windows update thinks computer is a mac!

Hi for sometime i havent been able to get the window update to work on our
win2k sp4 server.
when i go to the wu site it says you must be using msoft software to get
downloads, it seems to think the server is a mac. Any ideas?

thanks

dee

Dee;
Follow this:
http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/troubleshoot/
Look for "When attempting to access the Windows Update Web site you receive
the following message: Thank You -- you must be running a Microsoft windows
operating system in order to use windows update"

Otherwise follow the Windows Update Checklist:
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/updtcl.htm

--
Jupiter Jones [MVP]
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar
In memory of our dear friend, MVP Alex Nichol
http://www.dts-l.org


"dee" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Hi for sometime i havent been able to get the window update to work on our
> win2k sp4 server.
> when i go to the wu site it says you must be using msoft software to get
> downloads, it seems to think the server is a mac. Any ideas?
>
> thanks
>
> dee

Don't know if it would work on your server, but for along long time I had a
similar problem on WINXP SP2. I could receive WIN AU but could not access WU
manually. I was always forwarded with the same message to Mac url address,
until I received AU for JAVA.
J2SE Runtime Environment 5.0 update 2. Just a shot?.
Stan.
"Jupiter Jones [MVP]" <> wrote in message
news:%...
> Dee;
> Follow this:
> http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/troubleshoot/
> Look for "When attempting to access the Windows Update Web site you
> receive the following message: Thank You -- you must be running a
> Microsoft windows operating system in order to use windows update"
>
> Otherwise follow the Windows Update Checklist:
> http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/updtcl.htm
>
> --
> Jupiter Jones [MVP]
> http://www3.telus.net/dandemar
> In memory of our dear friend, MVP Alex Nichol
> http://www.dts-l.org
>
>
> "dee" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> Hi for sometime i havent been able to get the window update to work on
>> our
>> win2k sp4 server.
>> when i go to the wu site it says you must be using msoft software to get
>> downloads, it seems to think the server is a mac. Any ideas?
>>
>> thanks
>>
>> dee
>
>