Documentation Errors in the Programs.txt Files

• Microsoft Windows 98
• Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition

SYMPTOMS

The Programs.txt files included with Windows 98 and Windows 98 Second Edition contain the following incorrect information about the Microsoft Office 97 Service Release 1 (SR-1) Patch:

   Microsoft Office 97 Service Releases (patches)
   ----------------------------------------------
 
   If Windows 95 and Office 97 are installed on your computer and you 
   then upgrade to Windows 98, the Office 97 Service Release 1 patch 
   cannot be installed on your system. However, if you install the
   Office 97 Service Release 1 patch before you upgrade to Windows
   98, the patch should work correctly. 
 
   An Office 97 Service Release 2 patch is planned for release in
   Summer 1998. The Service Release 2 patch can be used on both 
   Windows 95 and Windows 98 systems.
 
   The latest Office 97 Service Release patches can be found at
   http://www.microsoft.com/msoffice/office97/servicerelease/default.asp 

CAUSE

This information only applies to earlier version of the Office 97 SR-1 Patch. An updated SR-1 patch, now available from the Microsoft web site, prevents these problems from occurring.

RESOLUTION

The latest Office 97 Service Release patches can be installed from the following Microsoft Web site:

http://officeupdate.microsoft.com/downloadDetails/sr2off97detail.htm

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

For more information about this issue and obtaining the SR-1 or SR-2 patches for Office 97, see the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article:

Q184083 OFF97: SR-1 Patch May Not Work Under Microsoft Windows 98

Additional query words:

Keywords          : kbui win98 win98se 
Version           : WINDOWS:
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbprb 

Last Reviewed: July 7, 1999