[OPLINTECH] Update rollup 1 for 2000 service pack 4 (specifically fastfat.sys) breaks ability to save Office doc

[James Guilford]

This is the lead paragraph from a news item I spotted this morning...

> Microsoft Corp. and several third-party software developers have 
> reported compatibility problems after users installed Update Rollup 
> for Windows 2000 SP4, a final update to the aging operating system 
> that marked its move out of mainstream support from the Redmond, 
> Wash.-based developer.

Full story at:
http://www.techweb.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=166401867

-- J. Guilford

Philip Robinette wrote:

>Chip,
>
>I have also experienced this as a problem with the rollup, which I also
>distributed with SUS.  Fortunately for me, my only Windows 2000 machines
>with Office are for staff, not patrons.  Microsoft officially discourages
>opening or saving Office documents on floppies because of the temporary
>files created in the working directory.  But we can't train patrons.
>  
>

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James Guilford, I.T. Manager
Westlake Porter Public Library
http://www.westlakelibrary.org

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