Microsoft KB Archive/313191

= Windows Update Catalog Is Not Available on Windows NT 4.0-Based Computers =

PSS ID Number: 313191

Article Last Modified on 9/23/2003

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows Update, when used with:
 * the operating system: Microsoft Windows NT 4.0

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This article was previously published under Q313191



SYMPTOMS
The Windows Update Catalog is not available when you use a Windows NT 4.0-based computer to visit the Windows Update Web site, and Windows NT 4.0 updates are not available for download from the Windows Update Catalog when you visit the Windows Update Web site using a Windows 98-based, Windows Millennium Edition (Me)-based, Windows 2000-based, Windows XP-based, or Windows Server 2003-based computer.

NOTE: When you visit the following Windows Update Corporate Web site, you are redirected to the Windows Update Web site.

http://corporate.windowsupdate.microsoft.com



CAUSE
The Windows Update Catalog is only available for computers that are running Windows 98, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003.



RESOLUTION
If you need to download Windows NT 4.0 updates to install later, use one of the following Microsoft Web sites.

Windows NT Server 4.0 Downloads (including Enterprise Edition)
http://www.microsoft.com/ntserver/nts/downloads/default.asp

Windows NT Server Terminal Server Edition Downloads
http://www.microsoft.com/ntserver/terminalserver/downloads/default.asp

Microsoft Download Center
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/search.asp?

NOTE: Updates to the Microsoft virtual machine (VM) are not available for Windows NT 4.0-based computers at the Web sites that are described earlier. If you have to download an update to the Microsoft VM to install later, or on more than one Windows NT 4.0-based computer, access the Windows Update Catalog using a computer that is running Windows 98, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Server 2003, and then select Windows 98, Windows Millennium Edition, or Windows XP for your operating system. The security update that is described in the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article is also designed to be installed on Windows NT 4.0-based computers:

816093 MS03-011: Flaw in the Microsoft VM Could Enable System Compromise

Administrators who do not have access to a computer that is running Windows 98, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Server 2003 to use the Windows Update Catalog can contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain this patch. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;CNTACTMS

If you need to download Windows 98, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Server 2003 updates or drivers from the Windows Update Catalog to install later, you must obtain them from the Windows Update Catalog by using a computer that is running Windows 98, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Server 2003. For additional information about how to download Windows updates and drivers from the Windows Update Catalog, click the article numbers below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

323166 HOW TO: Download Windows Updates and Drivers from the Windows Update Catalog on Windows XP



MORE INFORMATION
You can use the Windows Update Catalog to search for Windows updates and enhancements, as well as Designed for Windows Logo device drivers, that you can download and install later on Windows 98, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003-based computers across your home or corporate network. Microsoft recommends that only advanced users and administrators download updates from the Windows Update Catalog. If you are not an advanced user or an administrator, you can download and install updates directly from the Windows Update Web site. To do so, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com

Windows NT 4.0 updates, including updates to the Microsoft VM, are available from the main Windows Update Web site.

Keywords: kbenv kbprb KB313191

Technology: kbOSWinNT400 kbOSWinNTSearch kbOSWinSearch kbWinUpdate kbWinUpdateSearch

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