Windows 98/DirectX confusion

Thanks to Barron for the heads-up: The DirectX 6.0 downloads I mentionedyesterday may or may not work on Windows 98 depending on which one you wantto get. The "Core" download installs fine on 98, but if you want the SDKversion (which is quite

Paul Thurrott

August 4, 1998

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Thanks to Barron for the heads-up: The DirectX 6.0 downloads I mentionedyesterday may or may not work on Windows 98 depending on which one you wantto get. The "Core" download installs fine on 98, but if you want the SDKversion (which is quite large, by the way), you will need to get it viaMicrosoft's new Windows Update Web site. The problem? As of this writing,it's not available there yet. I guess the only advice at this point is tokeep trying

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Paul Thurrott

Paul Thurrott is senior technical analyst for Windows IT Pro. He writes the SuperSite for Windows, a weekly editorial for Windows IT Pro UPDATE, and a daily Windows news and information newsletter called WinInfo Daily UPDATE.

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