Re: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS05-013

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From: stan (SEDNCID_at_myomy.com)
Date: 02/18/05 

Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2005 10:14:16 -0600

Pat Williams[MSFT]

Why is it when I click >
http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/en/default.asp I get
v5.windowsupdate.microsft.com/v5Consumer
/thanksaspx?2in
=en-us&thankspage=2n
Plus,
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"Pat Walters [MSFT]" <a-patwal@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:42152afd$1@news.microsoft.com...
> "Heather Preston",
>
> I apologize that you are hitting this issue. While "logged in" to your
> Windows 98 computer, please:
>
> 1. Open an Internet Explorer browswer and go here:
> http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/en/default.asp
> 2. When this opens, look on the left hand side for "Windows Update
> Catalog"
> 3. Click on "Find updates for Microsoft Windows operating systems"
> 4. Use the pull down menu to select "Windows 98 and Windows 98 Second
> Edition"
> 5. Select the appropriate language
> 6. Click on the "Advanced search options"
> 7. In the field "Contains these words:" put the NNNNNN of the KB article
> you
> were referring to. So in this case, the KB is 891781, so put in 891781.
> 8. Click the Search button.
> 9. Follow the prompts, and you will find the critical update and can
> download it!
>
> Reply back and let us know how this goes!
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Pat Walters [MSFT]
>
> "Heather Preston" <heapreston@whatsup.com> wrote in message
> news:cuitic$ik4$1@news.hispeed.ch...
>> For win98 this update (891781) is only available via Windows Update.
>> What other possibilities do I have as I cannot download from this
>> site coz the web page dialog window remains blank when I select to
>> install updates for my old win98se machine?
>> There used to be a separate corporate site where one could find
>> individual patches, but the respective url refers direcly to windows
>> update for consumers.
>>
>> Thanks for any help
>> Heather
>>
>
>

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