Windows 95/98 forum: Windows Update things I am running 2000/NT,XP OR VISTA

ok...tried every thing listed
1)don't have firewall,
2)2) ISP has not changed. had this problem once before and the only way I solved it was a clean install. Makes no sense to do that again if the problem will return.
3) REGEDIT4
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Restrictions]
"NoBrowserOptions"=dword:00000000
My windows 98 does not support REGEDIT4 so I used REGEDIT
My register only has: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft
there is no entry for IE.
Under Microsoft I have + System Certificates and +Trust
the actual message is on the M.S windows update website first it says


checking for the latest version of windows update software
then it changes and you get
(lower case I) then
Administrators Only
to install items from Windows Update you must be logged on as Administrator or
a member of the Administrator group
Then tells how to logon to administrator under windows 2000,windows XP or Windows server 2003
I did a Google search on this and found this MS KB article

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/316524
but it talks about XP and 2000.
Though it talks about catroot2 folder (which is in XP) in 98 I have A simple c:\windows\catroot and C:\windows\system\CatRoot
folders. Could this be the cause of the problem?

Accessing Windows Update using this link:

http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/en/default.asp

Zee

I wonder if you installed something other than just the OS prior to that unofficial SP?

Some will install firewalls, blockers and more before it's patched.

Bob

Sorry it doesn't work for you.

I didn't read much about the machine so I wonder if it has more than 512MB RAM.

Bob

More and it goes wonky.

Bob

The easiest thing that I can say is that you should wipe the hard drive clean and then perform a clean install. Then you should try updating windows 98se.

I hope this helps.