Subject: Windows NT Service Packs

From: Neil Jasper <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1999 09:09:00 -0500

Microsoft Windows NT SERVICE PACK 5 EXPECTED LATER THIS YEAR

Microsoft will very likely ship a fifth service pack for Windows NT 4.0, expected by the end of this year. The reasoning behind this has nothing to do with the state of the current SP4 release. It's part of Microsoft's ongoing strategy to do regular, periodic service packs. The year-long interval between SP3 and SP4 was longer than Microsoft would have liked.
Microsoft as yet has no firm ship date for SP5 (what else is new) nor can they disclose any specifics on what would be in the upcoming SP5 beyond saying it will include bug fixes and minor updates. I expect this one to be a lot smaller than SP4, that is recommended to everyone to deploy to make sure you are Y2K compliant. SP3 with all the hotfixes will do that too, but it's better to deploy SP4. Make sure you test it though.

Neil Jasper
Data Systems Administrator
Syracuse University-NPAC
111 College Place, Room 3-217
Syracuse, New York  13244
Phone:	315-443-4557
Fax:	315-443-1973

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