can't type in browser, can't update windows

[MHPGuy]

I have two issues, and I think they are related...

I'm working on a win98 machine with IE6, and it hadn't been updated in some time. I was trying to complete all of the updates through windowsupdate when the "Scan for Updates" button failed on the website. When I click on "Scan for updates" the scan does not begin, and the "Pick updates to install" button disappears. Also, when I click on "View installation history" noting appears. When I go to help>about in IE, it errors out with error 96, closing the "about" window, but not IE.

Second, I'm unable to type in text boxes in web forms. for example, if I go to google, I can't type in search terms. This also occurs on the microsoft.com search function as well.

I've tried reducing privacy and security settings as low as they'll go to no avail. Also, I do have java enabled on the machine. It did have adaware and spybot, but I have since removed them also without success.

Any ideas?


Michael Phipps
Technical Business Analyst
Mercy Health Plans

 

[FAM]

Try an alternative browser such as Mozilla and see what happens.

http://www.mozilla.org/

 

[MHPGuy]

I think I've found my answer.... this worked.

http://www.tek-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=926754&page=4

Michael Phipps
Technical Business Analyst
Mercy Health Plans