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Microsoft issues Year 2000 patch for Windows 98
Microsoft Corporation on Monday issued a patch for Windows 98 that fixessome "minor" Year 2000 problems, including a very rare problem with systemsthat are booted a few seconds before midnight on New Years Day in the year2000. Though the problems
Paul Thurrott
December 6, 1998
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Microsoft Corporation on Monday issued a patch for Windows 98 that fixessome "minor" Year 2000 problems, including a very rare problem with systemsthat are booted a few seconds before midnight on New Years Day in the year2000. Though the problems likely are small, it's a corporate embarrassmentfor Microsoft to have released a supposedly Y2K-compliant operating systemin June to find out now that it's not.
The Year 2000 Update for Windows 98 includes the following fixes:
Y2K fixes for Microsoft's Java Virtual Machine (JVM).
A leap-year display problem with the Date/Time applet.
A bug in the Phone Dialer applet that causes the wrong date to be displayed in a log file.
An XCOPY bug.
Lagging IP lease date problems.
Problems parsing dates with the Microsoft Foundation Class (MFC) library for C++ programmers.
Y2K bugs in older versions of Microsoft Wallet, an Internet commerce component of IE 4.0 that holds credit card information.
Problems with data access components (MDAC).
Bugs in the Regional Settings applet.
A WordPad bug.
The Year 2000 Update for Windows 98 is available for free via the WindowsUpdate Web site or to customers who request it on CD-ROM at (800) 363-2896
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