Command Line Switches Supported by the Y2K Update

ID: Q221120

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0
Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0
Microsoft Windows NT Server, Enterprise Edition version 4.0
Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0, Terminal Server Edition

SUMMARY

The Y2K Update (Y2KUPD) includes the fix discussed in the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q218877 MFC40.DLL Causes Programs to Display Wrong Date after 01/01/2000

MORE INFORMATION

This update has been posted to the following Internet location as Y2kupd.exe (x86) and Y2kupdax.exe (Alpha):

ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/bussys/winnt/winnt-public/fixes/usa/NT40/hotfixes-postSP4/Y2KUPD/

The Y2K Update supports the following command line switches:

NOTE: You can view these switches by typing Y2KUPD /? at a command prompt.

Command line options:

/Q -- Quiet modes for package.
/T:full path -- Specifies temporary working folder.
/C -- Extract files only to the folder when used also with /T.
/C:Cmd -- Override Install Command defined by author.

The following swith is also available with Y2KUPD:

/q:a /r:n -- Silent install

For a full description of year 2000 issues and recommendations for Windows NT, please see Windows NT Workstation Year 2000 Product Guide at:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/year2k/product/product.htm

For year 2000 information regarding Microsoft products:

See http://www.microsoft.com/y2k/

Call 1-888-MSFT-Y2K

Contact your local subsidiary

For more information about how Microsoft products are affected by year 2000 (Y2K) issues, please see the following Microsoft World Wide Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/y2k/

Additional query words: 4.00 y2k year2000 mfcinst.exe

Keywords :
Version : winnt:4.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbinfo