How to Determine Your Installed Windows 98 Updates

• Microsoft Windows 98

SUMMARY

This article describes how to determine which updates have been applied to your computer from the following Microsoft Windows Update Web site:

http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com

MORE INFORMATION

To determine which updates have been applied to your computer from the Microsoft Windows Update Web site, use any of the following methods:

Method 1

1. Click Start, and then click Windows Update.



2. Click Yes when you receive the following prompt:
   

   
         Windows Update
         This program can determine what components are installed on your
         computer, and whether new components, upgrades, or enhancements are
         available, specific to your computer. This check is done without
         sending any information to Microsoft.
   
         Would you like to check now? 




3. Click Download History to view a complete list of completed updates and when they were installed.

Method 2

1. Click Start, point to Find, click Files Or Folders, type "wulog.txt wuhistv3.log" (without quotation marks) in the Named box, and then click Find Now.



2. Double-click the Wulog.txt file, and then note the update information.



3. Double-click the Wuhistv3.log file, and then note the update information.

Additional query words: 98

Keywords : kbenv win98
Version : WINDOWS:
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbhowto