Update thinks my win98 is a Mac

I recently wiped and reinstalled my OS on my Win98 based laptop
computer. When I went to Windows Update to download the available
updates, it tells me that I have a MAC and and won't allow me see or
download any updates. How can I get past this glitch?

On Feb 28, 1:10 pm, "LuDean Marvin" <gardenerstouch@hot_NO-
SPAM_mail.com> wrote:
> I recently wiped and reinstalled my OS on my Win98 based laptop
> computer. When I went to Windows Update to download the available
> updates, it tells me that I have a MAC and and won't allow me see or
> download any updates. How can I get past this glitch?

I am having the same problem today.

See these related conversations, LuDean: http://snipurl.com/1bmvm

Seems to be a reproducible but "sometimes" bug on Windows Update's end.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)


LuDean Marvin wrote:
> I recently wiped and reinstalled my OS on my Win98 based laptop
> computer. When I went to Windows Update to download the available
> updates, it tells me that I have a MAC and and won't allow me see or
> download any updates. How can I get past this glitch?

Open Internet Options in the Control Panel.
Under Temporary Internet Files, click the Delete Cookies button
Click the Delete Files button, put a check next to ' Delete offline
content ', click OK.
The system *should* now be able to access Windows Update.
You may have to do the above every time the system accesses WU until MS
resolves this issue.

MowGreen [MVP 2003-2007]
===============
*-343-* FDNY
Never Forgotten
===============


LuDean Marvin wrote:

> I recently wiped and reinstalled my OS on my Win98 based laptop
> computer. When I went to Windows Update to download the available
> updates, it tells me that I have a MAC and and won't allow me see or
> download any updates. How can I get past this glitch?
>
>

Forwarded to Win98 General via crosspost.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)

"MowGreen [MVP]" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Open Internet Options in the Control Panel.
> Under Temporary Internet Files, click the Delete Cookies button
> Click the Delete Files button, put a check next to ' Delete offline
> content ', click OK.
> The system *should* now be able to access Windows Update.
> You may have to do the above every time the system accesses WU until MS
> resolves this issue.
>
> MowGreen [MVP 2003-2007]
> ===============
> *-343-* FDNY
> Never Forgotten
> ===============
>
>
> LuDean Marvin wrote:
>> I recently wiped and reinstalled my OS on my Win98 based laptop computer.
>> When I went to Windows Update to download the available updates, it tells
>> me that I have a MAC and and won't allow me see or download any updates.
>> How can I get past this glitch?

Unfortunately, the 'issue' comes and goes and is definitely server side.
From a Win ME Windows Update.log -

> 2007-03-01 14:58:48 22:58:48 Error IUENGINE Library download error.
> Will retry. (Error 0x801901F4)

0x801901F4 = The server encountered an unexpected condition that
prevented it from fulfilling the request

<not holding my breath> I've attempt to contact PSS concerning this.
Let's see if they respond. </not holding my breath>


MowGreen [MVP 2003-2007]
===============
*-343-* FDNY
Never Forgotten
===============



PA Bear wrote:

> Forwarded to Win98 General via crosspost.

MowGreen [MVP] wrote:
> Open Internet Options in the Control Panel.
> Under Temporary Internet Files, click the Delete Cookies button
> Click the Delete Files button, put a check next to ' Delete offline
> content ', click OK.
> The system *should* now be able to access Windows Update.
> You may have to do the above every time the system accesses WU until MS
> resolves this issue.
>
> MowGreen [MVP 2003-2007]
> ===============
> *-343-* FDNY
> Never Forgotten
> ===============
>
>
> LuDean Marvin wrote:
>
>> I recently wiped and reinstalled my OS on my Win98 based laptop
>> computer. When I went to Windows Update to download the available
>> updates, it tells me that I have a MAC and and won't allow me see or
>> download any updates. How can I get past this glitch?
>>

Installing Windows Script 5.6 for Windows 98, Windows Millennium
Edition, and Windows NT 4.0
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...D=0a8a18f6-249...
seems to have permanently fixed the problem for me on two PC's one
running Windows 98SE, the other Windows ME.

Regards

John Storey

"MowGreen [MVP]" <> wrote in message
news:...
| Unfortunately, the 'issue' comes and goes and is definitely server
side.
| From a Win ME Windows Update.log -
|
| > 2007-03-01 14:58:48 22:58:48 Error IUENGINE Library
download error.
| > Will retry. (Error 0x801901F4)
|
| 0x801901F4 = The server encountered an unexpected condition that
| prevented it from fulfilling the request
|
| <not holding my breath> I've attempt to contact PSS concerning this.
| Let's see if they respond. </not holding my breath>

Using Win98SE, on the day I first saw that Mac redirect I got a
different error in there...

........Quote the "Windows Update.log"................
2007-02-24 16:03:32 21:03:32 Error IUCTL Library
download error. Will retry. (Error 0x80070002: The system cannot find
the file specified.)
.......EOQ...............

But I think these errors just prove there is/was something foul going on
at the site-- something that later caused the redirect to start
happening. But when the redirect does happen, there is no entry in the
..log at all! It's as if the site never starts to work at all!

However, it is working now-- but I've only tried it once!

|
| MowGreen [MVP 2003-2007]
| ===============
| *-343-* FDNY
| Never Forgotten
| ===============
|
|
|
| PA Bear wrote:
|
| > Forwarded to Win98 General via crosspost.

Brilliant. Works like a charm. Thanks!

"John Storey" wrote:

> MowGreen [MVP] wrote:
> > Open Internet Options in the Control Panel.
> > Under Temporary Internet Files, click the Delete Cookies button
> > Click the Delete Files button, put a check next to ' Delete offline
> > content ', click OK.
> > The system *should* now be able to access Windows Update.
> > You may have to do the above every time the system accesses WU until MS
> > resolves this issue.
> >
> > MowGreen [MVP 2003-2007]
> > ===============
> > *-343-* FDNY
> > Never Forgotten
> > ===============
> >
> >
> > LuDean Marvin wrote:
> >
> >> I recently wiped and reinstalled my OS on my Win98 based laptop
> >> computer. When I went to Windows Update to download the available
> >> updates, it tells me that I have a MAC and and won't allow me see or
> >> download any updates. How can I get past this glitch?
> >>
>
> Installing Windows Script 5.6 for Windows 98, Windows Millennium
> Edition, and Windows NT 4.0
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...D=0a8a18f6-249...
> seems to have permanently fixed the problem for me on two PC's one
> running Windows 98SE, the other Windows ME.
>
> Regards
>
> John Storey
>