Hi - and errors 1723 and 2732 one problem of many

Hi all. I've used Major Geeks for downloads for forever but this is the first time for the member / post thing. So Here Goes!

My computer is ancient - Pentium II with Win 98 and IE6.0. OK, I know I'm a dinosaur but I can't afford new stuff. I know most programs no longer support Win 98 and I'm having trouble with updates.

Last night I tried to update Java (JRE 1.5 I think - can't verify) but the updates don't support Windows 98 and I get a message "missing dll in Windows Installer" so I tried to download (45 minutes) and install Java's "Offline Installer" but get the error messages 1723 and 2732.0. There is probably an answer somewhere in the forums but I could not find it.

I also cannot update or cannot fully update:
Ad-Aware SE
Internet Explorer (using 6.0)
Flash Player
AVG Anti-Virus
Adobe Reader

I know that updating to XP would solve most of this but I can barely afford to eat or pay rent right now. So, if any one can help it would be most appreciated. Thanks ---- Cody :banghead

 

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