APPLIES TO Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 7

[George Hester]

Not making it up.

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=831579

So I suppose there is another Windows NT4 Service Pack on the horizon.

 

[Rick]

Not making it up.

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=831579

So I suppose there is another Windows NT4 Service Pack on the horizon.

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George Hester
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I think it's a typo. Read the "prerequisites" section on that page,
which mentions SP6A not SP7, and read this:
http://www.microsoft.com/ntserver/sp7.asp

 

[John John]

Service Pack 7 is Service Pack 6a. Not making that up either.

John

 

[John John]

No there aint. NT4 paid support ends Jan 01/05, begining Jan01/04
Hotfix support ended, January 2007 Online Support ends, although one
would think that the newsgroups and KB support articles will still be
available, but the way KB articles are flying off the MS servers I
wouldn't be surpised to see them flush the whole KB, just to force NT
Server users to upgrade.
http://www.microsoft.com/ntserver/productinfo/availability/retiring.asp

The service pack 7 is old news: http://www.microsoft.com/ntserver/sp7.asp

Consider 6a SP7, when you see articles with links to SP7 you get
directed to 6a download.

John

 

[George Hester]

Yes that is all well and good. But believe it or not this appeared in available updates for my Windows 2000 Server. And is in fact installed. I was wondering why I was given that as an option for installation and when I read the article I chuckled and said well gee maybe Windows NT 4 SP 7 = Windows 2000 SP2. Maybe not so I posted this.

Actually I knew that it was likely a typo. But then what does:

Article ID : 831579
Last Review : June 28, 2004
Revision : 1.0


really mean? Nothing I suspect.

 

[George Hester]

I didn't know. I always assumed SP6a was SP6a. My mistake.

 

[John John]

Well what I said isn't entirely true, SP6a is the last NT SP and when
you see reference to SP7 you know that it doesn't exist, it usually
means means to install 6a or dig further for a specific hotfix not
covered by 6a.

John

 

[Dave Patrick]

Or maybe not...............

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2001/04/27/nt_4_0_sp7_available/

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:
| Well what I said isn't entirely true, SP6a is the last NT SP and when
| you see reference to SP7 you know that it doesn't exist, it usually
| means means to install 6a or dig further for a specific hotfix not
| covered by 6a.
|
| John
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| George Hester wrote:
|
| > I didn't know. I always assumed SP6a was SP6a. My mistake.
| >
|

 

[John John]

Maybe this makes it easier to find that elusive SP7.
http://users.simflex.com/dhalgren/idaho_pot.jpg

NT4 will go down in history as one of the best Windows workhorse ever.

John