Windows 2000 Service Pack 4

Post by **Derek** » Tue Jul 08, 2003 11:12 pm

Post your experience(s) with service pack 4 here

Post by **Derek** » Wed Jul 09, 2003 11:40 am

I was told that the service pack, when installed on Windows 2000 Pro, changes the fonts in apps like MS Word and Project. Can anyone confirm?

Wolfram · Post by **Wolfram** » Thu Jul 10, 2003 7:47 am

I´m about to install SP4 on my 2K Pro. I´m using Office XP. I´ll have a eye on that issue if you tell me what to look for. Do the fonts look different? Other types etc.?

Post by **Derek** » Thu Jul 10, 2003 1:45 pm

Wolfram wrote:I´m about to install SP4 on my 2K Pro. I´m using Office XP. I´ll have a eye on that issue if you tell me what to look for. Do the fonts look different? Other types etc.?

I believe some fonts disappear from the fonts list and other fonts that worked previously are now corrupt, etc.

Wolfram · Post by **Wolfram** » Wed Jul 16, 2003 2:15 am

I´ve postponed SP4 installation. Read too much about troubles other people had, and my system is running quite fine right now. Note that there are problems with some SP3 hotfixes and SP4:

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=822384

Here are some user experiences:

http://www.w2knews.com/anecdotes.htm

the_flames · Post by **the_flames** » Wed Jul 16, 2003 9:18 am

well I used SP4 to try to recover some problems that I had with my SP3 instalation ... but the printer system is still not working ... but other than that the system is more stable for me

Wolfram · Post by **Wolfram** » Fri Sep 12, 2003 11:10 am

Have installed SP4 now. No problems, everything´s fine. Didn´t notice any vanished or corrupted fonts yet, but I´ll keep my eyes open...

kuun · Post by **kuun** » Sun Sep 21, 2003 3:28 am

hehehe

who shuts their pc's down at all anyway?

all of mine run 24/7 no matter what i use em for

kuun · Post by **kuun** » Sun Nov 30, 2003 5:34 pm

i run win2k with SP4

it is extremely stable..

i play games have 9-13 opera windows open at any given time

i do not use the fonts, and do not use IE

i also run seti 24/7 and several other misc programs

i currently have a 5week+ uptime record

only reason it was disrupted was due to me getting a new desk

i am currently back at 3weeks

Kuun

sicksam · Post by **sicksam** » Fri Jun 18, 2004 5:25 am

Heya guys! Win 2k Pro with SP4 works just fine!
No probs so far. Only probs detected come from nVidia drivers but I think the latest version is ok. e.g. When opening control panel explorer.exe generates error.
New version won't do such thing. It's tested. So if anyone has an error like this try to download new drivers and stuff. Cheers!

davd_bob · Post by **davd_bob** » Sat Jun 19, 2004 2:38 am

sicsam,
welcome aboard.

I got WIN 2K PRO w/sp4 for my system when I first setup my bp6. Bad caps to start with, tried the HPT66, tried OC dual 500s. The OS seemed to work correctly and all the problems were hardware related.(500s don't oc a whole lot)

Since correcting the hardware problems, the system has been rock solid...um except I let a teenager use the system for her homework, internet, cd-burning, chat, and she has been able to scramble the OS thrice in 4 months.

InactiveX · Post by **InactiveX** » Sat Jun 19, 2004 2:13 pm

davd_bob wrote:Since correcting the hardware problems, the system has been rock solid...um except I let a teenager use the system for her homework, internet, cd-burning, chat, and she has been able to scramble the OS thrice in 4 months.

"And I would have got a working computer if it wasn't for you meddling kids."

sicksam · Post by **sicksam** » Sat Jun 19, 2004 5:55 pm

Yeah this was a mistake! letting a teen using your p.c. with win2000 on it was a mistake. I let my small brother but he's trained! Haha! Something irrelevant now: What is the best version of BeOS and where can I find it? Is it worth it? Cheerz!

BCN · Post by **BCN** » Sat Jun 19, 2004 6:09 pm

I have tried BeOS MAX personal edition 5

I liked the way it loked and it seemed to work fast, but then there you need time to get all those drivers and apps and get accustomed to it... but I think it is worth trying. I will try the next time I have time for it.

InactiveX · Post by **InactiveX** » Sun Jun 20, 2004 6:36 am

I use BeOS R5.0.3 on my BP6.

BP6.Com

Windows 2000 Service Pack 4

Windows 2000 Service Pack 4

win2000 pro ain't a teenage activity ;p