I have a problem which started after some Microsoft updates. It seems I am now considered a Macintosh computer instead of a Windows XP Media Center. When I go to Microsoft updates I get the following mesage; "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 have done a thorough scan with Avast Antivirus,I have installed Zone Alarm and I have Windows Defender running. All appears normal. Does anyone have a fix for this? I can't get Windows updates and Microsoft wants to charge me to fix their own problem.
Windows Update page says "Thank you for your interest in obtaining updates from our site." http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/35/1/ 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/. Xposted to Windows Update -- TaurArian [MVP] 2005-2009 - Update Services http://taurarian.mvps.org ====================================== How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 Computer Maintenance: Acronis / Diskeeper / Paragon / Raxco "Teemu" wrote in message news:CB8EE7E1-9315-447D-B722-B9ED599BBEFB@microsoft.com... |I have a problem which started after some Microsoft updates. It seems I am | now considered a Macintosh computer instead of a Windows XP Media Center. | When I go to Microsoft updates I get the following mesage; | "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 have done a thorough scan with Avast Antivirus,I have installed Zone | Alarm and I have Windows Defender running. All appears normal. | | Does anyone have a fix for this? | I can't get Windows updates and Microsoft wants to charge me to fix their | own problem. | |
Hello, This means that your system is sending an incorrect data (about the Operating System) to the Microsoft Windows Update server. Windows Update uses the operating system information that the navigator.userAgent property returns to determine if you are running a supported operating system. Deleted the two registry keys below and reboot the machine. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Internet Settings \ 5.0 \ User Agent and HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Internet Settings \ 5.0 \ User Agent Diana Smith [MSFT] CSS Security Team This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. "TaurArian" wrote in message news:e7DEfzm3IHA.4500@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > Windows Update page says "Thank you for your interest in obtaining updates > from our site." > http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/35/1/ > 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/. > > Xposted to Windows Update > -- > > TaurArian [MVP] 2005-2009 - Update Services > http://taurarian.mvps.org > ====================================== > How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 > Computer Maintenance: Acronis / Diskeeper / Paragon / Raxco > > > "Teemu" wrote in message > news:CB8EE7E1-9315-447D-B722-B9ED599BBEFB@microsoft.com... > |I have a problem which started after some Microsoft updates. It seems I > am > | now considered a Macintosh computer instead of a Windows XP Media > Center. > | When I go to Microsoft updates I get the following mesage; > | "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 have done a thorough scan with Avast Antivirus,I have installed Zone > | Alarm and I have Windows Defender running. All appears normal. > | > | Does anyone have a fix for this? > | I can't get Windows updates and Microsoft wants to charge me to fix > their > | own problem. > | > | > >
