Contents of the Microsoft Windows 98 System Update

ID: Q232972


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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:

USB Updates

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

Additional query words: sp1


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

Last Reviewed: July 9, 1999