Cannot Install Programs on Portuguese Brazilian Windows 95

ID: Q228494

IMPORTANT: This article contains information about editing the registry. Before you edit the registry, make sure you understand how to restore it if a problem occurs. For information about how to do this, view the "Restoring the Registry" Help topic in Regedit.exe or the "Restoring a Registry Key" Help topic in Regedt32.exe.

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 95
Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0
Microsoft Visual J++, version 6.0
Microsoft Visual Basic Professional and Enterprise Editions for Windows, version 6.0
Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 6.0
Microsoft Visual InterDev, version 6.0
Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Editions, version 6.0
Microsoft Visual SourceSafe, 32-bit, for Windows 6.0

SYMPTOMS

When you run the Setup program for any of the products listed above on Portuguese Brazilian Windows 95 version 4.00.950 or 4.00.950a, you may receive the following error message and Setup may then end:

This product ships with the matching localized language version of Service Pack 3 for Windows NT 4. The localized version of your installed windows Operating system does not match the localized language version of this product. We recommend that you quit setup and install service pack 3 for Windows NT 4 from another source. You may find it at http://www.microsoft.com. Re-rerun Setup after applying the service pack and rebooting your PC.

CAUSE

The Setup programs for the programs listed above check the operating system version in the following registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\VersionNumber

In Portuguese Brazilian Windows 95 version 4.00.950 or 4.00.950a, the key value is "4.00.722." The Setup programs require version 4.00.950 or later.

RESOLUTION

WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

For information about how to edit the registry, view the "Changing Keys and Values" Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe) or the "Add and Delete Information in the Registry" and "Edit Registry Data" Help topics in Regedt32.exe. Note that you should back up the registry before you edit it. If you are running Windows NT, you should also update your Emergency Repair Disk (ERD).

To resolve this issue, change the VersionNumber value in the following registry key from "4.00.722" to "4.00.950":

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion

Additional query words:

Keywords :
Version : WINDOWS:6.0,95; winnt:6.0
Platform : WINDOWS winnt
Issue type : kbprb