(Win ME) MS update not working

[Jeric Hikari]

I've recently, due to not having a win98 cd on hand had to install windows ME on my computer after somebody did god alone knows what to screw with the system kernal. Anyway I have ME(i'd picked it up from a friend a few years back when he upgraded to xp) and after installing dx9, wmp9, and IE6 from backup cd I went to update the system itself. Windows update comes up and will let me select material, however when it comes time to download nothing happens(but its not stalled) and when i click cancel i get the ever annoying illegal operation window(or rather me's equivilant, basicly a giant middle finger and a close button).

How do I fix this?

[Big Booger]

try removing cookies, temp files.

Try resetting IE settings.

Try disabling firewall temporarily.

Try disabling Antivirus software.

There are many reasons for the update to fail.

[Jeric Hikari]

I'd already done all that and since nothing else seemed to work I went over to a friend's since he keeps alot of my backup material and found a backup copy of my 98 cd(the win98 directory plus a few things I find to be handy to keep in a backup cd, avg, tweakui, firefox and thunderbird, flash and shockwave, java, ect ect).

[Curio]

How do I fix this?

The considered answer of the IT world is this. Don't use Windows ME.

[Big Booger]

I'd already done all that and since nothing else seemed to work I went over to a friend's since he keeps alot of my backup material and found a backup copy of my 98 cd(the win98 directory plus a few things I find to be handy to keep in a backup cd, avg, tweakui, firefox and thunderbird, flash and shockwave, java, ect ect).

Why don't you next time when you post a problem type what you already tried that way we can post fixes that you haven't tried....


How about trying this:

http://www.techzonez.com/forums/show...windows+update

[Linedawg]

Sounds like there is a brower problem check out this link and see if it helps you out Microsoft