Windows 2000 SP3 see mighty fine changes
NeoWin | at | by Mike
Some changes include Windows Installer (msi) was updated from 1.3 (SP2 level) to 2.0 rendering some installers completely useless (Trend MicroT PC-cillin 2000 are affected). Others are a direct response to Security concerns and implementation of fixes ASAP with the addition of Automatic Updates to the Control Panel of Windows 2000. This feature was limited to Windows Millennium & Windows XP respectively but has now found its way into Windows 2000 through SP3 making this as significant as SP3 was to Windows NT 4.0 in its day.
Another is a completely new feature also expected to debut in Windows XP SP1 and is also a response to the recent developments in the Antitrust trial against Microsoft. It is called Configure Programs and is sub level to Add/Remove Programs. It lets you decide when you have more than one browser, email, media player, instant messenger, java vm installed which will be the main program used throughout the system. It also lets you "hide" core components like Internet Explorer which will be a useful tool for OEM's no doubt.