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Windows 2000 Critical Update, February 17, 2000
Bring your computer up-to-date with the latest updates for the Windows 2000 operating system.

• "Year is Reported Incorrectly on a Non-Gregorian Calendar."
  This update resolves a VBScripting problem where the year is reported incorrectly when using the Wareki or Taiwan date calendar. This problem does not occur if using the Gregorian calendar. This is not a Year 2000 problem, as it affects all dates. For more information on this issue, please visit Microsoft Knowledge Base (KB) Article Q253342

• "Corrupt Files Generated When Saving as .htm To HTTP Server From Word."
  This update resolves a potential data-corruption problem that can occur when saving files as .htm to an http server from Office 2000 programs, including Word and Excel. For more information on this issue, please visit Microsoft KB Article Q252633

• "Malformed Hit-Highlighting Argument Security Vulnerability."
  This update resolves a vulnerability that could allow a malicious Web surfer to gain unauthorized access to view files if running Web services and file indexing services. For more information on this vulnerability, please visit Microsoft Security Bulletin MS00-006

Fixed Font Alignment in Japanese Windows 2000
For Windows 2000, Japanese language-version only. This update resolves the "Fixed Font does not Align Properly when using Double-Byte Character Set" issue in the Japanese language-version of Windows 2000. When you use a fixed pitch font, such as MS Gothic or MS Mincho, the fonts may not be aligned properly on your monitor or printer.

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Windows 2000 Compatibility Updates
Windows 2000 was specifically designed to enable customers to easily add additional application support after the product had shipped for general release. The February 2000 package is the first release of such additional application support and includes software compatibility updates for Windows 2000.

During product compatibility testing prior to release, Microsoft focused on the top volume business applications (thousands of applications run out-of-the-box.) With that testing complete, as you can see below, we are now broadening our original focus and have addressed some minor compatibility issues with a few of the more popular home/entertainment/gaming applications.

The February 2000 package addresses the following software titles:

• 3D Ultra TrainTown (Sierra)

• Alien Versus Predator (Fox Interactive)

• Asteroids (Activision Studios)

• Caesar III (Sierra Online)

• Candyland (Hasbro Interactive)

• Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines (Eidos Interactive)

• Creative Photo Albums Deluxe 1.0 (DogByte Development)

• Creatures 3 (Mattel Interactive)

• Deer's Revenge (ValuSoft)

• Disney's Magic Artist (Disney)

• Drakan: Order of the Flame (Surreal Software)

• Elmo's Reading Preschool & Kindergarten (Mattel Interactive)

• F22 Lightning III (Nova Logic)

• Fighter Squadron (Activision)

• Final Doom for Windows 95 (id Software)

• Fisher Price Big Action Construction (Mattel Interactive)

• Frogger (Hasbro Interactive)

• FrontPage 98 (Microsoft)

• Heretic II (Raven Software)

• Imperialism II (Mattel Interactive)

• Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II (LucasArts Entertainment Company)

• Leap Ahead Phonics (Mattel Interactive)

• Lode Runner 2 (GT Interactive)

• Mageslayer (GT Interactive)

• Myth II: Soulblighter (Bungie Software Products)

• National Geographic Trip Planner Platinum 2000 (Mattel Interactive)

• Rage of Mages II: Necromancer (Monolith Productions)

• Resume Maker Deluxe Edition 1.0 (Mattel Interactive)

• Riven: The Sequel to Myst (Mattel Interactive)

• Septerra Core: Legacy of the Creator (Monolith Productions)

• Sesame Street Toddlers Deluxe (Mattel Interactive)

• Sesame Street Reading is Fun! Toddler Edition (Mattel Interactive)

• Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri (Electronic Arts)

• Solitaire Master (eGames Inc)

• Sorry (Hasbro Interactive)

• Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace (LucasArts Entertainment Company)

• SuperBike World Championship (Electronic Arts)

• TankTics (Interplay Productions)

• The Clue Finders 4th Grade Adventures (Mattel Interactive)

• The Clue Finders 5th Grade Adventures (Mattel Interactive)

• The Clue Finders 6th Grade Adventures (Mattel Interactive)

• The Clue Finders Math Ages 9-12 (Mattel Interactive)

• The Land Before Time: Kindergarten Adventure (Sound Source Interactive)

• Tomb Raider III (Eidos Interactive)

• Vegas Games 2000 (The 3DO Company)

• Wargasm (Infogrames Multimedia)

• WildCat 5.0 (Santronics Software)

• Zork Nemesis (Activision Studios)

Windows 2000 High Encryption Pack
The Windows 2000 High Encryption Pack allows you to enhance your system with the highest available encryption level (128-bit.)

Windows 2000 Update, "Adobe FrameMaker Cannot Save File as PDF or Print Separations"
Installing this update will resolve an incompatibility between FrameMaker 5.x and either AdobePS5-NT4 5.1.1 or PScript5-2000 PostScript drivers. This update allows Adobe FrameMaker to save PDF files and print separations in Windows 2000.

Windows 2000 Update, "Iomega Tools do not Recognize Parallel Port Drives"
This update addresses the "Iomega Tools do not Recognize Parallel Port Drives" issue found in Windows 2000. Installing this update will resolve an incompatibility between Windows 2000 and Iomega software used to access storage devices attached to a parallel port (Zip or Jaz, for example.) This update allows Iomega software tools to view parallel port drives with Windows 2000.

Windows 2000 System Preparation Tool, Version 1.1
The Windows 2000 System Preparation Tool (Sysprep) Version 1.1 enables administrators to prepare Windows 2000 System Images as part of an automated deployment. Sysprep 1.1 is an update to Sysprep 1.0 and adds the ability to reduce the number of images required in a deployment by supporting multiple mass storage controllers.

Windows 2000 Readiness Analyzer
The Windows 2000 Readiness Analyzer tool analyzes your system and reports potentially incompatible hardware devices and software applications. The tool compares the devices and applications on your system against a list of known issues. Although this check also occurs during Windows 2000 Setup, you can download and run the tool  before installing Windows 2000 to help ensure your installation will succeed.