Have you checked news://microsoft.public.win2000.general? I only use win2000 on a couple of servers so I don't read up on it much anymore.
I just hope they don't screw up SP1 for WinXP the same way B)

updated

Hello all,

check here for more info:

h**p://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,477292,00.asp

and here's some excerpts from the article:

August 19, 2002
Microsoft's Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 Rolls Out Trouble
By Timothy Dyck

Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 was released earlier this month, consolidating more than a year of security patches and other bug fixes since Service Pack 2 shipped. It, along with related documentation, can be found at h**p//www.microsoft.com/windows2000/downloads/servicepacks/sp3/default.asp.

SP3 includes the contents of Service Pack 1, Service Pack 2 and Windows 2000 Security Rollup Package Version 1, as well as many additional fixes. As such, it should be applied but only after appropriate testing.

The service pack introduces three components: Microsoft Corp.'s automatic update agent (which, if configured to apply updates automatically, will unfortunately also reboot machines automatically); Microsoft Installer 2.0; and a seriously ineffective tool to hide the presence of Internet Explorer, Outlook Express and Windows Media Player.


Please check it out and hope this helps some....:)

(at least make sure you turn off auto-updates) ;)

Well I cannot say I used it long enough to find any bugs. I can report that I did a slipstream of Server and a clean install on a box unchanged since SP2 and all of the problems I ever had with 2k on that box were non-existant with SP3

No problems at all.
For me, with my luck, it is unbelievable.

After reading this thread I have only installed it on my development server. Sometimes get a "Memory could not be written" error on it (Windows 2000 Server - .NET Frameworks - IIS - SQL Server 2000).

Thanks NightHawk for the heads up. I'll wait 'til Microsoft comes up with a solution before I install it on my two production servers.
:rolleyes:

# 6. Bug: IE (5.5) hangs...as posted by us & added to your updated list -o-bugs was fixed by clearing our auto-complete data & disabling auto-complete. Never had the problem @ all before SP3, though. Haven't tried reallowing auto-complete, though, to see if it's really fixed...

OE still slow though, despite applying a few different suggested fixes for the problem. Is it possible to upgrade OE 5 to 6, without upgrading IE?



Last edited by ateizzynuff at Today at 1:31 pm

ateizzynuff,

Try Uninsitalling IE then reinstalling it if you have IE remove option in "add and remove". Due to the fact that Outlook and IE are integrated and IE is integrated into the OS, there is slill not much of a solution. However, soon to be released SP1 for IE6 does speed up outlook so see if you can obtain a copy from the forums. Hope this helps.

I havnt had any of those probs, i did go to M$ and do a sys update before i installed sp3. worked for me...

peace

installed win2k sp3 (pro and server) on about 8 machines and SO FAR no probs. hope this luck doesnt run out ;-)

peace out