1. This hotfix is packaged in an auto-install format.

   Type the executable name to install it. For example, type "icmpfixi" for x86
   platforms or "icmpfixa" for Alpha platforms (without the quotation marks).

2. The files can also be extracted from the hotfix without installing them.

   To do this, copy the hotfix to a temporary directory, and type "icmpfixi /x" or
   "icmpfixa /x" (without the quotation marks).
     
   After extracting the files, the hotfix can be installed by typing "hotfix"
   (without the quotation marks).


NOTE:  To obtain the symbol files, copy the hotfix to a temporary directory, 
       and type "icmpsymi" or "icmpsyma" (without the quotation marks).
       The symbol file is Tcpip.dbg.

      This hotfix also includes the oob-fix. Please do not install the oob-fix 
      after applying this fix. For more information on the oob-fix, please see
      the following article(s) in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

         ARTICLE-ID: Q143478
         TITLE     : Stop 0A in TCPIP.SYS When Receiving Out Of Band (OOB) Data