Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 3

Crazywolf and will both used our newssubmit to tell us abour the release of the long-awaited Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 3. It is released to its top customers and will be available through windows update tomorrow.

Microsoft, of Redmond, Wash., began beta testing SP3 last November, but its release was pushed back primarily as a result of the comprehensive software and security review, known as Trustworthy Computing, which Microsoft chairman and chief software architect Bill Gates put in place earlier this year.

Microsoft on Tuesday said SP3 was a "well-tested collection of updates that focuses on a variety of customer-reported concerns with the Windows 2000 family of operating systems. In many ways, SP3 is a traditional service pack in that it includes enhancements to improve upon Windows 2000's reliability, compatibility and security.

"In addition, Microsoft is fulfilling its commitment to implement the changes required by the consent decree signed with the Department of Justice and nine settling states. Microsoft is committed to providing customers with the most up-to-date and comprehensive software available and encourages customers to apply SP3. Microsoft is also committed to quality, listening to customers and responding to their issues," the company said in a statement released late Tuesday.

The service packs includes many security and compatibility updates, along with support for automatic updates.

To read more, check this article on eweek.

Source: eweek