Microsoft KB Archive/836915

= &quot;No updates available at this time&quot; message after running &quot;Scan for Updates&quot; in Windows Update =

PSS ID Number: 836915

Article Last Modified on 3/24/2004

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The information in this article applies to:

 Microsoft Windows Update, when used with:  the operating system: Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition

 the operating system: Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition

 the operating system: Microsoft Windows 98 

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Important This article contains information about modifying the registry. Before you modify the registry, make sure to back it up and make sure that you understand how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For information about how to back up, restore, and edit the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry

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SYMPTOMS
After you scan for updates on the Microsoft Windows Update Web site, you may receive the following message: There are no updates available at this time. The menu on the left side of the page appears dimmed, and the Pick Updates to install link is unavailable. No errors appear in the Windows Update.log file. This behavior is not expected because you expect that updates are available.

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CAUSE
This behavior occurs because a key in the Microsoft Windows registry does not have the correct value.

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RESOLUTION
Warning If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

To resolve this problem, set the correct value for the Windows Registry Version key. To do so, follow these steps: <ol> Click Start, and then click Run.</li> In the Open box, type regedit, and then click OK.</li> Locate and then click the following subkey:

</li> Right-click VersionNumber, and then type the number that corresponds with your version of Windows in the Value Data box. The following list describes the values for each version of Windows:  

For Windows 98-based computers, the data value must be 4.10.1998.

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For Windows 98 Second Edition-based computers, the data value must be 4.10.2222.

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For Windows Millennium Edition-based computers, the data value must be 4.90.3000.

</li></ul> </li> Quit Registry Editor.</li> Try Windows Update again.</li></ol>

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MORE INFORMATION
For additional information about the &quot;No updates are available&quot; error message, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

326253 You cannot view updates on the Windows Update site using Secure Socket Layer

826715 Windows Update message &quot;No updates available&quot;, and you cannot log on to Microsoft .NET Passport

Additional query words: update

Keywords: kbprb KB836915

Technology: kbOSWin98 kbOSWin98SE kbOSWinME kbOSWinSearch kbWinUpdate kbWinUpdateSearch

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