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Computer Software => Windows => Topic started by: feliscatusx2 on September 29, 2006, 08:21:37 PM

Title: Strange but True
Post by: feliscatusx2 on September 29, 2006, 08:21:37 PM

I need DirectX 9.0c and Windows Media Player 9 for a possible catastrophic upgrade.  So off I trot to Microsoft and download the DirectX runtime files, all 53mb of them, no problem.

To get WMP 9 I am told that I need to install Windows Genuine Advantage  :-X .

But WGA does not run on W98SE, or does it?

So I got WMP from Download.com  :P.

So is Microsoft getting it's knickers in a twist, or is it just me?

Title: Re: Strange but True
Post by: soms on September 29, 2006, 10:33:08 PM

Finally enough the WGA tool does do something on Windows 98 and does let you proceed - I tried it once on a Windows 98 laptop when downloading something similar from the MS download site.

Title: Re: Strange but True
Post by: feliscatusx2 on September 30, 2006, 06:15:37 PM

Well I'm going to put my awkward b****r hat on and have nothing to do with it.  I understand that under UK law WGA is actually illegal. but I don't think that I will try and sue Microsoft at the moment.

Title: Re: Strange but True
Post by: archie123 on December 01, 2006, 08:02:33 PM

unfortunately 98 is no longer supported , but id sue anyway....damn microsoft ;)

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/support/endofsupport.mspx