final version - when?

  • Thread starter Thread starter Andre Da Costa [Extended64]
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Are you sure it is not a Service Release?
Now that Peter mentions it, I remember Service Release.
As Peter says, they are not the same.

Install Windows 98.
Then install that CD.
Does winver or Properties show a Service Pack?
If it is indeed a Service Pack, you will see it stated.

The Service Release was pretty much the same as Windows XP SP-2 Rollup 1.
A compilation of updates but not a Service Pack.

If it is actually a Service Pack, it will also be in the Critical Updates.

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Grok said:
I hold the "Windows 98 Service Pack 1" CD-ROM in my hot little hands. I
ordered it from Microsoft at the time when most people went for 20 buck 98
S.E. upgrade instead. Gosh, I was a cheap bas****. Anyway:

Let me check here what it contains though ..

.. hold on while I put in in the DVD-ROM drive:

Oh, there's the README.TXT

III. Contents of the Windows 98 Service Pack 1 CD
-------------------------------------------------

Windows 98 System Update 1 : Security fixes and hardware specific updates
IE4.01 SP2: Internet related updates and security fixes
Windows 98 Year 2000 Update: Update for Outlook Express version
4.72.3612.1713
Windows 98 Year 2000 Update: The 1st Y2K update for Windows 98 users
Windows 98 Year 2000 Update 2: The 2nd installment in the Y2K update
Click to expand...

A setup.exe Wizard guided the user through the whole process of installing
the System Update, the MSIE upgrade and the Y2K fixes that comprised the
Windows 98 Service Pack 1.
Click to expand...
 
Made easier by a spare computer, a few caddies for hard drives and other
available resources.
 
Does it show Service Pack 1 in Properties or winver when installed?
That is where the truth is told.
 
Jupiter Jones [MVP] wrote:
| Does it show Service Pack 1 in Properties or winver when installed?
| That is where the truth is told.
|


OK. Here goes.

Windows 98 Works Better Plays Better "Do more with your PC than ever before"
Upgrade for users of Windows gets installed. It is the 'original' retail
upgrade edition of Windows 98.

"winver" reports:

Windows 98

"System Information" reports:

Microsoft Windows 98 4.10.1998
Clean install using CD /T:C:\WININST0.400 /SrcDir=C:\Memphis\WIN98 /IE /IZ
/IS /IQ /IT /II /NR /II /C /U:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
IE 4.0 4.72.3110
Uptime: 0:00:02:31
Normal mode
On "BLUE" as "Blue"

AuthenticAMD AMD Sempron(tm) 2200+
512MB RAM
94% system resources free
Windows-managed swap file on drive C (9242MB free)
Available space on drive C: 9242MB of 9795MB (FAT32)

Installed "Windows 98 Service Pack 1" using autoplay wizard. It asks
permision etc. etc for to install Internet Explorer Update 4.01 SP2 and
installs it. But it doesn't reboot, rather, "Welcome to Windows 98 Service
Pack 1 Setup" starts and it asks permission etc. etc. for to install
"Windows 98 Service Pack 1" and installs it. System reboots.

"winver" reports:

Windows 98

"System Information" reports:

Microsoft Windows 98 4.10.1998
Clean install using CD /T:C:\WININST0.400 /SrcDir=C:\Memphis\WIN98 /IE /IZ
/IS /IQ /IT /II /NR /II /C /U:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
IE 4.0 4.72.3612.1713
Uptime: 0:00:01:32
Normal mode
On "BLUE" as "Blue"

AuthenticAMD AMD Sempron(tm) 2200+
512MB RAM
95% system resources free
Windows-managed swap file on drive C (9219MB free)
Available space on drive C: 9219MB of 9795MB (FAT32)


So .. as you can imagine, the service pack was what Microsoft was called in
the wizarded collection of updates to Windows 98 and Internet Explorer 4,
and included the Y2K updates.

Here's the text of the Windows 98 Service Pack 1 README.TXT:

----------------------------------------------------------------
Microsoft Windows 98
Service Pack 1 README File
June 1999
----------------------------------------------------------------
(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 Service Pack 1 resolves known customer issues
with the Windows 98 operating system.

======================================================================
CONTENTS
--------
I. Installation notes

II. Release notes

III. Windows 98 Service Pack 1 CD contents

IV. Microsoft Technical Support

======================================================================

I. Installation notes
----------------------

A. Before you install the Windows 98 Service Pack 1

The Windows 98 Service Pack 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 Service Pack.


II. Release notes
-----------------

If you reinstall the Windows 98 operating system, you will lose the
benefits of the Windows 98 Service Pack. If you must reinstall
Windows 98, make sure that you also reinstall the Windows 98
Service Pack 1.

III. Contents of the Windows 98 Service Pack 1 CD
-------------------------------------------------

Windows 98 System Update 1 : Security fixes and hardware specific updates
IE4.01 SP2: Internet related updates and security fixes
Windows 98 Year 2000 Update: Update for Outlook Express version
4.72.3612.1713
Windows 98 Year 2000 Update: The 1st Y2K update for Windows 98 users
Windows 98 Year 2000 Update 2: The 2nd installment in the Y2K update


IV. Microsoft Technical Support
-------------------------------

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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Have a nice evening.
 
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