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Windows 98 Reported as Windows 95 in Network Neighborhood

Article ID: 178971

Article Last Modified on 1/22/2007


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This article was previously published under Q178971

SYMPTOMS

When you right-click a Windows 98-based computer listed in Network Neighborhood or the Find Computer dialog box on your Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Workstation-based or Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Server-based computer and then click Properties, the Windows 98-based computer type may be reported as "Windows 95 Workstation."

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Windows 98. This problem does not affect any client or networking functionality in Windows 98 or Microsoft Windows NT.

Additional query words: misreports states wrong information

Keywords: kbnetwork kbprb KB178971