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It's hard to say what W2KPatch[1].exe is, but most instances are anti-virus patches of some sort.

What is W2KPatch[1].exe?

It's hard to say what "W2KPatch" is since there are many instances of programs by that name. Most are anti-virus patches of some sort. If you're asking about the "[1]" after the name, that's probably been added by Internet Explorer when you downloaded it. Why? In case you download two different W2KPatches, IE needs to save them as different filenames.

Article C2051 - June 14, 2004

Leo Leo A. Notenboom has been playing with computers since he was required to take a programming class in 1976. An 18 year career as a programmer at Microsoft soon followed. After "retiring" in 2001, Leo started Ask Leo! in 2003 as a place for answers to common computer and technical questions. More about Leo.

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