Pardon? I re-read the document a few times and it seems to me that people that update right away will be the most affected -bummer!
This issue does not affect any Windows 2000 Hotfixes that are available from the Microsoft Download Center or on the Windows Update Web site, including Windows 2000 Security Updates. This issue affects only a small number of post-Service Pack 3 (SP3 ) hotfixes, created between April 2, 2002 and July 29, 2002, and which are available only from Microsoft Product Support Services. These hotfixes are listed in the "Resolution" and "More Information" sections of this article.
If this issue affects your system, the Windows 2000 SP3 Installer will pause during Setup and alert you to the fixes that are in conflict. If you do not receive this alert message, you do not have to worry about this issue. If you choose to continue Setup without taking action, you can still finish the Service Pack 3 (SP3) installation and then apply the updated fix afterward.
NOTE: These updated hotfix versions are referenced by using the same Knowledge Base article number as that of the post-SP3 versions. Q263939 Disk Performance May Degrade Over Time Q292053 Can Change Expired Password Without Authorization When Using IAS or RRAS in Windows 2000 Q307331 EnableTrace() Function Requires Trace Providers to Be Registered Before Enabling Them Q312571 The Event Log Stops Logging Events Before Reaching the Maximum Log Size Q313494 Microsoft Cryptography API May Not Work If the Default CSP Has Been Set Incorrectly Q318332 You Receive a "System Error 1230" Error Message When You Browse the Network Q318871 Problems Transferring Highly Fragmented Packets in NDIS Q318873 The PKI Dialog Box Appears Multiple Times If You Click Cancel Q319725 SLIP Connections Broadcast NetBIOS Names When the Client Is Turned Off Q320261 Terminal Services Performance Problems Occur Because Explorer.exe Maintains Instrumentation Data and Counters in the Registry Q320661 You Cannot Take DFS Replica Members Offline Q321036 Modem Settings Are Missing After You Remove and Re-Insert Your Modem Q321733 A "Delayed Write Failed" Error Message Occurs When You Write a File to a Server Q321793 STOP 0x000000C2 BAD_POOL_CALLER Error Message on a Cluster Node Q321867 Windows NT 4.0 Usrmgr.exe Does Not Display an Error Message When You Change a Password to a Weak Password Q322018 L2TP May Not Use the Default IP Address Q322141 Ntfrs.exe Does Not Clean Up the Staging Folders on Members with No Outbound Partners in Windows 2000 Q322346 You Cannot Access Protected Data After You Change Your Password Q324406 Printing to a Redirected LPT1 from Windows XP to Windows 2000 Prints Multiple Separator Pages Q324574 Certificate Does Not Display the Ampersand [&] in a Company Name Q324612 Plug and Play Devices Are Not Detected After You Restart Your Windows 2000-Based Computer
This issue does not affect any Windows 2000 Hotfixes that are available from the Microsoft Download Center or on the Windows Update Web site, including Windows 2000 Security Updates. This issue affects only a small number of post-Service Pack 3 (SP3 ) hotfixes, created between April 2, 2002 and July 29, 2002, and which are available only from Microsoft Product Support Services. These hotfixes are listed in the "Resolution" and "More Information" sections of this article.
If this issue affects your system, the Windows 2000 SP3 Installer will pause during Setup and alert you to the fixes that are in conflict. If you do not receive this alert message, you do not have to worry about this issue. If you choose to continue Setup without taking action, you can still finish the Service Pack 3 (SP3) installation and then apply the updated fix afterward.
NOTE: These updated hotfix versions are referenced by using the same Knowledge Base article number as that of the post-SP3 versions.
Q263939 Disk Performance May Degrade Over Time
Q292053 Can Change Expired Password Without Authorization When Using IAS or RRAS in Windows 2000
Q307331 EnableTrace() Function Requires Trace Providers to Be Registered Before Enabling Them
Q312571 The Event Log Stops Logging Events Before Reaching the Maximum Log Size
Q313494 Microsoft Cryptography API May Not Work If the Default CSP Has Been Set Incorrectly
Q318332 You Receive a "System Error 1230" Error Message When You Browse the Network
Q318871 Problems Transferring Highly Fragmented Packets in NDIS
Q318873 The PKI Dialog Box Appears Multiple Times If You Click Cancel
Q319725 SLIP Connections Broadcast NetBIOS Names When the Client Is Turned Off
Q320261 Terminal Services Performance Problems Occur Because Explorer.exe Maintains Instrumentation Data and Counters in the Registry
Q320661 You Cannot Take DFS Replica Members Offline
Q321036 Modem Settings Are Missing After You Remove and Re-Insert Your Modem
Q321733 A "Delayed Write Failed" Error Message Occurs When You Write a File to a Server
Q321793 STOP 0x000000C2 BAD_POOL_CALLER Error Message on a Cluster Node
Q321867 Windows NT 4.0 Usrmgr.exe Does Not Display an Error Message When You Change a Password to a Weak Password
Q322018 L2TP May Not Use the Default IP Address
Q322141 Ntfrs.exe Does Not Clean Up the Staging Folders on Members with No Outbound Partners in Windows 2000
Q322346 You Cannot Access Protected Data After You Change Your Password
Q324406 Printing to a Redirected LPT1 from Windows XP to Windows 2000 Prints Multiple Separator Pages
Q324574 Certificate Does Not Display the Ampersand [&] in a Company Name
Q324612 Plug and Play Devices Are Not Detected After You Restart Your Windows 2000-Based Computer