So I reinstalled win98 and got online with IE 4.0, now I know I need to update it 
so I go to Microsoft.com. I try and get to the download section to get a new ver. 
of IE, but everything is all screwed up. Some text is super small and some pages 
won't load at all. 
I search around on the net for another browser but the site either locks me up or 
when I do actually download a browser such as IE5 and try and install it I get the 
message that "the download location is damaged, please clear your browser cache". 
I delete 
temporary internet files and try again and it says the same thing.  I think maybe 
another brower might let me access the microsoft site so I can update 98, I download 
and install netscape communicator which doesn't crash as much but still won't let 
me use 
the microsoft site.  On other sites some of the text turns into a bunch of square 
when I first open the page and text is overlapping and looking weird.

So, what should I be trying to do to fix these problems.

Thanks

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re: Reinstalled 98, Can't update 98 because of crashing on microsoft site Thursday, April 5, 2007 at 1:10 am Posted by gewg_ (3923 messages posted) |I reinstalled win98 and got online with IE 4.0, | Chris FOR YEARS, computer security experts have said STOP USING INTERNET EXPLORER. |now I know I need to update it | http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/win98/1174497750 http://www.google.com/search?q=site:annoyances.org+intitle:Windows-update+intitle:Mac [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Reinstalled 98, Can't update 98 because of crashing on microsoft site Thursday, April 5, 2007 at 6:53 am Posted by Chris (5 messages posted) Well I installed firefox and now when I try and start it says a device attached to the system is not working then it says " The FIREFOX.EXE file is linked to missing export OLEAUT32.DLL-77. Any thoughts? [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Reinstalled 98, Can't update 98 because of crashing on microsoft site Thursday, April 5, 2007 at 8:51 am Posted by jack hall (681 messages posted) Did you try Evolt.org ? They have I.E. 5.5 SP2. Huge download. 80 megs or so. If you can't, possibly someone with a burner, can download it and burn a copy for you. As well, you didn't mention the make size or brand. May need to go to the manufacturer's site and download chipset and/or video drivers.. On Wednesday, April 4, 2007 at 10:59 pm, Chris wrote: >So I reinstalled win98 and got online with IE 4.0, now I know I need to update it >so I go to Microsoft.com. I try and get to the download section to get a new ver. >of IE, but everything is all screwed up. Some text is super small and some pages >won't load at all. >I search around on the net for another browser but the site either locks me up or >when I do actually download a browser such as IE5 and try and install it I get the >message that "the download location is damaged, please clear your browser cache". >I delete >temporary internet files and try again and it says the same thing. I think maybe >another brower might let me access the microsoft site so I can update 98, I download >and install netscape communicator which doesn't crash as much but still won't let >me use >the microsoft site. On other sites some of the text turns into a bunch of square >when I first open the page and text is overlapping and looking weird. > >So, what should I be trying to do to fix these problems. > >Thanks [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Reinstalled 98, Can't update 98 because of crashing on microsoft site Thursday, April 5, 2007 at 11:10 am Posted by Steve (21644 messages posted) This MS download is suppose to install your missing dll, give it a try. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=08b1ac1b-7a11-43e8-b59d-0867f9bdda66&displaylang=en [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Reinstalled 98, Can't update 98 because of crashing on microsoft site Thursday, April 5, 2007 at 9:53 pm Posted by soporific (3 messages posted) A tool to fix this problem has been released here: http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=94225 [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Reinstalled 98, Can't update 98 because of crashing on microsoft site Friday, April 6, 2007 at 1:37 am Posted by Chris (5 messages posted) Hey, thanks allot, that seems to have worked. Firefox seems be working fine and all the sites I've been to look normal. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Reinstalled 98, Can't update 98 because of crashing on microsoft site Friday, April 6, 2007 at 6:31 am Posted by Steve (21644 messages posted) Glad that helped, and thanks for the feed back. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Reinstalled 98, Can't update 98 it says I got a MAC Friday, April 6, 2007 at 12:25 pm Posted by Myst (3 messages posted) I reinstallled Windows98SE this weekend. When I go to updates, I am given a link to updates for mac's with windows installed. I have an AMD mainboard. It diffenitely is not a macintosh. What do I do now? Myst On Wednesday, April 4, 2007 at 10:59 pm, Chris wrote: >So I reinstalled win98 and got online with IE 4.0, now I know I need to update it >so I go to Microsoft.com. I try and get to the download section to get a new ver. >of IE, but everything is all screwed up. Some text is super small and some pages >won't load at all. >I search around on the net for another browser but the site either locks me up or >when I do actually download a browser such as IE5 and try and install it I get the >message that "the download location is damaged, please clear your browser cache". >I delete >temporary internet files and try again and it says the same thing. I think maybe >another brower might let me access the microsoft site so I can update 98, I download >and install netscape communicator which doesn't crash as much but still won't let >me use >the microsoft site. On other sites some of the text turns into a bunch of square >when I first open the page and text is overlapping and looking weird. > >So, what should I be trying to do to fix these problems. > >Thanks [Reply or follow-up to this message] Read ALL the post in a thread BEFORE posting to that thread Friday, April 6, 2007 at 12:37 pm Posted by gewg_ (3923 messages posted) was: Reinstalled 98, Can't update 98 it says I got a MAC |It diffenitely is not a macintosh. |What do I do now? | Myst See the Subject line. Click the links in the posts. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Reinstalled 98, Can't update 98 it says I got a MAC Friday, April 6, 2007 at 12:42 pm Posted by Steve (21644 messages posted) This freeware Patch works for some, but seems not all have the same results. http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/OS-Enhancements/Windows-Update-Fix-for-Win9x-ME.shtml [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Reinstalled 98, Can't update 98 it says I got a MAC Friday, April 6, 2007 at 1:00 pm Posted by Myst (3 messages posted) Thanx Steve. This computer started going bad a few months ago. It had all the updates then, so I don't know what happened to it. I do know I lost the bios and puter was dead at turn on. Well, I know how to fix that now. I got that file downloaded. I pray it works! Thank you, Deborah [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Read ALL the post in a thread BEFORE posting to that thread Friday, April 6, 2007 at 1:06 pm Posted by Myst (3 messages posted) I am 50 yrs old with compacted vertebrae, a compound fracture in L4, tears and bulges in lower spine, bone spurs and arthrist in my neck. I can't sit very long. And I can't fix puter in the bed. And I can't stand making payments on puter that doesn't WORK. Okay? Myst [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Reinstalled 98, Can't update 98 because of crashing on microsoft site Friday, April 6, 2007 at 4:49 pm Posted by dhm (990 messages posted) You will still need Internet Exploder for some sites. Avoid them when possible but there still are sites that use IE's mistakes as if they were features. Since Microsoft is hassling you about downloading ie6setup.exe (which installs as IE 6.0 SP 1) here is a site with many download mirrors for it: www.tucows.com/get/193778_118217 Or you may be able to skip any download. IE6 may still be on your drive. Use Start > Find and look for ie6setup.exe. Look for the file date Feb 5, 2004 5:17pm. On Wednesday, April 4, 2007 at 10:59 pm, Chris wrote: >So I reinstalled win98 and got online with IE 4.0, now I know I need to update it >so I go to Microsoft.com. I try and get to the download section to get a new ver. >of IE, but everything is all screwed up. Some text is super small and some pages >won't load at all. >I search around on the net for another browser but the site either locks me up or >when I do actually download a browser such as IE5 and try and install it I get the >message that "the download location is damaged, please clear your browser cache". >I delete >temporary internet files and try again and it says the same thing. I think maybe >another brower might let me access the microsoft site so I can update 98, I download >and install netscape communicator which doesn't crash as much but still won't let >me use >the microsoft site. On other sites some of the text turns into a bunch of square >when I first open the page and text is overlapping and looking weird. > >So, what should I be trying to do to fix these problems. > >Thanks [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Reinstalled 98, Can't update 98 because of crashing on microsoft site Friday, April 6, 2007 at 5:45 pm Posted by Keith Stanier (1248 messages posted) You can still download Internet Explorer 6 SP1 from M$. What I did a long time ago when I downloaded SP1 which downloads to a temp folder on the HD. This took about 50 minutes with dialup. I burnt the folder to a CD which cuts down on the installation time. It still needs a temporary internet connection for one or two files but it installs in a couple of minutes. [Reply or follow-up to this message] Internet Exploder 6 is on your old AOL CDs Friday, April 6, 2007 at 6:09 pm Posted by gewg_ (3923 messages posted) was: Reinstalled 98, Can't update 98 because of crashing on microsoft site |You can still download Internet Explorer 6 SP1 |[...]when I downloaded SP1[...]This took about 50 minutes with dialup. | Keith Stanier In the USA, you get an AOL CD in the mail about every 3 months. If you can find one of these lying about, there is no need to waste[1] bandwidth downloading IE. [1] COMPLETE waste IMO. [Reply or follow-up to this message] IE6 SP1 on most ISP CD's Saturday, April 7, 2007 at 3:43 pm Posted by DNA (552 messages posted) Most Internet Service Provider CD's have an IE6 Setup.exe on them, not just AOL's. If you install IE6 SP1 before you go to the Windows Update site, it works just fine. I've verified this with several fresh Windows 98SE installs that I've done this year (2007). It appears that IE6 is now a requirement for using Windows Update. If you go to Windows Update with a Windows 2000 computer using IE 5.01, the site will state that IE6 is required to use Windows Update (but at least it doesn't think you're on a Mac!). ----------------------------------------------------------- Athlon 1.1 - 768 MB RAM = 98SE & XP Home Athlon 3000+ 64 - 1024 MB RAM = 98SE (@768 MB RAM) & XP Pro IBM ThinkPad PIII 900 - 384 MB RAM = 98SE & XP Pro SP2 Windows 2000 Server in the basement [Reply or follow-up to this message] Tip: Use one of the [Reply or follow-up to this message] links above to add a message to this thread Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows 98 Discussion Forum