New hope for windows 98 users getting error 0x800B0004

I know I tried this months ago, and it didn't work, so I am suggesting you
try it again. Perhaps you need to turn off your virus equipment while you do
this.
If you are getting this message, and I was for months:
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Unable to access the Windows Update site. The Windows Update.log file
contains the following error message(s):



Error IUCTL Digital Signatures on file C:\Program
Files\WindowsUpdate\V4\iuident.cab are not trusted (Error 0x800B0004: The
subject is not trusted for the specified action.)
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Try this again:
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Suggestion 1
============
Register the following files with these steps:

1. Click on Start, Run and type "REGSVR32 SOFTPUB.DLL" (w/o the quotes).
You should see a popup message that this process succeeded.
2. Click on Start, Run and type "REGSVR32 INITPKI.DLL" (w/o the quotes).
You should see a popup message that this process succeeded.
3. Click on Start, Run and type "REGSVR32 MSSIP32.DLL" (w/o the quotes).
You should see a popup message that this process succeeded.
4. Now try the Windows Update site and see if you get the same error.

This post was a life saver, it really worked after I spent nearly three hours
trying to find solutions elsewhere!!!

"Swensonl" wrote:

> I know I tried this months ago, and it didn't work, so I am suggesting you
> try it again. Perhaps you need to turn off your virus equipment while you do
> this.
> If you are getting this message, and I was for months:
> __________________________________________________ ____________-
> Unable to access the Windows Update site. The Windows Update.log file
> contains the following error message(s):
>
>
>
> Error IUCTL Digital Signatures on file C:\Program
> Files\WindowsUpdate\V4\iuident.cab are not trusted (Error 0x800B0004: The
> subject is not trusted for the specified action.)
> __________________________________________________ _______________
> Try this again:
> __________________________________________________ _______________
> Suggestion 1
> ============
> Register the following files with these steps:
>
> 1. Click on Start, Run and type "REGSVR32 SOFTPUB.DLL" (w/o the quotes).
> You should see a popup message that this process succeeded.
> 2. Click on Start, Run and type "REGSVR32 INITPKI.DLL" (w/o the quotes).
> You should see a popup message that this process succeeded.
> 3. Click on Start, Run and type "REGSVR32 MSSIP32.DLL" (w/o the quotes).
> You should see a popup message that this process succeeded.
> 4. Now try the Windows Update site and see if you get the same error.
>
>