Alan, I thought that the A always had spaces around it in 98SE and with the
B there is always no space. Any idea why Microsoft did this or is this not
the case in all computers?

"Alan Edwards" wrote in message
...
FWIW, mine is a little different, though this may not be significant.
(Win98 SE, no sec update CD installed)

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion
- ProductName = "Microsoft Windows 98"
- ProductType = "101"
- SubVersionNumber = " A "
- Version = "Windows 98"
- VersionNumber = "4.10.2222"

Note the spaces around " A " rather than the "A" you mention.

...Alan

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In microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion, Alan Raskin
wrote:

I am experiencing a curious problem trying to run the security
application that came with a new USB 2.0 flash drive from Kingston
(DataTraveler Elite, 1GB, 24/14 MBps). Even though the drive is supposed
to work with Win98SE and even though someone from their technical
support says that it works fine on their system, the application keeps
exiting after telling me that it "doesn't support this version of
Windows".

After an email dialogue with their support, I began to suspect that the
Windows Security Update CD from last February had messed things up by
updating the version from 4.10.2222A (Win98SE) to 4.10.2222B (Win98SE
Security Update). However, updating the subversion number stored in the
registry from "B" to "A" (see below) didn't solve the problem, as I get
the same error message.

Kingston support has already suggested that I return the drive, so I
don't anticipate that they will provide any further details regarding
exactly what the security application is looking at when it decides that
I am not running Win98SE. So...I'd like to request that people running
Win98SE, both with and without the Security Update CD installed, send me
information regarding their version of Windows, especially where it
differs from mine; my information is as follows:

System control panel applet:

Microsoft Windows 98
Second Edition
4.10.2222B

Registry:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion
- ProductName = "Microsoft Windows 98"
- ProductType = "115"
- SubVersionNumber = "B"
- Version = "Windows 98"
- VersionNumber = "4.10.2222"



I find the "Product type : Unable to get information" and "Windows 98
(UNRECOGNISED VERSION)" bits very curious.

Thanks for your assistance and advice.

- Alan