Kevin Groat

Just spent the last 2 nights putting on a fresh install of Win 2000. It was an early edition so I've just spent the last two nights installing god knows how many 'critical updates' and reboots. I know some of the free computer discs have the SP's but do I need to go through every single one - isn't there a latest SP that does everything?

Last 2 fresh installs I've done after I logged onto Windows update and before I'd downloaded SP2 I'd picked up 2 viruses - even with McAfee and ZA installed. Obviously there's viruses searching for vulnerable PC's constantly..

bioforger

iTrader: (1)

Yeh you need SP4. But you will still have a shedload of critical updates to install from MS. That is unavoidable I'm afraid.

Miles

Although, now that SP5 for Windows 2000 has been dropped, a security roll up is imminent from Microsoft. Should save on patching!

ChrisB

You can "slipstream" a SP into a Windows 2000 CD image, then create a new install CD. Saves thumb twidling by having to install SP4 post set-up.

Loads of notes on it via Google but here's one to start with:

http://www.aspfree.com/c/a/Windows-S...2000-Security/