Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 2 available

Thanks to Michael Frederiksmose for the tip: Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack2 is now available. This one weighs in at a hefty 15 Mb (at least the Intel x86 version).You can download the new service pack

Paul Thurrott

December 18, 1996

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Thanks to Michael Frederiksmose for the tip: Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack2 is now available. This one weighs in at a hefty 15 Mb (at least the Intel x86 version).You can download the new service pack at:ftp.microsoft.com/bussys/winnt/winnt-public/fixes/usa/nt40/ussp2/--Instructions for Decompressing Files------------------------------------SP2_400I.EXE is a self-extracting archive file containingthe U.S. Windows NT 4.00 Service Pack 2 for computersusing the Intel processor. To extract the Service Pack, copythe file to a directory on your hard drive and issue the command: SP2_400I.EXE -d where is the destination directory for the ServicePack. If you wish to extract the service pack to the currentdirectory, leave blank. After the Service Pack has been decompressed, run theUPDATE.EXE program to install the updated files.** TO BE APPLIED TO VERSION 4.00 ONLY!! **--1.0 Introduction-----------------This release of Microsoft(R) Windows NT(TM) 4.0 Service Pack 2is easy to apply from within Windows NT and changes only those files thatwere originally set up on the Windows NT Workstation or Windows NT Server system. Service Pack releases are cumulative: they contain all previous fixes, as well as any new fixes made to the system.-----This service pack fixes more bugs than I care to mention, so check outthe readme file that comes with it for details. Also, a 128-bit versionis available to U.S. and Canadian customers for US$5.Want more information? United States ------------------------ Microsoft Service Pack 2 PO Box 810 Buffalo, NY 14207-0810 (800) 370-8758 or Fax to (716) 873-0906 Canada ------------------------ Microsoft Service Pack 2 PO Box 643 Fort Erie, ON L2A 6M1 Canada (800) 370-8758 or Fax to (905) 374-385

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Paul Thurrott

Paul Thurrott is senior technical analyst for Windows IT Pro. He writes the SuperSite for Windows, a weekly editorial for Windows IT Pro UPDATE, and a daily Windows news and information newsletter called WinInfo Daily UPDATE.

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