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(Critical
Updates are bug fixes that fix serious problems such as specific security
hacker attacks)
NOTE:
It is not necessary to download & install all of the updates listed
on my page. You are not required to
install them unless your system has suffered serious problems. Make
sure you download the patches
for the correct operating system. You can uninstall most system updates
from your system if they
cause more problems than they fix.
I've
made this page simply for informational purposes and to make downloading
updates faster & easier. No patches for the
Terminal
Server and Enterprise Server Editions of NT4 will be mentioned here.
To obtain patches specific for the Enterprise
and
Terminal Server editions of WinNT4, go to the WinNT4 Server Downloads page.
Key-
OEM = Original Equipment Manufacturer (PC Maker), Windows NT4 [all editions]
is version 4.00.1381
NT = New Technology or Network, WS/Serv. means that patches can be installed
under both the Workstation and
Server editions of Windows NT4, Serv. = Server, WS = Workstation
All
support for Windows NT4 Workstation ended on June 30, 2004 and all support
for Windows NT4 Server ended on Dec. 31, 2004.
No
more new updates will be made for these versions of Windows.
[the
<> symbol means to install a patch with caution because it may have
a possible side effect; I am not responsible if
the
updates you download here do more harm than good]
Note:
Contact me if you need any of the NT4 hotfixes mentioned here.
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Windows NT4 SP6a
Security Updates:
Notes:
If you are paranoid about security, install ALL of the updates above but
install these updates in ascending order, from
bottom
to top. First install Windows
NT 4.0 Service Pack 6a first before installing Security Updates from
the Windows NT4
Post-SP6a
Security Rollup Pack [aka. Security Update of July 26, 2001] to the most
recent security update. Most of the NT4
security
updates can be installed on both the Workstation & Server editions
of NT4 unless specified; patches for the Server only
editions
of NT4 are on a separate page. To install the latest NT4 Server patches
under NT4 Workstation, see this page.
Before
installing
the NT4 KB883935 Security Update, install the NT4 Option Pack first which
can be found later below in this page.
The
NT4 KB841356 shell32.dll security update can be installed under both the
Workstation and Server editions of NT4.
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Caution: Before installing the WinNT4 July 26, 2001 Security Update, click
on its 'More Info' link for any issues & problems
with
this rollup update. Also before installing other security patches
that have potential problems, check with their corresponding
MS
security bulletins or MS KB articles on the problems they may cause.
Windows NT 4.0
Service Packs: (for both Workstation & Server editions of NT4)
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Notes:
Before installing almost any update featured on this page for NT4 or when
using software made or revised in the 21st
century,
download & install Service Pack 6a first. Service Packs for WinNT4
are huge downloads but they add security and
stability.
I only mention the 128-bit high encryption editions of NT4 Service Pack
6 under Intel-based systems. If you want the
standard
40-bit or 56-bit version or another platform version of an NT4 Service
Pack, go to the MS Download Center and
search
for older Service Packs for NT4. The 128-bit edition of SP6a is highly
recommended as it adds 128-bit security to
Internet
Explorer, Dialup Networking and to other NT4 security features.
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Notes:
Some of the Updates mentioned here are for certain systems only & may
cause problems in others, so don't download
them
all. Some of the MS Powertoys from the WinNT4 Powertoys set can be
used under Win2000 [ex. SendTo Extensions,
Command
Prompt Here & Target Context Menu powertoys] but do NOT install them
under WinXP & higher. The Microsoft Spider
Solitaire
game works under NT4 BUT requires the Desktop Update from at least IE 4.01
SP1; to install the Desktop Update with
IE
5.x/6.x see my Computer
Tips page pt. 2 & scroll to the Internet Explorer section on how
to do it. After installing ver. 5 of the
MS
Paint program, download MS Paint Graphics Filters Pack from Axcel216's
web site and follow the instructions on how to install
the
updated graphics filters. The WMI 1.5 addon requires NT4 SP6 when
installing WMI 1.5 under NT4. It will not install on an
NT4
machine with older service packs installed. The NT4 Option Pack for
NT4 includes Internet Information Server 4.0 for NT4
Server
edition and Personal Web Server 4.0 for NT4 Workstation edition.
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Notes:
All updates for Windows NT4 are now found only at the MS Download Center.
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Note:
WinNT4 users can use the Hotfix.exe tool with the '-L' switch to view a
listed of installed NT4 hotfixes. Support articles
no longer have the letter Q before the article number. There is a
recent issue when using earlier versions of QChain.exe
to install patches mentioned in MS
article 815062. The Qfecheck.exe tool from MS article 828854
does NOT work
correctly under NT4 [it will run but will not detect any NT4 hotfixes installed].
Use HOTFIX.EXE instead to get a list
of installed NT4 updates.
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