-Drivers (If period correct system) -Plus! 98 -Microsoft Office 97 and Microsoft Works 4.5A -Plus! Cards & Puzzles (Installs DirectX 7) -Windows Management Instrumentation -Windows Media Player 7.1 -Windows Media Encoder 7.1 -Office 97 Service Packs + Updates -Internet Explorer 5.5 -Office XP System Update -DirectX 8.2 -IntelliMouse 4.12 -IntelliType 2.22 -Remote Desktop Client -Network Stack Upgrade -February 2004 Security CD -DirectX 9.0C -Windows 98 SE Update Archive - Main Update Package (see below) -Internet Explorer 6.0 and Updates afterwards -WinTop and TweakUI -Other Components -New USB Stack (3.3) -System Setting Control and Userconfig ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Windows 98 SE Update Archive - Main Update Package # HOW TO USE Launch "#install-patches.bat" from within the "Updates" folder and follow the on-screen instructions. Your computer will restart several times during installation. After each restart, the installer will relaunch and resume installing updates until the installation process is complete. If the installer does not resume, launch INSTALL again to continue installing updates. Some updates require additional information during installation so they can configure your computer accordingly. Read any information carefully as it is being presented to you, and choose any options you wish to install. # AFTER INSTALLATION After the installation has completed, it is recommended that you check the UPDATES\OPTIONS folder and see if any optional updates and hotfixes are needed for your particular system. Additionally, you can choose to install any of the Windows Components updates from the "Components" folder if your system or software requires them and weren't already installed by the list above. # QUESTIONS Q) How can I check that specific updates were installed? A) You can check the Microsoft Update Information Tool for information about the installed updates by running QFECHECK from the Start > Run dialog. Please note that it does not include information about all of the updates this compilation installs, only ones that Microsoft has chosen to enter into the Update Information Tool's records. Q) During installation, some updates install files that are then overwritten with later versions by later updates anyway. Why install these older updates, and not just the latest ones? A) Earlier installers may contain files in addition to the ones replaced by later updates, and only installing the latest update would miss these files. For example, an update may include three files: A.DLL 4.10.2223 B.DLL 4.10.2223 C.DLL 4.10.2223 And a later update contains the following files: A.DLL 4.10.2224 B.DLL 4.10.2224 Only installing the later update misses the update to C.DLL included in the earlier package. Additionally, installing both the earlier and later versions of an update ensure that both are recorded in the Update Information Tool (QFECHECK).