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Q230212: How to Determine Which Y2K Patch Is Installed

Article: Q230212
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbYear2000
Last Modified: 28-JUL-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server, Enterprise Edition version 4.0 
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SUMMARY
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This article discusses how to determine which Y2K patch is installed on a
computer. Currently, there is no tool, as such, to determine which patch or
patches are installed.

MORE INFORMATION
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To differentiate between the patches:

1. Run the executable file with the /x argument (for example, type "y2kfixi.exe
  /x" (without the quotation marks)). This allows for the extraction of the
  contents of the hotfix file to a specified location.

2. After the executable file is extracted, observe the following information to
  determine which hotfix you have:

  Y2KFIXI.EXE        Size           Y2KFIX2I.EXE       Size 
            
  Docprop.dll       56 KB           Docprop.dll       56 KB
  Hotfix.exe        85 KB           Fpnwsrv.sys      217 KB  
  Hotfix.inf         8 KB           Hotfix.exe        85 KB
  Netui2.dll       289 KB           Hotfix.inf         8 KB
  Shell32.dll    1,248 KB           Logout.exe        28 KB
  Timedate.cpl      52 KB           Mfcinst.exe      694 KB
                                 Netui2.dll       289 KB
  Y2kfixi.exe      586 KB           Ntbackup.exe     695 KB
                                 Ntdetect.com      27 KB
                                 Nwconv.exe       213 KB
                                 Shell32.dll    1,248 KB
                                 Timedate.cpl      52 KB
                                 Win32spl.dll      78 KB
                     
                                 Y2kfix2i.exe   1,009 KB


Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbYear2000 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW400 kbWinNTW400search kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTSEntSearch kbWinNTSEnt400 kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400
Version           : :4.0
Issue type        : kbinfo

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