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Article: Win 2000 fix squashes 550 bugs.(Service Pack 2 for Windows 2000 from Microsoft)(Product Announcement)

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May 21, 2001
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REDMOND, WASH. - Microsoft last week released Service Pack 2 for Windows 2000, which addresses about 550 known bugs in the operating system and automatically upgrades its encryption to 128-bit.

The fixes focus on application compatibility, Active Directory, Internet Information Server (IIS), management and administration, networking, security and setup. The service pack does not include any new features for the operating system, which is in keeping with a promise that Microsoft made when it shipped Win 2000.

Service Pack 2 is for the Professional, Server and Advanced versions of Win 2000.

The service pack was due to ship several weeks ago, but a ...

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