Availability of Windows 98 Year 2000 Update 2

ID: Q236134

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 98

SUMMARY

Microsoft has released the Windows 98 Year 2000 Update 2.

MORE INFORMATION

The Microsoft Windows 98 Year 2000 Update 2 provides Windows 98 replacement files to correct known year 2000 and date rollover issues with the Windows 98 operating system. The Windows 98 Year 2000 Update that was released in December 1998, must be installed before you install the Windows 98 Year 2000 Update 2.

You may receive the following error message if you try to install the Windows 98 Year 2000 Update 2 before you install the Windows 98 Year 2000 Update:

You must install the first Windows 98 Year 2000 Update from Windows Update. Setup cannot continue.

To obtain the Windows 98 Year 2000 Update that was released in December 1998, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q167075 Availability of the Windows 98 Year 2000 Update

For detailed information about the issues addressed in the Windows 98 Year 2000 Update, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q168116 Microsoft Windows 98 Year 2000 Update README File

For detailed information about the Windows 98 Year 2000 Update 2 that was released in June 1999, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q234561 Microsoft Windows 98 Year 2000 Update 2 Readme File Contents

Availability of the Windows 98 Year 2000 Update 2

To install the Windows 98 Year 2000 Update 2, download the Windows 98 Year 2000 Update from the Windows Update Site, or order the Microsoft Windows 98 Service Pack 1 CD-ROM. The Windows 98 Year 2000 Update 2 is available from the Windows Update Web site:

http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/

NOTE: If you have the Microsoft Windows Critical Update Notification tool installed, you may be prompted to install this update.

Also, you can receive the Windows 98 Year 2000 Update 2 files on CD-ROM when you order the Windows 98 Service Pack 1. To order the Windows 98 Service Pack 1 CD-ROM, call 1-888-287-9755, or order it from the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows98/highlights/Win98Y2K.asp

The Windows 98 Service Pack 1 CD-ROM is supplied at no charge, but a nominal shipping and handling charge may be required.

NOTE: Windows 98 Service Pack 1 and Windows 98 Second Edition include all of the Year 2000 fixes included in both the Windows 98 Year 2000 Update and the Windows 98 Year 2000 Update 2. The update for Microsoft Outlook Express 4.01 SP2 IMAP and News Dates is included in the Windows 98 Service Pack 1 CD-ROM.

For additional information about Windows 98 Service Pack 1, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q234437 Contents of the Windows 98 Consumer Service Pack CD-ROM

For additional information about Windows 98 Second Edition, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q234762 Description of Windows 98 Second Edition

How to Determine if Year 2000 Updates Are Installed

To determine if the Year 2000 updates are already installed on your computer, check the versions and dates of the Year 2000 update files. To obtain a list of the files included in the updates, please see the following Microsoft Knowledge Base articles:

Q235380 File Listing for Windows 98 Year 2000 Update

Q235388 File Listing for Windows 98 Year 2000 Update 2

Outlook Express Year 2000 Updates Not Included

The Outlook Express 4.x Year 2000 updates documented in the following Microsoft Knowledge Base articles are not included in the Windows 98 Year 2000 Update or the Windows 98 Year 2000 Update 2 and must be installed separately:

Q234681 Update Available for Outlook Express 4.01 SP1 IMAP and News Dates

Q234680 Update Available for Outlook Express 4.01 SP2 IMAP and News Dates

Year 2000 Compliance

Current information about year-2000 compliance issues may be obtained by calling 1-888-MSFT-Y2K or by consulting the Microsoft Year 2000 Resource Center at:

http://www.microsoft.com/y2k/

For more information about how Microsoft products are affected by year 2000 (Y2K) issues, please see the following Microsoft World Wide Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/year2000/

Additional query words: y2k


Keywords          : kbenv kbpatch kbtool kb2000 win98 
Version           : WINDOWS:
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbinfo

Last Reviewed: July 29, 1999