Mate you probably have already done this, and if you have I apologise in advance. But have you looked at the thread in this section titled \"Hack/Fix for win 98/Me Update ( COMMAND.COM hang)\". It has some advice on ways to fix updater that have worked for other people, though not for me yet, but you may want to give it a shot. If you have already tried this forgive me. It is just that I thought it possible that you missed it. If you find an answer please let me know how you fixed it.
Good Luck.