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