> On Thu, 16 Apr 2009 09:06:54 -0600, "Buffalo" <E***@nada.com.invalid>
> wrote:
>
>> For those that check  and dl the updates manually, I just dl'd 6
>> updates for
>> my Win2000Pro which I don't believe were available two days ago. You
>> may
>> want to check the MS update site yourself.
>> Buffalo
> Why do they come out with so many updates in a couple days?  Are they
> just responding to virus threats and other security issues?  I surely
> cant see where they would need to get rid of bugs or add extras that
> often?
>
> And, I have wanted to ask this for ages.  For ALL MS operating
> systems, what files are the ones most often updated?  I'm more
> familiar with win98, but when I looked at the file dates after most
> updates, I rarely saw any changes in .exe or .dll files.  That makes
> me wonder if they are actually updating the windows files, or is this
> more updates for IE and changes to the registry?????
>
> I just found where to DL the updates for Win2000 (prior message).  I
> can not believe that to upgrade from the original install to version
> 4, is almost 130megs.  What the heck is all in there?  My WINNT folder
> is 634megs, so at that rate, it's changing around 20%  of the files.
> I suppose IE6 is included but that's only 20 megs. (zipped).
> I guess I'll find out when I get someone to DL it for me.  (too large
> for my dialup connection).
>
> LM
>

> What is the URL for the Win 2000 download site?
>