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In article: <CcQomBATP6KzEwls@ch-w.demon.co.uk>  John Chapple 
<jc@ch-w.demon.co.uk> writes:
> 
> In article <105283034wnr@ttelmah.demon.co.uk>, "Roger J.Hamlett"
> <Roger@ttelmah.demon.co.uk> writes
> >In article: <PTlBACAY1kKzEwFx@ch-w.demon.co.uk>  John Chapple 
> ><jc@ch-w.demon.co.uk> writes:
> >Minor point, _but_ there is only one 'version' of SP2. The 
> >difference, is with the compression used for the downloadable 
> >release. The layout of the files in the original 'downloadable' 
pack, 
> >resulted in some files being corrupted on some machines, when 
> >decompressing without SP1. MS 'repackaged' the release, but this 
> >doesn't affect CD releases.
> Apparently, the cd releases are released in uncompressed form
> Therefore from what you're saying any 'version' of service pack 2 
will
> do, *provided* one installs SP1?
> (Sorry to labour the point, but there are awful stories circulating
> round about SP2, so it's useful to get things straight)
> In fact, there *is* a difference in size & date (the later 
'package'
> being in fact smaller!)
> Unfortunately 'though sp1 & sp2 (original 'package') & *some* hot 
fixes
> for NT4 (& NT3.51), the ras fix & the kernel hot fix (the latter 
fixes
> mentioned by Roger in another article, as being necessary if you 
intend
> to use ras with Service Pack 2) don't appear to be included on the 
March
> PcPro CD:-(
There is a description on the MS site of what was changed. Apparently 
they _removed_ part of the security checking options, designed to 
ensure that the files were 'genuine'. These were triggering one of 
the data loss 'problems', that NT was allready experiencing, but 
(supposedly) was fixed in SP1. However I would go with the various 
recommendations floating around, to 'wait for SP3'. SP2, seems to 
have 'broken all records' for needing lots of 'quick fixes', and 
still causing problems on some machines. SP3 allready exists as a 
'beta', and MS is (wisely) taking the time to try to ensure that this 
pack works.

Best Wishes

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