Contents of the Microsoft Windows 98 System Update

ID: Q232972

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 98

SUMMARY

The Microsoft Windows 98 System Update may be obtained from the Microsoft Windows Update Web site as a stand-alone installable component, or ordered as a part of the Microsoft Windows 98 Service Pack 1. The Microsoft Windows 98 Service Pack 1 is available by telephone (a nominal shipping and handling charge may be required for the Windows 98 Service Pack 1 CD-ROM), or from the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows98/downloads

This article describes what is included in the Windows 98 System Update component.

MORE INFORMATION

The Windows 98 System Update contains updates to address problems with Active Accessibility, Universal Serial Bus (USB) and other problems. The following list includes updated files, and associated Microsoft Knowledge Base articles when available:

Active Accessibility Update

This update fixes issues with Color Schemes not being retained between user sessions when using Microsoft Active Accessibility options. The following list includes the updated files for Active Accessibility:

Oleacc.dll

Oleaccrc.dll

Enable.inf

Magnify.exe

Accwiz.exe

USB Updates

The following list includes the updated files for USB:

Usbd.sys

Uhcd.sys

Hidclass.sys

Joyhid.vxd

Stimon.exe

Usbhub.sys

Openhci.sys

For related information, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q189591 Computer Does Not Resume To Recognize USB Device From Standby

Q222600 Bulk Transfer URB's Can Specify More Than 64 Bytes

Networking Updates

The following list includes the updated files for Networking:

Vserver.vxd

Msnp32.dll

For related information, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q220586 Computer with Plug and Play Network Adapter Is Not Found

Q178979 System Policy to Require Validation by Network May Not Work

Windows Continuous-Operation Fix

The following list includes the updated files for Windows Continuous-Operation:

Vtdapi.vxd

For related information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q216641 Computer Hangs After 49.7 Days

Other Issues

The following list includes the updated files for New Dialing Rules:

Ntapisvr.dll

For related information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q216565 New Dialing Rules for Spain and Italy Require TAPI Update

The following files are used to update the Microsoft System Information utility to provide the same features as the version of this tool in Windows 98 Second Edition. The System Information utility now reports the updates installed from the Microsoft Windows Update Web site:

Msinfo32.exe

Msupdate.ocx

Setupx.dll

The following file is updated to help third-party hardware manufacturers sign the drivers used for their hardware:

Devmgr32.dll

Additional query words: sp1


Keywords          : kbenv win98 
Version           : WINDOWS:
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbinfo

Last Reviewed: July 9, 1999