Multiple choice server windows-2000

You are responsible for maintaining the Windows 2000 Server installations in your network. After a new adapter driver is installed onto your RAS server by your assistant Jay, one of the users at a remote location reports that the server does not accept ca

  1. update.exe with the /slip switch

  2. spupdate.exe

  3. update.exe with the /stream switch

  4. spupdate.exe with the /slipstream switch

  5. slipupdate.exe
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The /slip switch with update.exe is used for slipstreaming service packs and updates into Windows installation sources, which can resolve driver compatibility issues on RAS servers. This is particularly relevant when new adapter drivers cause connectivity problems. spupdate.exe (Options B and D) and slipupdate.exe (Option E) are not standard Windows update utilities. The /stream switch (Option C) is not a valid update.exe parameter.

AI explanation

Correct answer: update.exe with the /slip switch. This is a classic Windows 2000 RAS troubleshooting scenario: after a new network adapter driver is installed, dial-up clients using SLIP (Serial Line Internet Protocol) can fail to connect because the RAS server's SLIP support needs to be reapplied/reconfigured, which is done by running update.exe /slip. The other tool names (spupdate.exe, slipupdate.exe) and switches (/stream, /slipstream) are not real Windows 2000 utilities/switches — they're distractors built from similar-sounding words.

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