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- Microsoft Windows 98
- System Update 1 README File
- June 1999
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- (c) Copyright Microsoft Corporation, 1999
-
- This document provides information to supplement the
- Microsoft Windows 98 documentation.
-
- For the best readability, maximize the Notepad window.
- To print this document, on the File menu, click Print.
-
- The Windows 98 System Update 1 resolves known customer issues
- with the Windows 98 operating system.
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- CONTENTS
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- I. Installation notes
- A. System requirements
- B. Before you install the Windows 98 System Update 1
- C. Useful switches
-
- II. Release notes
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- III. What are the resolved issues in Windows 98 System Update 1?
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- IV. Microsoft Technical Support
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- I. Installation notes
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-
- A. System requirements
-
- You need 15 MB of free disk space to install the Windows 98
- System Update 1.
-
- The System Update 1 is for the original version of Windows 98 only.
- The Update is not intended for use on, and will not install on,
- computers running Windows 95, Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows NT,
- or Windows 2000. For international versions of Windows 98, download
- and install the appropriate language version for your location.
-
- B. Before you install the Windows 98 System Update 1
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- The Windows 98 System Update 1 updates your system files and requires
- you to restart your computer during installation. Make sure that you
- save and close all open documents and close all programs before
- installing the Update.
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- C. Useful switches
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- The Windows 98 System Update 1 provides several installation options
- for advanced users. You can view these options at any time by clicking
- Start, clicking Run, and typing:
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- w98csp.exe /?
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- and then clicking OK.
-
- To use the optional installation parameters below, type:
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- w98csp.exe <option>
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- /T: <full path> - Specifies a temporary working folder.
- /C - Extracts files only to the folder when used also with /T -
- Allows an administrator to download files into a specified
- location.
- /C: <cmd> - Overrides install command defined by author.
- For unattended Setup use the following switch:
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- w98csp.exe /c:"update.exe /q"
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- II. Release notes
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- If you reinstall the Windows 98 operating system, you will lose the
- benefits of the Windows 98 System Update 1. If you must reinstall
- Windows 98, make sure that you also reinstall the Windows 98
- System Update 1.
-
- III. What are the resolved issues in Windows 98 System Update 1?
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- The Windows 98 System Update 1 resolves the following issues:
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- 1. Active Accessibility update
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- This Update addresses issues with color schemes when using
- Microsoft Active Accessibility options.
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- 2. USB updates
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- The following KB articles have been addressed:
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- --Q189591 Computer Does Not Resume To Recognize USB Device
- From Standby
- If you connect a Universal Serial Bus (USB) device to a Windows 98-
- based computer while the computer is in Standby mode, the computer
- does not resume from Standby mode to process the USB device connection
- and immediately recognize the new USB device. The computer remains in
- Standby mode and may not recognize the USB device once resumed.
-
- --Q222600 Bulk Transfer URBs Can Specify More Than 64 Bytes
- The Universal Serial Bus (USB) 1.00 specification defines bulk
- transfers to be 4, 8,16, 32 or 64 bytes. However, the
- TransferBufferLength field of _URB_BULK_OR_INTERRUPT_TRANSFER can
- specify a much larger byte size. The USB specification limits the
- bulk transfer size to a maximum of 64 bytes at the port driver level.
-
- 3. Networking updates
-
- The following KB articles have been addressed:
-
- --Q220586 Computer with Plug and Play Network Adapter Is Not Found
- After you upgrade to Windows 98 on a Microsoft Windows 95-based
- computer with a Plug and Play Network Interface Card (NIC) installed,
- your computer may not be visible in Network Neighborhood to other
- computers on the network.
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- --Q178979 System Policy to Require Validation by Network May Not Work
- If you are using a system policy that requires validation by the
- network for Windows access, you may be able to access the desktop
- even when the network does not validate your user account.
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- 4. Other issues
-
- The following KB articles have been addressed:
-
- --Q216641 Computer Hangs After 49.7 Days
- If your computer is left running 49.7 days without restarting, your
- Windows 98-based computer may stop responding (hang). This is caused
- by a problem with the timing algorithm in the Vtdapi.vxd file.
-
- --Q216565 New Dialing Rules for Spain and Italy Require TAPI Update
- A new numbering and dialing plan for Spain became effective as of
- April 3, 1998. The previous numbering and dialing plan was
- discontinued as of June 5, 1998. As a result, on a computer running
- Windows 98 you may not be able to correctly dial long-distance
- telephone numbers if your current dialing location is in Spain or
- Italy.
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- IV. Microsoft Technical Support
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- Technical support for this Update is provided in the United States
- and Canada by calling (425) 635-7222, 6:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M.,
- Pacific time, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.
-
- For help after hours, click Support Options at:
- http://www.microsoft.com/support.
-
- For customers using text telephone (TDD/TTY), technical support for
- this Update is available by dialing (425) 635-4948 in the United
- States and Canada, 6:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M., Pacific time, Monday
- through Friday, excluding holidays.
-
- For support information outside the United States and Canada, contact
- your local subsidiary. Phone numbers for Microsoft Subsidiaries are
- subject to change. For the most recent listing, see the Support
- Online Web site at:
- http://support.microsoft.com/support.
-
- If there is no Microsoft subsidiary office in your country, contact
- the vendor from which you purchased your Microsoft product.
- Microsoft's support services are subject to Microsoft's then-current
- prices, terms, and conditions, which are subject to change without
- notice.
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