PRB: eMbedded Visual Tools 3.0 Setup Program Does Not Detect Windows 98 Second Edition Upgrade (287138)

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256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry

SYMPTOMS

When you install Microsoft eMbedded Visual Tools (eVT) 3.0 on a system that is running Windows 98 Second Edition, the installation may fail with the following error message:

eMbedded Visual Tools 3.0 requires that Windows 98 Second Edition be installed.
This is available at <http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com>.
Would you like to install Windows 98 Second Edition now?

The setup program does not detect that you have already upgraded to Windows 98 Second Edition.

CAUSE

eVT 3.0 can be installed on a Windows 98-based computer only if the computer has been upgraded to Windows 98 Second Edition. However, when you upgrade to Windows 98 Second Edition, the upgrade does not update the registry value that the eVT 3.0 installation uses to determine whether the system has been upgraded to SE.

RESOLUTION

WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

To resolve this problem, after you apply the Windows 98 Second Edition upgrade, modify the registry to reflect the correct value as follows:

On the Start menu, click Run, and then type regedit to start Registry Editor.
Locate the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
Locate the VersionNumber value.
Change the value from 4.10.1998 to 4.10.2222.
Install eVT 3.0