Milenko schrijft dat Bill alweer een patch klaar heeft staan voor Windows 2000 die een heleboel applicaties en vooral games werkend moet krijgen onder Windows 2000. Op deze page kun je de betreffende titels vinden en de update installeren.
Windows 2000 was specifically architected to enable customers to easily add additional application support after the product had shipped for general release. The February 2000 package is the first release of such additional application support and includes software compatibility updates for Windows 2000.During product compatibility testing prior to release, Microsoft focused on the top volume business applications (thousands of applications run out-of-the-box). With that testing complete, as you can see below, we are now broadening our original focus and have addressed some minor compatibility issues with a few of the more popular home/entertainment/gaming applications. [break] Naast de compatibility update lees ik nu dat er ook een critical update gereleased is. Hieronder de problemen die gefixt zijn in deze patch:[/break]
[break]Als laatste nog een handige lijst met links naar Windows 2000 drivers, vers geript van Thresh's FiringSquad:[/break]
- Year is Reported Incorrectly on a Non-Gregorian Calendar."
This update resolves a VBScripting problem where the year is reported incorrectly when using the Wareki or Taiwan date calendar. This problem does not occur if using the Gregorian calendar. This is not a Year 2000 problem, as it affects all dates. For more information on this issue, please visit Microsoft Knowledge Base (KB) Article Q253342.- "Corrupt Files Generated When Saving as .htm To HTTP Server From Word."
This update resolves a potential data-corruption problem that can occur when saving files as .htm to an http server from Office 2000 programs, including Word and Excel. For more information on this issue, please visit Microsoft KB Article Q252633.- "Malformed Hit-Highlighting Argument Security Vulnerability."
This update resolves a vulnerability that could allow a malicious Web surfer to gain unauthorized access to view files if running Web services and file indexing services. For more information on this vulnerability, please visit Microsoft Security Bulletin MS00-006.