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Q232855: Microsoft Windows 95 Year 2000 Corporate Update Readme File

Article: Q232855
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): WINDOWS:95
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 17-DEC-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows 95 
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SUMMARY
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This article contains a copy of the information in the Corpupd.txt file included
in the Microsoft Windows 95 Year 2000 Corporate Update (corpupd.exe).

MORE INFORMATION
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                       Microsoft Windows 95 
                   Corporate Update README File
                             May 1999
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(c) Copyright Microsoft Corporation, 1999

This document provides complementary information to supplement the 
Microsoft Windows 95 documentation.

NOTE: For the best readability, maximize the Notepad window. 

To print this file, open it in Notepad or another word processing 
program, and then click Print on the File menu.

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The Corporate Update (corpupd.exe) is a companion package for the Windows
95 Y2K Update (w95y2k.exe) provided in response to corporate customer
feedback regarding the Windows 95 Y2K Update package.  

The Windows 95 Y2K Update needs to be installed before installing the
companion Corpupd.exe.  

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Corpupd.exe supports the following install switches:

  There are several installation options available to advanced users 
  when installing the Corporate Update. You can view these options at
  any time by clicking Start, clicking Run, typing corpupd.exe /? and
  then clicking OK.

  To use the optional installation parameters below, type
  corpupd.exe <option>

  /Q - Quiet mode (skips all user prompts) - Useful for silent 
       installations in batch setups.
  /T: <full path> - Specifies a temporary working folder.
  /C - Extract files only to the folder when used also with /T - 
       Allows an administrator to download files into a specified 
       location.
  /C: <cmd> - Override install command defined by author - Not used 
       for this update.

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Corpupd.exe addresses the following concerns:

Confusion regarding a Windows 95 Hotfix (Q172707)
 1. The hotfix registered itself to display in Control Panel, Add/Remove
    Programs and QFECheck.exe.  The Windows 95 Y2K Update supercedes the
    hotfix but did not remove the registry entries.  Corpupd.exe corrects
    this by removing the hotfix registry entries that are no longer
    needed and removing the ability to inadvertently uninstall.
 2. The hotfix mistakenly copied command.com to the windows\command
    folder.  Corpupd.exe corrects this by removing command.com from 
    the windows\command folder.  The Windows 95 Y2K Update correctly 
    updates command.com in the appropriate locations.

Registering the Windows 95 Y2K Update so QFECheck identifies the install.
  Corporate customers requested that the Windows 95 Y2K Update is 
  displayed in QFECheck.exe to easily determine that the Windows 95 Y2K
  Update is installed.  Corpupd.exe adds the registry entries needed for
  this.

Confusion regarding VDHCP.386
  The Windows 95 Y2K Update included a Y2K compliant VDHCP.386 for "clean"
  installs of Windows 95 or Windows 95 OSR2.x.  It did not include a Y2K
  compliant version of VDHCP.386 for systems which had installed either the
  Microsoft DUN 1.3 or Winsock2 Updates.  A Microsoft DUN 1.3/Winsock2 Y2K 
  Update is now available which includes a Y2K compliant version of
  VDHCP.386 for systems running the Microsoft DUN 1.3 or Winsock2 Updates.
  Corpupd.exe includes the Microsoft DUN 1.3 or Winsock2 Y2K Update.

Additional query words: y2k year 2000 winsock2 DUN sockets dial-up corporate

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbWin95search kbZNotKeyword3
Version           : WINDOWS:95
Issue type        : kbinfo

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