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From: Alex Nichol (alexn.mvpdts_at_ntlworld.delete.com)
Date: 03/10/04 

Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2004 11:27:25 +0000

Peach wrote:

>Can someone explain what the kb number and the q number mean when i
>download an update from microsoft

They are the reference numbers in the Knowledge Base at the web site -
originally Q for Question, changed to KB for Knowledge Base. See number
123456 at
http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=kb;en-us;123456 

-- 
Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows Technologies)
Bournemouth, U.K.  Alexn@mvps.D8E8L.org (remove the D8 bit)

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