Unable to upgrade Win98 SE

My HP Pavilion Win98SE system crashed and I had to reload from OEM recovery
disk. Now I can't upgrade Windows...it says I need IE 5.5 or higher, I have
IE 4.72.3110.

There is no link on microsoft.com to upgrade to IE 5.x...I attempted to load
IE 6 but setup does not finish and gives me the following message:

“Installation Incomplete, not all components installed
successfully…components not installed are IE 6 web browser, IE exception
pack, offline browser pack, browser customizations, internet connection
wizard, IE browsing enhancements, address book, outlook express and IE read
me�

and

“MS IE 4.0 Setup: An error or exception occurred while calling the function
DllRegisterServer in C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\VGX\vgx.dll�

then reboots...when it comes back, I get a pop-up with:

“Internet Explorer…this program has performed an illegal operation and will
be shut down� with details: “Invalid page fault in module IERNONCE.DLL at
015f:7d792537�.

After closing that pop-up I get an empty desktop and no task bar thus no
Start button...I reload from recovery disk again and I'm stuck in endless
circle.

Please help!
--
Rod P

http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;EN-US;319585
WINUP: "Software Update Incomplete, This Windows Update Software Did Not Update
Successfully" Error Message When You Visit the Windows Update Web Site
Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows 98, Windows 98 SE, Windows ME

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=303399
You Cannot Finish Installing or Upgrading Internet Explorer
Windows NT, WinMe, Win98 & Win2000
You receive one of the following error messages:
Setup was unable to download all the required components for this installation.
Please try Setup again, and select Resume Setup.
-or-
Setup was unable to install all the components. Please close all applications and try
running Setup again.
-or-
Setup was unable to download all the required components for this installation.
The computer stops responding (hangs) during the installation.

http://www.computing.net/windowsme/w...rum/41016.html
Have a look through, especially response 4, 5 & 6
I am trying to upgrade Windows ME system from IE 5.5 to IE 6.0. When I download the
file and go to setup for IE6setup, I get an error message stating "Setup was unable
to install all components. Shut down those and reinstall."


"RodP" <> wrote in message
news:A4968130-68ED-4AAC-9DEA-...
> My HP Pavilion Win98SE system crashed and I had to reload from OEM recovery
> disk. Now I can't upgrade Windows...it says I need IE 5.5 or higher, I have
> IE 4.72.3110.
>
> There is no link on microsoft.com to upgrade to IE 5.x...I attempted to load
> IE 6 but setup does not finish and gives me the following message:
>
> “Installation Incomplete, not all components installed
> successfully…components not installed are IE 6 web browser, IE exception
> pack, offline browser pack, browser customizations, internet connection
> wizard, IE browsing enhancements, address book, outlook express and IE read
> me�
>
> and
>
> “MS IE 4.0 Setup: An error or exception occurred while calling the function
> DllRegisterServer in C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\VGX\vgx.dll�
>
> then reboots...when it comes back, I get a pop-up with:
>
> “Internet Explorer…this program has performed an illegal operation and will
> be shut down� with details: “Invalid page fault in module IERNONCE.DLL at
> 015f:7d792537�.
>
> After closing that pop-up I get an empty desktop and no task bar thus no
> Start button...I reload from recovery disk again and I'm stuck in endless
> circle.
>
> Please help!
> --
> Rod P