Microsoft KB Archive/264576

= Damaged Registry Keys Are Created When You Upgrade to or Install Windows 98 SE =

Article ID: 264576

Article Last Modified on 1/27/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition

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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.

Keywords: kbenv kbprb KB264576

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