FIX: Correct Format for VM Version Number in the Registry

• Microsoft SDK for Java, version 2.0
• Microsoft Internet Explorer version 4.0 for Windows NT 4.0
• Microsoft Internet Explorer version 4.0 for Windows 95

SYMPTOMS

When you download the Microsoft virtual machine build 2252 that comes with Internet Explorer 4.0 and also the Microsoft SDK 2.0 for Java, the version number of the Microsoft virtual machine build in the registry is listed as 4.79.2252 instead of 4,79,2252,0.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This problem has been fixed in virtual machine build 2339 or above that ships with Internet Explorer 4.01 and the SDK for Java 2.01 or above. This issue has no known impact on either the running or upgrading of the Microsoft virtual machine.

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Steps to Reproduce Behavior

1. After downloading the Microsoft virtual machine build 2252, run Regedit.exe.



2. Search for the key - 08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608500 under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID. Note that the Installed Version Number is listed as "4.79.2252." The version number should read 4,79,2252,0.

REFERENCES

For additional information on obtaining the latest Microsoft virtual machine, please refer to the following Knowledge Base article:

Q163637 INFO: Availability of Current Build of Microsoft VM

http://www.microsoft.com/java/

http://support.microsoft.com/support/visualj/

http://support.microsoft.com/support/java/

Additional query words: vm version comma

Keywords : kbIE400bug kbIE401fix JVM
Version : WINDOWS:2.0,4.0
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug