Because I have the same symptoms on my Win98 machine and that except from the
FAQ's was the closest thing I could find that addressed my problem.
We use the machine as a remote games server with VNC.
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On 16/05/01 at 07:08 Schonborg, Thomas wrote:
>No, it is not an NT only thing. I figured that since you included an excerpt
>from the FAQ talking about NT that you were using an NT server. Win 98 is
>not a server, it is a network aware operating system that include
>peer-to-peer operability and features to connect it to a client-server
>network as a client. However, Win 98 also requires patches. You will find
>that most operating systems require patches after a while and that vendors
>usually provide these free of charge. Windows 98 requires at least service
>pack 1 to be Y2K compliant. I am not currently aware of the latest service
>pack for Win '98 however I do know that like most Microsoft patches you
>should only need to install the latest patch you find. A side from the fact
>that you really should install at least service pack 1, why did you ask a
>question about NT?
>
>Tom Schonborg
>JPSS Inc. - Sandia National Laboratories Contractor
>(505)844-5753
>--
>There are two major products that come out of Berkley: LSD and Unix. We
>don't believe this to be a coincidence. -- Jeremy S. Anderson
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Matt Phelps [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>Sent: May 15, 2001 4:43 PM
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: RE: Service packs?
>
>
>So this is a NT thing only? Because our server is running Win98.
>
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>On 15/05/01 at 16:28 Schonborg, Thomas wrote:
>
>>Service Packs include updates and bug fixes to your operating system. They
>>are freely available from Microsoft. The latest for Windows NT 4.0 is
>>Service Pack 6a. Each Service pack superceeds the last so you only need to
>>download SP 6a and install it. You will not need any of the previous
>Service
>>Packs. As an additional note, WinNT is NOT Y2K compliant without at least
>SP
>>4. You can see what Service Pack you currently have installed by click on
>>Start-->Programs-->Administrative Tools (Common)-->Windows NT Diagnostics.
>>
>>Tom Schonborg
>>JPSS Inc. - Sandia National Laboratories Contractor
>>(505)844-5753
>>--
>>There are two major products that come out of Berkley: LSD and Unix. We
>>don't believe this to be a coincidence. -- Jeremy S. Anderson
>>
>>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Matt Phelps [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>>Sent: May 15, 2001 4:10 PM
>>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>Subject: Service packs?
>>
>>
>>From the FAQ's:
>>
>>WinVNC causes a 'Blue Screen of Death' on NT!
>>Again, make sure you have Service Pack 3 or later. If this happens it is
>>usually due to bugs in Service Pack 1. Also note the Service Packs' warning
>>that if you add or change components on your system you should reapply the
>>service pack
>>
>>Can someone tell me, what is a 'service pack', where can I download it, and
>>how do I add it to my VNC install?
>>
>>Cheers,
>>
>>Matt
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