How to Determine Which Y2K Patch Is Installed

ID: Q230212

The information in this article applies to:

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

SUMMARY

This article discusses how to determine which Y2K patch is installed on a computer. Currently, there is no tool, as such, to determine which patch or patches are installed.

MORE INFORMATION

To differentiate between the patches:

Run the executable file with the /x argument (for example, type y2kfixi.exe /x). This allows for the extraction of the contents of the hotfix file to a specified location.

After the executable file is extracted, observe the following information to determine which hotfix you have:


Y2KFIXI.EXE        Size           Y2KFIX2I.EXE       Size 
             
Docprop.dll       56 KB           Docprop.dll       56 KB
Hotfix.exe        85 KB           Fpnwsrv.sys      217 KB  
Hotfix.inf         8 KB           Hotfix.exe        85 KB
Netui2.dll       289 KB           Hotfix.inf         8 KB
Shell32.dll    1,248 KB           Logout.exe        28 KB
Timedate.cpl      52 KB           Mfcinst.exe      694 KB
                                  Netui2.dll       289 KB
Y2kfixi.exe      586 KB           Ntbackup.exe     695 KB
                                  Ntdetect.com      27 KB
                                  Nwconv.exe       213 KB
                                  Shell32.dll    1,248 KB
                                  Timedate.cpl      52 KB
                                  Win32spl.dll      78 KB
                      
                                  Y2kfix2i.exe   1,009 KB

Additonal information on Year 2000 compliancy may be found at:

Microsoft Year 2000 Readiness Disclosure and Resource Center

Additional query words:

Keywords : kb2000
Version : winnt:4.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbinfo