[Alex Ethridge]

When I attempt to go to the Windows Update site, I get the following error page:

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'm running Windows 98 with IE6. Is this what they are doing to people still running '98 or is there something gone wrong on this system? This is a fresh load of '98.

[kiwiguy]

MS support for Windows 98 ceased on July 11, 2006.
Perhaps its a subtle message!

[Alex Ethridge]

I work on a Windows 98 system at least once a week and this is the first time I have gotten this message.

[Geekotheweek]

Rebuilding pc with me, did first update which was ie6 etc, now get same error.
Following http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=817144 and deleted registry key, now attempts to scan machine but does nothing, sits at 0%. YT$^%#^$^#Y@_*(&

[Geekotheweek]

Removed ie6 update and now scans again, loading dx9 first, then going to get other criticals before trying ie6 again

[noterom]

hi, i posted same problem on the 24/2/07 but on the 25/2/07 everything was back
to windows 98 s.e..
noterom

[Alex Ethridge]

Same here.

[Geekotheweek]

Had ports redirected for pcanywhere, why that fixed it I don't know, but took care of my situation! 5631 and 5632. Hope it helps!

[newbii]

The same Mac warning just happened to me, having Me. Close you internet connection, Right click the IE icon>properties>delete cookies>delete files>delete all offline content then try again. I read this on Microsoft site and it worked for me.

[Anaxis]

I have found a number of threads on this subject within the last week. But no body blames microsoft. After trying registry fixes and numerous others this is what worked for me.

http://www.bu.edu/pcsc/internetaccess/winsock2fix.html

download and run winsock fix for windows 98

[Alex Ethridge]

I have another Win98 system here and I get that error occasionally. I've found that if I simply turn the machine off and wait until the next morning to try again, it will clear up. Then if I try with the same machine again, the problem is back.

Being suspicious about this, I've started occasionally rebooting my own systems to Windows 98 (dual boot) and I get the error sometimes and then sometimes not. I'm not changing anything or doing any updates, just accessing the Windows 98 update site.

I've come to the conclusion this is not a problem on the individual machines as it is happening to too many people and there has been a world-wide surge (source: Google) in recent months.

I think it's Microsoft running around yelling B-o-o-o, B-o-o-o-o, B-o-o-o-o trying to scare people into Vista.

[mikekie74]

If you open two IE browsers (just have them open) and then fire off Windows Update from Start Programs, Windows Update will take you to the Win 98 update page.

Good luck!

to Microsoft and Vista!

[seanobrien3]

Ive got a pos notebook and all I wanted to do was do some simple spreadsheets for work
and when I went to ms updates it told me I was running an apple (uhg) thanks for letting me get the updates to run right You saved me soo much work thanks again.
Sean

[ferdd]

I have Win ME and experienced the same problem. After reading this forum, decided to try a new approach, and IT WORKED! It seems like you could wait til next day and all seemed to work fine again, so I just rebooted the pc, changed the pc clock to tomorrow's date and tryed again. ALL WORKED FINE. While still in the site, I just changed the clock back to the proper date and finished the site procedures. Hope this helps.

[Elf-stone]

Hopefully I can help end some of the confusion with Windows Update for 98/ME leading to the "Thanks anyway but you have a Mac" screen.
It seems to me that Microsoft is having problems with the site that they're not in a hurry to fix.
My experience after a reinstall was that I could not reach Updates for about a half hour. Then I reached it and downloaded critical updates. When I went back to download some optional updates, I got the "Mac" screen again. I just tried again every 15 minutes or so untill I got back on.
Opening two browsers did nothing, deleting cookies and temp internet files did nothing, and the Winsock Fix definately has nothing to do with the problem. I think it was just coincidence that those things seemed to work.

Be patient and keep trying and you'll get there. And prepare for the day when you can't access the 98/ME updates at all.