Microsoft XP or not?

Yes XP was on my Dell when I received it. I haven’t added anything to it
other than more RAM from Dell.

"Rich Barry" wrote:

> Did WinXP come with your Dell? Have you made many hardware changes to
> your PC?
> "pagregg" <pagregg.TakeThisOut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:F3AF06E8-CDF0-4FEC-87AE-9A1BFF738781@microsoft.com...
> > My Dell is running Microsoft XP Home edition 2002. However, when I attempt
> > to
> > get IE 7 from the Microsoft web site I receive a message that says I am
> > not
> > running XP. I receive the same thing when I attempt to get XP SP2. Can
> > anyone
> > help?
>
>
>

Yes XP was on my Dell when I received it. I haven’t added anything to it
other than more RAM from Dell.

"Rich Barry" wrote:

> Did WinXP come with your Dell? Have you made many hardware changes to
> your PC?
> "pagregg" <pagregg DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:F3AF06E8-CDF0-4FEC-87AE-9A1BFF738781@microsoft.com...
> > My Dell is running Microsoft XP Home edition 2002. However, when I attempt
> > to
> > get IE 7 from the Microsoft web site I receive a message that says I am
> > not
> > running XP. I receive the same thing when I attempt to get XP SP2. Can
> > anyone
> > help?
>
>
>

No trouble getting any of the other Updates?
"pagregg" <pagregg DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:F3AF06E8-CDF0-4FEC-87AE-9A1BFF738781@microsoft.com...
> My Dell is running Microsoft XP Home edition 2002. However, when I attempt
> to
> get IE 7 from the Microsoft web site I receive a message that says I am
> not
> running XP. I receive the same thing when I attempt to get XP SP2. Can
> anyone
> help?

What browser are you using? I believe you must be using Internet explorer to
downlaod.

"pagregg" <pagregg RemoveThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:F3AF06E8-CDF0-4FEC-87AE-9A1BFF738781@microsoft.com...
> My Dell is running Microsoft XP Home edition 2002. However, when I attempt
> to
> get IE 7 from the Microsoft web site I receive a message that says I am
> not
> running XP. I receive the same thing when I attempt to get XP SP2. Can
> anyone
> help?

pagregg wrote:
> My Dell is running Microsoft XP Home edition 2002. However, when I
> attempt to get IE 7 from the Microsoft web site I receive a message
> that says I am not running XP. I receive the same thing when I
> attempt to get XP SP2. Can anyone help?

From http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/35/1/ :

Windows Update page says "Thank you for your interest in obtaining
updates from our site."

© 2007 Ramesh Srinivasan
Published Apr 25, 2006

Symptom

When you visit Windows Update to download updates to your system, the
following message may appear:

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/>.

Cause

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.

To test the User Agent string, open Internet Explorer and type the
following:

javascript:navigator.userAgent

You'll see the Version, Platform information reported. The same data is
reported to a Web server when you visit a website.

This problem may also occur if you access the Internet through a
firewall or proxy that does not allow the Windows Update Web site to
receive the correct HTTP user-agent request header ("HTTP_USER_AGENT")
for Internet Explorer. Some firewalls or proxy servers may send
user-agent information that is incorrect or difficult to nterpret.

Resolution

Open Regedit.exe and navigate to the following locations:

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

Backup the keys to separate REG files. See this page
<http://windowsxp.mvps.org/registry.htm> for more information.

Delete the User Agent key in the above two locations (if present)

By doing this, any overridden User Agent strings and tokens are removed,
and the correct data is reported to a Web server.

Close Regedit.exe and restart Windows.

I did this. I didn't think that I was getting the updates even though it said
that I had none. After I did this I had 60 updates. I am still working on it
and will let you all know if it worked shortly. Thanks!

"Daave" wrote:

> pagregg wrote:
> > My Dell is running Microsoft XP Home edition 2002. However, when I
> > attempt to get IE 7 from the Microsoft web site I receive a message
> > that says I am not running XP. I receive the same thing when I
> > attempt to get XP SP2. Can anyone help?
>
> From http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/35/1/ :
>
> Windows Update page says "Thank you for your interest in obtaining
> updates from our site."
>
> © 2007 Ramesh Srinivasan
> Published Apr 25, 2006
>
> Symptom
>
> When you visit Windows Update to download updates to your system, the
> following message may appear:
>
> 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/>.
>
> Cause
>
> 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.
>
> To test the User Agent string, open Internet Explorer and type the
> following:
>
> javascript:navigator.userAgent
>
> You'll see the Version, Platform information reported. The same data is
> reported to a Web server when you visit a website.
>
> This problem may also occur if you access the Internet through a
> firewall or proxy that does not allow the Windows Update Web site to
> receive the correct HTTP user-agent request header ("HTTP_USER_AGENT")
> for Internet Explorer. Some firewalls or proxy servers may send
> user-agent information that is incorrect or difficult to nterpret.
>
> Resolution
>
> Open Regedit.exe and navigate to the following locations:
>
> 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
>
> Backup the keys to separate REG files. See this page
> <http://windowsxp.mvps.org/registry.htm> for more information.
>
> Delete the User Agent key in the above two locations (if present)
>
> By doing this, any overridden User Agent strings and tokens are removed,
> and the correct data is reported to a Web server.
>
> Close Regedit.exe and restart Windows.
>
>
>

You're welcome!

pagregg wrote:
> I did this. I didn't think that I was getting the updates even though
> it said that I had none. After I did this I had 60 updates. I am
> still working on it and will let you all know if it worked shortly.
> Thanks!
>
> "Daave" wrote:
>
>> pagregg wrote:
>>> My Dell is running Microsoft XP Home edition 2002. However, when I
>>> attempt to get IE 7 from the Microsoft web site I receive a message
>>> that says I am not running XP. I receive the same thing when I
>>> attempt to get XP SP2. Can anyone help?
>>
>> From http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/35/1/ :
>>
>> Windows Update page says "Thank you for your interest in obtaining
>> updates from our site."
>>
>> © 2007 Ramesh Srinivasan
>> Published Apr 25, 2006
>>
>> Symptom
>>
>> When you visit Windows Update to download updates to your system, the
>> following message may appear:
>>
>> 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/>.
>>
>> Cause
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> To test the User Agent string, open Internet Explorer and type the
>> following:
>>
>> javascript:navigator.userAgent
>>
>> You'll see the Version, Platform information reported. The same data
>> is reported to a Web server when you visit a website.
>>
>> This problem may also occur if you access the Internet through a
>> firewall or proxy that does not allow the Windows Update Web site to
>> receive the correct HTTP user-agent request header
>> ("HTTP_USER_AGENT")
>> for Internet Explorer. Some firewalls or proxy servers may send
>> user-agent information that is incorrect or difficult to nterpret.
>>
>> Resolution
>>
>> Open Regedit.exe and navigate to the following locations:
>>
>> 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
>>
>> Backup the keys to separate REG files. See this page
>> <http://windowsxp.mvps.org/registry.htm> for more information.
>>
>> Delete the User Agent key in the above two locations (if present)
>>
>> By doing this, any overridden User Agent strings and tokens are
>> removed, and the correct data is reported to a Web server.
>>
>> Close Regedit.exe and restart Windows.

This worked, I now have all updates. But, one thing left and that is I can
not set my system to automatic downloads. In automatic updates in system
properties the option turn off automatic updates is checked and the entire
options are grayed out so that I can not change anything. It seems like I
have something in my system that doesn't want me to get updates. Thanks again
for the help.

"pagregg" wrote:

> I did this. I didn't think that I was getting the updates even though it said
> that I had none. After I did this I had 60 updates. I am still working on it
> and will let you all know if it worked shortly. Thanks!
>
> "Daave" wrote:
>
> > pagregg wrote:
> > > My Dell is running Microsoft XP Home edition 2002. However, when I
> > > attempt to get IE 7 from the Microsoft web site I receive a message
> > > that says I am not running XP. I receive the same thing when I
> > > attempt to get XP SP2. Can anyone help?
> >
> > From http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/35/1/ :
> >
> > Windows Update page says "Thank you for your interest in obtaining
> > updates from our site."
> >
> > © 2007 Ramesh Srinivasan
> > Published Apr 25, 2006
> >
> > Symptom
> >
> > When you visit Windows Update to download updates to your system, the
> > following message may appear:
> >
> > 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/>.
> >
> > Cause
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > To test the User Agent string, open Internet Explorer and type the
> > following:
> >
> > javascript:navigator.userAgent
> >
> > You'll see the Version, Platform information reported. The same data is
> > reported to a Web server when you visit a website.
> >
> > This problem may also occur if you access the Internet through a
> > firewall or proxy that does not allow the Windows Update Web site to
> > receive the correct HTTP user-agent request header ("HTTP_USER_AGENT")
> > for Internet Explorer. Some firewalls or proxy servers may send
> > user-agent information that is incorrect or difficult to nterpret.
> >
> > Resolution
> >
> > Open Regedit.exe and navigate to the following locations:
> >
> > 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
> >
> > Backup the keys to separate REG files. See this page
> > <http://windowsxp.mvps.org/registry.htm> for more information.
> >
> > Delete the User Agent key in the above two locations (if present)
> >
> > By doing this, any overridden User Agent strings and tokens are removed,
> > and the correct data is reported to a Web server.
> >
> > Close Regedit.exe and restart Windows.
> >
> >
> >

Have you rebooted your PC?

Are you sure that the Automatic Updates feature is enabled?

Start | Control Panel.
Choose Security Center.
Make sure that the Automatic Updates option is set to On.

Also, see:

"How to configure and use Automatic Updates in Windows XP"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306525



pagregg wrote:
> This worked, I now have all updates. But, one thing left and that is
> I can
> not set my system to automatic downloads. In automatic updates in
> system properties the option turn off automatic updates is checked
> and the entire options are grayed out so that I can not change
> anything. It seems like I
> have something in my system that doesn't want me to get updates.
> Thanks again for the help.
>
> "pagregg" wrote:
>
>> I did this. I didn't think that I was getting the updates even
>> though it said that I had none. After I did this I had 60 updates. I
>> am still working on it and will let you all know if it worked
>> shortly. Thanks!
>>
>> "Daave" wrote:
>>
>>> pagregg wrote:
>>>> My Dell is running Microsoft XP Home edition 2002. However, when I
>>>> attempt to get IE 7 from the Microsoft web site I receive a message
>>>> that says I am not running XP. I receive the same thing when I
>>>> attempt to get XP SP2. Can anyone help?
>>>
>>> From http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/35/1/ :
>>>
>>> Windows Update page says "Thank you for your interest in obtaining
>>> updates from our site."
>>>
>>> © 2007 Ramesh Srinivasan
>>> Published Apr 25, 2006
>>>
>>> Symptom
>>>
>>> When you visit Windows Update to download updates to your system,
>>> the following message may appear:
>>>
>>> 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/>.
>>>
>>> Cause
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>> To test the User Agent string, open Internet Explorer and type the
>>> following:
>>>
>>> javascript:navigator.userAgent
>>>
>>> You'll see the Version, Platform information reported. The same
>>> data is reported to a Web server when you visit a website.
>>>
>>> This problem may also occur if you access the Internet through a
>>> firewall or proxy that does not allow the Windows Update Web site to
>>> receive the correct HTTP user-agent request header
>>> ("HTTP_USER_AGENT")
>>> for Internet Explorer. Some firewalls or proxy servers may send
>>> user-agent information that is incorrect or difficult to nterpret.
>>>
>>> Resolution
>>>
>>> Open Regedit.exe and navigate to the following locations:
>>>
>>> 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
>>>
>>> Backup the keys to separate REG files. See this page
>>> <http://windowsxp.mvps.org/registry.htm> for more information.
>>>
>>> Delete the User Agent key in the above two locations (if present)
>>>
>>> By doing this, any overridden User Agent strings and tokens are
>>> removed, and the correct data is reported to a Web server.
>>>
>>> Close Regedit.exe and restart Windows.

On Sun, 2 Sep 2007 07:40:02 -0700, pagregg
<pagregg DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>This worked, I now have all updates. But, one thing left and that is I can
>not set my system to automatic downloads

Is that such a big deal? You are better off going to the Win update
site and picking the updates you want to download.
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