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Sun W2K Professional Question of the Day
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| wbafrank 2002-02-10, 4:20 am |
|  Another easy one today ....
Q20. You have a home office with a dial-up Internet connection. You install and configure all hardware and software yourself. You install Windows 2000 Professional on a new Pentium III computer. One week later, you apply a service pack. If you later add another service to the installation of Windows 2000 Professional using the Windows 2000 Professional installation CD-ROM as the file source, what other task should you perform?
A. Do nothing.
B. Type setupcl
C. Run SETUPMGR.EXE
D. Reapply the Service Pack.
Good Luck .... see you tomorrow for the answer!! | |
| atanu_b 2002-02-10, 7:14 am |
| My reply would be A...like in SLIPSTREAM tech in 2K server. | |
| onoski 2002-02-10, 7:15 am |
| I definately go for B, final answer. | |
| Clangashe 2002-02-10, 8:15 am |
| A. MS likes to think it's made things easier. ?
B. runs a mini setup and regenenerates SID. Incorrect
C. Makes an unattend.txt. Incorrect
D. Coming from an NT background this would be logical
This is a guess. So I choose D.
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| TRIBO 2002-02-10, 10:19 am |
| Hey, I think I know this one. D? I say D. | |
| freak 2002-02-10, 11:27 am |
| D. seems to be the right answer for me. Applying a service pack updates some of the OS files. If you istall another service by using the original source files, you may overwrite some of the files that you updated with the service pack, therefore creating the need to reapply the service pack... so that's my *somewhat* educated guess  | |
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| wirechild 2002-02-10, 11:38 am |
| I am reapplying service packs just in case...
so I say D. | |
| wbafrank 2002-02-10, 11:46 am |
| quote:
Originally posted by wirechild
I am reapplying service packs just in case... so I say D.
LOL, I've been laughing for the last five minutes!! | |
| Bannaman 2002-02-10, 12:33 pm |
| OK.... i aint really covered this but i would also say A or D...i think...ill go with A, its supposed to be a modern o/s right...so we should really have to nothing...right..??  | |
| mrfixit 2002-02-10, 12:33 pm |
| I have to go with A on this one. Windows 2000 SP1 and SP2 eliminate the need to reinstall the Service Pack after installing new system components or devices.
Good one Frank! | |
| PotatoHead 2002-02-10, 2:15 pm |
| HMMMMM....tough one - I'm going with reapply service pack | |
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| I go for A | |
| Deja-vue 2002-02-10, 3:01 pm |
| Answer: A
I have done just that,never needed to reinstall the Service packs.
But then....hmm,ah what the Heck!
A! (final answer!) | |
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| I'll take the easy administration path under Windows 2000. My answer: A. | |
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| Maybe there's hope for me after all.... | |
| mrfixit 2002-02-10, 5:26 pm |
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A. Incorrect: When you add a new service using the Windows 2000 Professional installation CD-ROM, some files that the service pack updated may be replaced. As a result, Windows 2000 Professional contains a mixture of installation files from the the original installation and the service pack installation. This hybrid installation is potentially unstable.
The following is according to M$:
http://www.microsoft.com/WINDOWS200...ues/sp1faq2.asp
Q. What has Microsoft done to make deploying SP1 easier?
A. Based upon customer and support feedback, Windows 2000 was designed to minimize the lifecycle maintenance cost for both small and large customers. Key enhancements to the service pack that make deploying easier include:
Integrated Installation makes it easier to apply and update service packs. Customers can create an integrated installation of the Windows 2000 operating system and SP1 on a network distribution share or CD.
SP1 eliminates the need to reinstall the service pack after installing new system components or devices.
Support for overlaying of service packs enables customers to update their installation process and upgrade existing machines from a central location.
Same for SP2:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows200...sues/sp2faq.asp
Windows 2000 SP2 eliminates the need to reinstall the Service Pack after installing new system components or devices.
Straight from the horses mouth., as it were.
Am I off the mark? | |
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| hint from the real world: reapply the service pack regardless of what the MS website may or may not say Heck, I probably could find another 5 articles on there that contradict each other!
Great question. It brought up plenty of interesting points and made us think -- which on a Sunday is down right sinful | |
| Clangashe 2002-02-10, 8:50 pm |
| You can tell who comes from an NT background.
Old habits die hard
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| TW2001 2002-02-11, 1:26 am |
| chuckling at the whole thread.... | |
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| Good post MrFixit.
Good work / good knowledge / good link!!!
Wbafrank: Donīt worry.. this forum its for this: "to learn"
thanks guys | |
| mr_wolf 2002-02-14, 2:49 am |
| the right answer is D......
SP updates some of the OS files. If you install something using source files, you may overwrite some files that you updated with the service pack, so you need to reapply SP..... |
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