The Windows 98 Year 2000 Update provides Windows 98
replacement files to correct known year 2000 and date rollover issues with the
Windows 98 operating system. The update is installed by selecting it from the
Windows Update Web site or by obtaining and running the self-extracting and
installing Y2kw98.exe program on CD-ROM.
The following areas of
Windows 98 are updated when you install the Windows 98 Year 2000 Update:
| • | Date/Time Picker |
| • | Microsoft Wallet applet |
| • | Phone Dialer applet |
| • | Time and Date applet |
| • | Document Properties |
| • | Boot Strap (Io.sys) |
| • | DHCP Virtual Driver |
| • | Microsoft Data Access |
| • | Microsoft Virtual Machine |
| • | Microsoft Foundation Class Library |
| • | DOS Xcopy |
The Windows 98 Year 2000 Update is available from the Windows
Update Web site:
It appears in the Critical Updates section and users of the
Windows Critical Update Notification utility will be prompted to install this
package.
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