What does 'Build 2195 Service Pack 2' mean?

My system version is :
Windows 2000 Professional Ver 5.0 Build 2195 Service Pack 2

What does 'Build 2195 Service Pack 2' mean?

Alex

 

errr - what it says........

 

It means you should carry your butt over to windows update and get some
patches.

 

On Thu, 9 Oct 2003 21:34:28 +0200, Alex Vinokur wrote:

Another quick www.google.com would have helped.
Searched English pages for windows 2000 service pack 2.
Results 1 - 10 of about 626,000. Search took 0.20 seconds.

Lots of info at
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/default.asp

Service Pack 2
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/downloads/servicepacks/sp2/default.asp
Windows 2000 Service Pack 2 (SP2) provides the latest updates to the
Windows 2000 family of operating systems. These updates are a collection
of fixes in the following areas: application compatibility, operating
system reliability, security, and setup. Windows 2000 SP2 includes the
updates contained in Windows 2000 Service Pack 1 (SP1). Windows 2000 SP2
is not considered a required upgrade.

Build is the version number when the CD was pressed, normally the RTM
(release to manufacture). For example in all the years NT4 was out every


Another www.google.com sorted this out
Searched English pages for windows 2000 build number.
Results 1 - 10 of about 1,740,000. Search took 0.18 seconds.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;262255

CD I installed from always had Build 1381, even though there were
patches, Service Packs I never saw an MS/OEM CD with any updates past
that. Unlike NT4 win 2000 did come out with CDs including service pack
updates built in, the last one I saw from a year ago included SP3.

The current Win 2000 SP is 4
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/downloads/servicepacks/sp4/default.asp#getsp4


Me

 

The difference between Service Packs and patches:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/columns/security/essays/srvpatch.asp

 

Whats with all the hype with windows updates excatly?

I have XP Pro with SP1 and the blaster patch, it runs perfectly. Too many
updates slow things down

 

HamMan said:

And not enough leaves you open to exploits.

 

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|| My system version is :
|| Windows 2000 Professional Ver 5.0 Build 2195 Service Pack 2
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|| What does 'Build 2195 Service Pack 2' mean?
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|| Alex

It means you have the Final build of Windows 2000, and it already has
Service Pack 2 installed.

Oall you need to do is install Service Pack 4 and any remaining hot fixes to
be right up to date.

 

HamMan Spilled my beer when they jumped on the table and proclaimed

Would you rather have slower, or would you rather have a system
with well known exploits on the net for anyone (who wants to) to
exploit?

NOI

 

Howdy!

The "Build 2195" means that it was the official, for-release version
of Win2K, not a beta or candidate version.

"Service Pack 2" means that your machine is "Bend over, Ethyl,
Incoming!"

IOW - Download the network install for SP4, install it, then pop
over to Windows Update and grab the criticals. You can start at
http://www.microsoft.com/windows to get it.

Oh - also, you need SP1 for your IE6. Start at
http://www.microsoft.com/ie to get THAT too.

And, you might as well either go get the DX9.0b Redistribution file
(start at http://www.microsoft.com/directx ) or decide to disable the update
to that.

On all three, that link will take you to where you can order the CD
if you don't want to wait for the update to download.

After that, pop over to http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com and grab
the critical updates.

I'd also get the "Root Certificate Update" while you're at it, which
is a Windows update, but not a critical one.

(There's a few others - but when in doubt, on the non-critical ones,
don't get them.)

That should keep you busy for a few hours .. <B-)

RwP

 

Howdy!

"HamMan"

Which blaster patch? The first one? Or the one that actually
works?

Also, how about the "Popup Windows run in Local Machine zone"
exploit hole? The buffer overflow holes? The root certificate updates?
The blah blah blah?

Besides, if raw speed was important, you'd not be running XP.

RwP

 

Build 2195, the 2195th time they compiled the code. NT 4 was, I think,
build 1379. windows 2000 was originally going to be NT 5 before the
marketing department got involved.

service pack 2 means that you've service pack 2 installed, shouldn;t be
a big problem if you kept current with the critical security patches.

 

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||| My system version is :
||| Windows 2000 Professional Ver 5.0 Build 2195 Service Pack 2
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||| What does 'Build 2195 Service Pack 2' mean?
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||| Alex
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|| Build 2195, the 2195th time they compiled the code. NT 4 was, I
|| think, build 1379. windows 2000 was originally going to be NT 5

1381

|| before the marketing department got involved.
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|| service pack 2 means that you've service pack 2 installed, shouldn;t
|| be a big problem if you kept current with the critical security
|| patches. --
|| Met vriendelijke groeten/Best regards
|| Jeroen Wijnands
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