Windows 2000 Updates

Updates and fixes to Microsoft Windows 2000 are spread in service packs. Service packs keep the product up to date. Service packs include updates, system administration tools, drivers, and additional components that are easily bundled for easy downloading. Service packs are collective. Hence, each new service pack contains all the fixes that are included in earlier service packs together with the new fixes. Do not install the previous service pack before installing the latest service pack. For example, do not install Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 (SP3) before installing Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 (SP4).

Windows 2000 service packs are for Windows 2000 Professional, for Windows 2000 Server, for Windows 2000 Advanced Server.

Windows 2000, like other versions of Windows, refers to its main updates as service packs. The most recent (and last, according to Microsoft) update to the Windows 2000 operating system is the Rollup 1 for Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 (SP4) and is accessible from the Microsoft download center. The service packs come as self-extracting installers that make the practice simple for even the most beginner users.

Open an Internet browser and scroll to the "Service Pack 4" download page on the Microsoft Download Center website.

Choose the "Download" button and save the file to the desktop.

Double-click on the downloaded file to start the service pack installation.
Follow the on-screen instructions and let the computer to restart once the update is finish.

Open an Internet browser and scroll to the "Update Rollup 1 for Windows 2000 SP4".

Repeat the steps used for "Service Pack 4" to install the recent Windows 2000 update. The original "Service Pack 4" should be installed to install the "Rollup 1" file.

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