Re: Win98SE update error
- From: 2Happy <2Happy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2005 04:18:02 -0800
>From what I have read duing the past few days, several people are having the
same problem with the KB905915 update. So far I have tried all the tricks
offered in this forum and elsewhere - even uninstalled all antivirus/
fireewall software - nothing fixes the problem. I finally restored a Ghost
backup of Win98SE I found from 2002 and applied all the Critical Updates one
at a time. Everything worked fine until I installed the Cumulative Security
Update for Internet Exporer 6 Service Pack 1 (KB905915). Now when I triy to
run Windows Update, I get the same message as before:
"ADMINISTRATORS ONLY - To install items from Windows Update, you must be
logged on as an administrator or a member of the Administrators group."
I never have set up an Administrator account on this machine - didn't even
know it was possible. Guess MS has broke something again, and cannot fix it.
In the mean time, I am going to do another Ghost restore and do all the
updates EXCEPT the Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 (KB905915).
If someone knows a fix please let me know. Thanks.
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"Opally" wrote:
> Thanks for the reply!
>
> Yes, I did exactly and precisely what Saincase wrote, and even found other
> references to the same procedure on the web (thanks to Google.) No new
> download of the Windows Update software or activeX component was offered to
> me. I assume that it has a failsafe condition that puts the user in an
> "unauthenticated user" group if certain files are missing, indicating that
> the OS was tampered with. That doesn't give a user many options. If I could
> only get download working again it might all get sorted out. It's rather
> illogical to tell a Windows98 user "you are forbidden to update since you are
> not an administrator." We do not have a network domain here, just a workgroup.
>
> I even went back and uninstalled several recent patches to see if I could
> get the process jumpstarted again, but no luck.
>
> Since MS won't be supporting Win98 in a few months, I guess it's time to
> replace that computer with one that can run XP Pro (like our other
> computers.) It's probably not worth the effort to reinstall Win98 since that
> computer is working fine still, and we don't use it to handle mail or other
> high-security-risk activities.
>
> ---Opally
>
> "sorbit2" wrote:
>
> >
> > Did you tried exactly the same steps that Saincase wrote?
> > For me it helped. It forces to (download and) reinstall the Windows update
> > (and active X) moduls.
> >
> > During reinstall you have to allow MS Active X installation (when it asks
> > you).
> >
> > Regards
> > Tgabor
> >
>
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