Damaged Registry Keys Are Created When You Upgrade to or Install Windows 98 SE (264576)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
This article was previously published under Q264576

SYMPTOMS

After you install (or upgrade to) Windows 98 Second Edition, one or more damaged registry keys may exist in the following registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT

These registry keys may appear as a capital letter followed by a sequence of numbers. For example:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\G4559376

Note that these registry keys may differ from computer to computer.

CAUSE

This problem can occur when un-initialized keys are written to the registry. When this occurs, the damaged registry keys are generated.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

These additional registry keys do not affect the performance or use of Windows.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:1/30/2001
Keywords:kbenv kbprb KB264576
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