Windows 2000 SP1 Sent to Premiere Customers

Microsoft is nearing release of Windows 2000 Service Pack 1, sending it out to Microsoft Premiere Customers earlier today. The service pack, named sp1network.exe, is 85 MB in size and contains files dated July 21. Microsoft announced this as a "limited" release before the official launch. It is expected Microsoft will complete final arrangements for a public release of SP1 shortly.

According to Microsoft, "the service pack will be a rigorously-tested collection of updates that addresses customer-reported concerns with the Windows 2000 operating system. SP1 enhances the overall reliability of Windows 2000 and features easier and more robust mechanisms for applying Service Packs to Windows." Windows 2000 users have been anticipating this release for months after many pushed back internal release dates.