re: Windows Update
Thursday, March 29, 2007 at 6:25 pm
Windows Me Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by sean97
(44 messages posted)
OK. This is kinda wierd. After reading this thread, I used the Start Menu to visit
the update site
http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/en/default.asp
and I got the same MAC reply. Which is completely bogus as I run WinME, am in the
USA, etc. What's even worse is that going to just
http://www.microsoft.com/
gave the same bogus MAC message. I've never had this happen before. So I deleted
all the tempory files AND all the M'soft cookies, and that fixed the problem. So
now I can visit the update site, and I get all the usual responses. You might try
what I did.
On Thursday, March 29, 2007 at 1:18 am, Ed wrote:
>I suggest you start a new thread, mentioning MAC in the name of the thread, to attract
>the attention of anyone with experience of the actual problem you've encountered.
>
>Consider whether you've ever installed any Mac software on your machine, that M$'s
>update site might be finding traces of. There are emulation programs and god-knows-what
>about, that I suppose might confuse the update site if you've ever installed them.
>
>Have you ever had a virus strike? That's the most likely thing I can think of that
>could have made significant changes to your system, which might result in it not
>being recognised by M$.
>
>The Windows Update site might simply be confused. Virus damage to key parts of your
>operating system might prevent the Update software recognising it as Windows; and
>it might simply *assume* that any O/S it doesn't recognise must be Mac. Without
the
>slightest justification, naturally - just as a default reaction.
>
>It'll surely be scanning your Master Boot Record, before assuming that you're not
>running any version of Windows. Have you got drive overlay software installed? Or
>an unusual dual-boot arrangement? Both of those would make changes to a standard
>MBR layout, and might therefore cause the MBR to not be recognised as Windows.
>
>Virus damage to the Master Boot Record is also a possibility, I suppose. Though
in
>that event I should think you'd be unable to boot the machine.
>
>Just thinking around the problem!
>
>If none of those possibilities apply in your case, try a new thread with a subject
>line that explicitly specifies Mac in the subject.
>
>Ed
>
>
>
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