Microsoft KB Archive/178996

= FIX: Correct Format for VM Version Number in the Registry =

Article ID: 178996

Article Last Modified on 11/14/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 128-Bit Edition
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 128-Bit Edition
 * Microsoft Software Development Kit for Java 2.02

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This article was previously published under Q178996



SYMPTOMS
When you download the Microsoft virtual machine build 2252 that comes with Internet Explorer 4.0 and also the Microsoft SDK 2.0 for Java, the version number of the Microsoft virtual machine build in the registry is listed as 4.79.2252 instead of 4,79,2252,0.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This problem has been fixed in virtual machine build 2339 or above that ships with Internet Explorer 4.01 and the SDK for Java 2.01 or above. This issue has no known impact on either the running or upgrading of the Microsoft virtual machine.



Steps to Reproduce Behavior

 * 1) After downloading the Microsoft virtual machine build 2252, run Regedit.exe.
 * 2) Search for the key - 08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608500 under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID. Note that the Installed Version Number is listed as "4.79.2252." The version number should read 4,79,2252,0.

