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Q234259: Revision to AMD K6-2/350 Central Processing Unit Update

Article: Q234259
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): 
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbtool osr2 win95
Last Modified: 08-MAY-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows 95 
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SYMPTOMS
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If you have installed the AMD-K6-2 Update (Amdk6upd.exe) on a computer running
Microsoft Windows 95 OEM Service Release 2, 2.1, and you are using Microsoft
Backup to back up data to certain models of floppy disk drives, you may receive
the following error messages:

  Warning: Tape needs to be erased before operation can proceed.

  Microsoft Backup unable to read from the disk or network drive. Quit and
  restart Backup, and then try again.

  Warning: This operation has been canceled by the system.

CAUSE
=====

The version of Vfbackup.vxd (4.00.1112) installed by the original AMD-K6-2
Update does not incorporate the changes to Vfbackup.vxd to alleviate the problem
described above.

RESOLUTION
==========

The AMD-K6-2 Update has been revised to incorporate a newer version of
Vfbackup.vxd.

The English version of the revised update installs a Vfbackup.vxd file with the
following file attributes:

  Date      Time    Version      Size          File name
  ---------------------------------------------------------
  05/25/99  11:14am 4.00.1114    18,197 bytes  Vfbackup.vxd

The English version of the original update installs a Vfbackup.vxd file with the
following file attributes:

  Date      Time    Version      Size         File name
  --------------------------------------------------------
  01/15/97  11:12am  4.00.1112   18,197 bytes Vfbackup.vxd

File information is placed in the registry by both the original and current
update in the registry keys noted below. A QfeCheck tool that has the ability to
detect and list this information is also installed.

Note that the revised update removes and replaces the registry information placed
there by the original update. The '(default)' values shown below are the visible
update titles shown by the QfeCheck tool.

Revised Update:

  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup\Updates\990602N1

  (default): "AMD-K6-2 Update"

Original update (the current update deletes this information):

  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup\Updates\980911N1

  (default): "AMD K6 Update"

STATUS
======

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows 95 OEM Service Release
2, 2.1, and 2.5 with the AMD-K6-2 Update installed.

MORE INFORMATION
================

For additional information about the availability of the AMD-K6-2 Update, please
see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q192841 Difficulties Using AMD K6-2 or Athlon Central Processing Unit

For additional information about the Backup error messages described in this
article, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q159153 Error Messages While Backing Up to Some Floppy Disk Drives

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

  Q161020 Implementing Windows 95 Updates

Additional query words: amd K6 350

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Keywords          : kbtool osr2 win95 
Technology        : kbWin95search kbZNotKeyword3
Version           : :
Issue type        : kbprb

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