Q229862: Microsoft Windows 95 Year 2000 Corporate Update

Article: Q229862
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): 1,2,2.1,2.5
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbenv win95kbbuglist kbfixlist
Last Modified: 17-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows 95 
- Microsoft Windows 95 OEM Service Release, versions 1, 2, 2.1, 2.5 
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SUMMARY
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The Microsoft Windows 95 Year 2000 Corporate Update (Corpupd.exe) is a follow-up
to the Microsoft Windows 95 Year 2000 Update (W95y2k.exe). Note that the
W95y2k.exe program must be installed before installing the Corpupd.exe program.
The Windows 95 Year 2000 Corporate Update performs the following actions:

- Removes "Windows 95 Year 2000 Update" from the list of installed programs in
  the Add/Remove Programs tool.

- Removes an extraneous copy of the Command.com file from the Windows\Command
  folder.

- Installs an updated Vdhcp.386 (version 4.10.1660) file needed for either the
  Dial-Up Networking Update (DUN1.3) or Windows Sockets 2.0.

- Installs the QfeCheck utility.

- Modifies the registry to permit detection by the QfeCheck utility.

- Places a file named Corpupd.txt in the Windows folder.

You can download the Microsoft Windows 95 Year 2000 Corporate Update from the
following Microsoft Web site:

  http://www.microsoft.com/windows95

MORE INFORMATION
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The following command-line switches are available for use with the Corporate
Update:

- /Q

  No prompts, error messages, or file-extraction animation.

- /Q:1

  No prompts except file-extraction animation and error messages.

- /Q:A

  No prompts, no error messages, no checking for disk space, or administrative
  rights, possibly useful for push installations.

- /Q:U

  No initial prompt, does show file-extraction animation, and reboot dialog box
  (if required).

The Microsoft Windows 95 Year 2000 Corporate Update places the following values
in the following registry key to become visible to the QfeCheck tool:

  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup\
  Updates\Y2K.W95

  Value name: Default
  Value type: REG_SZ
  Value data: Windows 95 Year 2000 Update


REFERENCES
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For additional information about year 2000 (Y2K) issues with the DATE and DIR
commands, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q182967 Windows 95 Year 2000 Problems with DATE and DIR Commands

For additional information about the Vdhcp.386 file and Y2K issues, please see
the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q230173 Windows 98/95 Year 2000 Update May Not Update Vdhcp.386 File

For additional information about QfeCheck, please see the following article in
the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q161020 Implementing Windows 95 Updates

For additional information about the Windows 95 Year 2000 Update, please see the
following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q225050 Availability of the Windows 95 Year 2000 Update

  Q232855 Microsoft Windows 95 Year 2000 Corporate Update Readme File

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbenv win95 kbbuglist kbfixlist
Technology        : kbWin95search kbOPKSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbWin95OPKOSR2 kbWin95OPKOSR25 kbWin95OPKOSR1 kbWin95OPKOSR210
Version           : :1,2,2.1,2.5
Issue type        : kbinfo
Solution Type     : kbfix

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