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INFO: Migration DLLs Target Only Windows 95/98 Applications

Article ID: 243015

Article Last Modified on 2/28/2007



APPLIES TO

  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition
  • Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft Windows 95
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition



This article was previously published under Q243015

SUMMARY

Migration Dynamic-Link Libraries (DLLs) port only Windows 95/98 programs to Windows 2000 Professional during an upgrade. Windows NT 4.0 applications do not have an equivalent mechanism for migrating applications. However, many Windows NT 4.0 applications run correctly on Windows 2000 after an upgrade.

If changes or fixes are needed for a Windows NT 4.0 application, the best solution is to create a custom patch that can be run after upgrading to Windows 2000 Professional. Both the Windows 95/98 Migration DLL and Windows NT 4.0 patch can be made available for download from the web.

REFERENCES

For more information on Migration DLLs, please browse to the following reference in the MSDN Library:

Platform SDK; Management Services; Setup; Migration-Extension Interface


Keywords: kbfaq kbinfo kbmigrate kbsetup KB243015