Microsoft
has released another Service Pack for Windows NT 4.0
and, despite the forthcoming release of Windows 2000, it
won't be the last service update for NT-based systems,
the company said. Service Pack 6 is for Windows NT 4.0
Workstation, Server, and Enterprise Edition.
This release of Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
Service Pack 6 is easy to apply while Windows NT
is running. SP6 updates all files that are older than
those included in this Windows NT Service Pack.
Service Pack releases are cumulative, containing all
previous Service Pack fixes and any new fixes created
after Service Pack 5 (SP5).
SP6 is a collection of current updates
and enhancements to Windows NT Server 4.0
and Windows NT Workstation 4.0 since their
releases.
SP6 is not a required upgrade. If you
have deployed or are in the process of deploying a
previous Service Pack, you probably need not change your
plans. To accommodate customers in this situation,
Microsoft provides software updates for critical issues
to previous Service Packs. For example, you can continue
to obtain year 2000 (Y2K) software updates if
you're using Service Pack 4 (SP4)!!
Features/Specifications
Windows NT
4.0 SP6 includes the following updates:
Includes more than 240 bug fixes
for Windows NT Base Operating System, Networking,
Shell, and Security components, more Y2K fixes,
Integrated Internet Explorer 5.0a (on CD-ROM release)
SP6 contains many of the recent
updates to Windows NT 4.0.
SP6 has undergone extensive
regression testing.
Year 2000 fixes: SP6 provides
the latest fixes to known year 2000 issues in
Windows NT 4.0.
Euro issues: SP6 includes the
existing updates for Windows NT 4.0 euro
support.
Security updates: SP6 contains
current updates for known Windows NT 4.0
security issues.
It is also
available for free download
Service Pack 6 "is not a
required upgrade," and not necessary for Y2K
compliance
Product
Requirements
60 MB storage space for both X86
and Alpha. (If you wish to have an uninstall
directory, the storage space requirement increases
to 120 MB for both X86 and Alpha.)
No Service Pack requirements
needed.
Windows NT Workstation 4.0,
Windows NT Server 4.0 or Windows NT Server
4.0, Enterprise Edition installed.
Note: SP6 does not
update Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition.
The latest update is Service Pack 4 for Terminal Server,
which released in April 1999. Service Pack 5 for
Terminal Server will be available soon.
