Windows - the new Mac

Got directed to the Windows update site when I started up IE today - it then tells me this:

Thank you for your interest in obtaining updates from our site.

This website is designed to work with Microsoft Windows operating systems only.
To find updates for Microsoft products that are designed for Macintosh operating systems, please visit http://www.microsoft.com/mac/.

I checked carefully but it seems I am still running Windows 98SE and not anyversion of the Mac OS. rolleyes

 

Us Mac users don't visit no stinking site.

Our software updaters pop up when updates come out and let us choose what we like.

 

Ah but how often are you told you are not using the Mac OS when you visit your update site? Not often I'd bet. rolleyes

 

Can't say I ever have roflmao.

Good 'ol Microsoft.

 

This is starting to be seen more widely by Win98 users. The best way to update, is either go through Microsoft.com to the V4 update site, or download the updates from http://www.microsoft.com/windows98/downloads/corporate.asp for what is available after the End of Life in 2006.

 

Cheers brownizs. But it still ends up at the same place in the end.

Ah well one day I'll update....WindowsME maybe? rolleyes

 

Arch Linux calls your name.......come to me.

 

Hmm Sounds like a "Gimmick" to me.

 

I know what is wrong but not sure how to tell you how to fix it.

Can you still "repair" IE from System Information in Win98?

Steve

 

Nah, just Voodoo. roflmao

 

Well yes you can "repair" IE in W98SE firly easily but as far as I'm concerned its the update site that needs repairing notmy copy of IE. But I'd be interested to know what you think is wrong.

 

Ah that's using your Noodle!! :dood

 

Why would a repair site thats not supported an old os need fixing? Microsoft no longer cares about 98, so if the new updater stops working, not there problem.

 

I think your string here is wrong, http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/workshop/author/dhtml/overview/aboutuseragent.asp

Open IE and type the following: javascript:navigator.userAgent

See what it gives you.

Steve

 

Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows 98; Q312461; .NET CLR 1.1.4322)

 

That looks correct. Might be the site, but I would doubt it.

Steve

 

Well just tried it again with the same result. (And it does the same using Firefox after complaining about it not being IE)

 

Any proxies in play? Stuff like "ghostsurf" or other "privacy protection" software can cause this too.

 

Nope - nothing like that. This is the only time I've ever come across this problem. It's just rather odd.