Windows thinks it's a MAC

[BadHead]

Hi,

I've been trying to get on the windows update site today, but whenever I do
I get the following message:

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/."

Any idea what can cause this and, more importantly,who to cure it?

My computer details are listed below.

Thanks.
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BadHead
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OS: Windows XP Professional SP2 (32-bit)
Office Suite: Microsoft Office 2003 Professional SP3

Motherboard: Asus Crosshair
CPU: AMD64x2 5600(AM2)
RAM: 4Gb (2x2GB) Corsair Twin2x 4096-6400C5DHX
GPU: GeCube ATI X1950Pro 512MB FZ HDCP Edition
PSU: Enermax Galaxy 850W
HDD: 2.43TB over 5 Western Digital Discs

 

[Mark L. Ferguson]

Back up and then delete the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet
Settings\User Agent\Post Platform
To back up and then delete the registry key, follow these steps:1. Click
Start, and then click Run.
2. In the Open box, type regedit, and then click OK.
3. Locate, and then click the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet
Settings\User Agent\Post Platform
4. On the File menu, click Export.
5. In the File name box, type Post Platform, and then click Save.
6. On the Edit menu, click Delete.
7. Click Yes when you are prompted to confirm the deletion.
8. Quit Registry Editor.
9. If this does not resolve the problem, double-click the Post Platform.reg
file that you saved in step 5 to import this key back into the registry.


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[Nepatsfan]

Hi,

I've been trying to get on the windows update site today, but whenever I do I
get the following message:

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/."

Any idea what can cause this and, more importantly,who to cure it?

My computer details are listed below.

Thanks.

You might want to take a look at this article.

Courtesy of Ramesh Srinivasan, MS-MVP
Windows Update page says "Thank you for your interest in obtaining updates from
our site."
http://www.winhelponline.com/articl...erest-in-obtaining-updates-from-our-site.html

Good luck

Nepatsfan