Dynamic Update is not prepared on Windows 98/Me when you run Winnt32 /Duprepare from a network share (326744)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
Microsoft Windows 2000
Microsoft Windows 98

This article was previously published under Q326744

SYMPTOMS

Dynamic Update may not be prepared on computers that are running Microsoft Windows 98 or Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (Me) when you run Winnt32.exe with the /duprepare switch. Because of this, Dynamic Update fixes are not applied to client computers that are installed by using the shared Dynamic Update package.

CAUSE

You ran Winnt32.exe from a network share to create a Dynamic Update version 1.3 or later package.

This problem does not occur if the preparation is completed from a Windows XP CD-ROM or on a computer that is running Microsoft Windows NT, Microsoft Windows 2000, or Windows XP.

RESOLUTION

To work around this problem, either use a Windows NT, Windows 2000, or Windows XP computer to prepare the Dynamic Update 1.3 or later package, or add the /nodownload switch to the command line that is used to prepare the package on Windows 98 or Windows Me. For example, you might use the Winnt32 /duprepare:path /nodownload command.

STATUS

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

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about Dynamic Update version 1.3, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

322069 List of Fixes That Are Included in the Windows XP Dynamic Update 1.3 Package

For additional information about how to deploy the Dynamic Update package in a corporate environment, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

312110 How to Deploy the Windows XP Dynamic Update Package

Modification Type:	Minor	Last Reviewed:	12/20/2004
Keywords:	kbenv kbprb kbsetup KB326744