Havok 30 Posted May 15, 2003 Share Posted May 15, 2003 (edited) i hate computers !! that being said i just reformatted and when i go to run windows update (using millenium) it says there is a newer version of update so i d/l it, v1.4 i think it said. So i am thinking , kool this reformat has been problem-free...but now i can't use windows update...it just hangs and does nothing. It will say scanning for updates and goes to 33% showing 8 millenium updates on the left bar, no critical updates though which i know is bunk cause there are. Now at this point i click that link and windows updates opens again saying scanning for updates but it is not a new window but a window within a window . So then i click the option to browse the catalog for updates and get to where the new version of windows update is but i can only d/l it to hard drive. i click the link to read more about it b4 i d/l but the window that opens displays nothing. So what the hell i will d/l and it asks to where i wanna d/l it, but seeing as i couldn't read anymore 'bout the file i have no clue so i just d/l it to desktop and it shows as iuhist_catalog.xml what do i do with it ? i open it and this is what i get <?xml version="1.0" ?> - <items xmlns="x-schema:http://schemas.windowsupdate.com/iu/resultschema.xml"> - <itemStatus xmlns="" timestamp="2003-05-15T14:13:13"> - <identity itemID="winme.windowsmillenniumedition.ver_platform_win32_windows.4.90.x86.en...3000...com_microsoft.au_me_bootstrap_5485.5_4_5681_0" name="AU_ME_Bootstrap_5485"> <publisherName>com_microsoft</publisherName> <guid>53D35F58-0B5D-9E09-8CAE-7ADD8A42C666</guid> <language>en</language> </identity> - <description hidden="0" timestamp="2002-11-22T17:59:02.022"> - <descriptionText> <title>Windows Automatic Updating (Windows Me)</title> <eula href="/msdownload/update/v3/static/eula/en/corp_eula.htm" /> <details href="http://download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3/static/rtf/en/5485.htm" /> </descriptionText> <size>167845</size> </description> - <platform name="ver_platform_win32_windows"> <processorArchitecture>x86</processorArchitecture> <version major="4" minor="90" build="3000" servicePackMajor="" servicePackMinor="" /> <productType /> <suite /> </platform> <downloadStatus value="COMPLETE" /> <downloadPath>C:\WINDOWS\Desktop\Software\en\com_microsoft.windowsmillenniumedition\x86WinME\com_microsoft.AU_ME_Bootstrap_5485</downloadPath> <client>IU_Corp_Site</client> </itemStatus> </items> grrrrrrrrrrrrr...... ###### ?! anyone know what i do with this file ? i want to update millenium cause there are tons of updates available seeing as i did a clean install of the stupid OS (bill gates i am adding you to THE LIST right under michael dell ) i read something how in 24hrs after installing this update will run and d/l critical updates...i gotta wait that long for it to take effect ?? EDIT: browsing thru windows in d/l ed program files it shows update class installed with todays date and version 5,3,3716,1 just realized i am using i.e 5 again ..man this sux !! Edited May 15, 2003 by =UAL=Havok Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RooK 0 Posted May 15, 2003 Share Posted May 15, 2003 WinME is the biggest pile of crap I have ever seen. I've used win3.11, 95, 98, 98se, ME, and now XP, and by far ME was the worse. I had problems like yours all the time, as well as crashes that made no sense and it was a resource hog for no reason. I really advise getting yourself a new copy of windows, preferably XP, but 98se or 2000 would be loads better than what you're going through. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Havok 30 Posted May 15, 2003 Author Share Posted May 15, 2003 i have never had a problem with ME in the last two years, just now...everyone always badmouths ME but it is always is good for me... besides i don't have $300 to buy a new OS . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Havok 30 Posted May 15, 2003 Author Share Posted May 15, 2003 well it looks like i have to wait up to 24hrs b4 it works...what kinda crud is that ? i don't understand the logic behind that one....windows sux i want my Mac back....if only there were more games for Mac Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stinger 0 Posted May 15, 2003 Share Posted May 15, 2003 Mac's cant be compared to Windows. Its an OS thing...Just pickup Linux and use it for a couple of days. I guarantee you'll be back to windows real fast. Just drop ME for crying out loud and get a real OS. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Havok 30 Posted May 15, 2003 Author Share Posted May 15, 2003 Stinger Posted on May 15 2003, 14:56 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mac's cant be compared to Windows. Its an OS thing yeah i know, that's what i mean windows sux ...period. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dark Ranger 0 Posted May 15, 2003 Share Posted May 15, 2003 That's really strange Havok. Although IMO it sounds more like a browser or Norton issue than just the OS. Did you have Norton Internet Security installed prior to d/ling updates? I can get you a Full Version of XP PRO for $141 ($208Canadian right?), or 2000 Professional for $145USD. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Havok 30 Posted May 15, 2003 Author Share Posted May 15, 2003 i put norton in after i tried to d/l and am running norton 2003pro....i will just suffer with this OS till i build my new rig, which by the way i am feeling will be really soon. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Urban_Tiger 0 Posted May 16, 2003 Share Posted May 16, 2003 I've used Windows from 3.11 right thru to XP now too and I also never had any significant problems with Win ME at all either. It never let me down or gave me any problems, rarely crashed and I certainly couldn't complain about it!! I actually found it one of the more stable and reliable OS's I have used!! It really just goes to show and continues to reiterate the fact that it's often a case these days with such a massive and diverse range of differing products available out there that some hardware just conflicts with certain software and once it happens that's it, often the only fix is to change one or other!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RooK 0 Posted May 16, 2003 Share Posted May 16, 2003 UT, maybe it was because I was running Intel back then and now I'm using AMD Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dark Ranger 0 Posted May 16, 2003 Share Posted May 16, 2003 @ RooK, Heh, I can see a flame war starting in the distance...just hope Stinger don't see this! I've used 98SE and 2000PRO/Server - soon to try 2003 Server. Thought about going XP, but I just can't stand shortcuts to shortcuts with XP Home, and generally using an OS that insults my intelligence! Maybe XP Pro is a bit different, but I think 2K will be on my computer for awhile - atleast until LongHorn shows promise, or BlackComb becomes available. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RooK 0 Posted May 16, 2003 Share Posted May 16, 2003 Are you kidding DR? They'll get worse the newer the version, might as well hop in now and get XP Basicly what you do when you get XP is neuter it, take away all the helpful reminders and all the helpful services. Then it's just a stable and lovely running/gaming platform. Hell, look at Stinger, if he would have been using Win98 during all his experiments, $50 says it would have had a corrupted hdd or numurous BSODs. BTW, if he didn't see it before, he sure will now Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RooK 0 Posted May 16, 2003 Share Posted May 16, 2003 (edited) uh oh, doubly posty, delete at your own discretion Edited May 16, 2003 by RooK Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dark Ranger 0 Posted May 16, 2003 Share Posted May 16, 2003 Heh, yeah RooK, I was kidding. Still working on my sense of humor here. Hop in with the XP crowd? Riiiight. I have yet to see a Blue_Screen_Error or 0700000B issue with 2000. 98SE was a pile of crud, even more than ME I'd venture. Course, it was installed on a Pre-Fab... Me thinks we need to start up a fund for Havok's new rig yes? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Havok 30 Posted May 16, 2003 Author Share Posted May 16, 2003 Me thinks we need to start up a fund for Havok's new rig yes? yeah sure...or a fund to pay for the counselling i'm gonna need after/if i get everything working i just wanna play ghost recon again. it's now day four and i am like a junkie in need of a fix... i'm going to go bawl uncontrollably now Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Havok 30 Posted May 17, 2003 Author Share Posted May 17, 2003 well i fianlly got to update windows...man am i stressed out !! this morning i could see my updates after the 24hr- actually less - period but i kept getting a script error when trying to accept the eula. so after searching around and getting help from a dude on the microsoft forums he suggested putting the windows update into a trusted site and boom...i am good 2 go !! YIPPPEEEEEEE. won't be long till i dump this dell and millenium down the drain and get a new rig and OS because i am not going thru this crap next time i gotta reformat Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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