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Byron Hinson MSMVP

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Jan 16, 1999, 3:00:00 AM1/16/99
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DirectX 6.1 can now be officially downloaded direct from Microsoft at the
following two places.

http://mschus.www.conxion.com/msdownload/directx/6.1/enduserdl/x86/en/dx61co
re.exe

http://mssjus.www.conxion.com/msdownload/directx/6.1/enduserdl/x86/en/dx61co
re.exe


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Chris Buckley

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In article <OOkc9AZQ#GA....@uppssnewspub04.moswest.msn.net>,
by...@activeie.com Byron Hinson MSMVP decided to follow up with

> DirectX 6.1 can now be officially downloaded direct from Microsoft at the
> following two places.
>
> http://mschus.www.conxion.com/msdownload/directx/6.1/enduserdl/x86/en/dx61co
> re.exe
>
> http://mssjus.www.conxion.com/msdownload/directx/6.1/enduserdl/x86/en/dx61co
> re.exe
>
>
I see you had the links up on your site blimmin' quickly <g> ;-)

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Lee Chapelle

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Is that really an "official" download? I don't see it at
http://www.microsoft.com/directx/default.asp
The URL looks like a WindowsUpdate internal link.
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Byron Hinson MSMVP <by...@activeie.com> wrote in message
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> DirectX 6.1 can now be officially downloaded direct from Microsoft at the
> following two places.
>
>
http://mschus.www.conxion.com/msdownload/directx/6.1/enduserdl/x86/en/dx61co
> re.exe
>
>
http://mssjus.www.conxion.com/msdownload/directx/6.1/enduserdl/x86/en/dx61co
> re.exe
>
>

Tom Lake

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I thought Windows Update was supposed to eliminate having to go all over
looking for the latest versions of software for Win98! DX 6.1 sure isn't
there yet. 8-)

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Joe Coulter

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Or if you don't want to spend the night trying to reach Microsuck try this link


Joe
ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/3dfiles/utility/dx61core.exe

Chris Buckley

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In article <#MzIF4bQ#GA....@uppssnewspub05.moswest.msn.net>,
tom...@slic.com Tom Lake decided to follow up with

> I thought Windows Update was supposed to eliminate having to go all over
> looking for the latest versions of software for Win98! DX 6.1 sure isn't
> there yet. 8-)
>
So what?

The DX6.1 available for download is the legit. thing. It went gold a
week ago as well.

Byron Hinson MSMVP

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I'm sure you will see it on Windows Update in the coming week or so.

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Tom Lake <tom...@slic.com> wrote in message
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> I thought Windows Update was supposed to eliminate having to go all over
> looking for the latest versions of software for Win98! DX 6.1 sure isn't
> there yet. 8-)
>

David A Turner

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Filename indicates core version, i.e., original DX6CORE.EXE for use with Win98.
Any explanation as to why DX61CORE is 4,954KB and DX6CORE is only 1,562KB?
Significant size difference, no?

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Byron Hinson MSMVP

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DirectMusic is updated in this version - I believe those are quite large
files.

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Rob Miller

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Any word on the SDK? Will it be released via the MSDN subscriber downloads
or in the DirectX MS site?
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Byron Hinson MSMVP wrote in message ...


>DirectX 6.1 can now be officially downloaded direct from Microsoft at the
>following two places.
>
>http://mschus.www.conxion.com/msdownload/directx/6.1/enduserdl/x86/en/dx61c
o
>re.exe
>
>http://mssjus.www.conxion.com/msdownload/directx/6.1/enduserdl/x86/en/dx61c
o
>re.exe
>
>

Richard G. Harper

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Rob Miller wrote in message ...

>Any word on the SDK? Will it be released via the MSDN subscriber downloads
>or in the DirectX MS site?

According to the DirectX Web Site it's not "officially" available yet. They
still list DirectX 6.0 and the SDK for same.

There's a scheduled developer chat on Feb 15th - details at
http://www.microsoft.com/directx/ if you're interested.

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Richard Ahlquist

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Jan 17, 1999, 3:00:00 AM1/17/99
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That just leaves the question, where did you find out about this link?
Is this a link to a beta download that MS didn't release to the
public? If so, even if it went gold doesn't necessarily mean its the
code MS will release.

On Sun, 17 Jan 1999 03:01:58 -0000, "Byron Hinson MSMVP"
<by...@activeie.com> wrote:

>I'm sure you will see it on Windows Update in the coming week or so.

Richard Ahlquist
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Egon Vicai

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Jan 17, 1999, 3:00:00 AM1/17/99
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Joe Coulter.

Thanks for the site info i did get directx6.1 it is super everything works
better . Regards Egon.....
Joe Coulter wrote in message <36A15BAB...@ix.netcom.com>...

Chris Buckley

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In article <36a26a00...@msnews.microsoft.com>, ahlq...@pcsites.com
Richard Ahlquist decided to follow up with

> That just leaves the question, where did you find out about this link?

Active IE is affiliated with about 8 other sites . .they all copy their
info off each other. I guess that one site (prob Bryan's) found the
link and then the other affiliates "borrow" it.

> Is this a link to a beta download that MS didn't release to the
> public?

Why would it be that when DX6.1 has gone gold??

> If so, even if it went gold doesn't necessarily mean its the
> code MS will release.

Yes it does. MS have said (boy! - you don't read Active IE or its
affiliates much do you!! <g>) that the "gold" release will be the version
that gets released to the general public (this is almost 99% of the time
the case with every "gold" software as well).

Richard Ahlquist

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On Mon, 18 Jan 1999 00:06:28 -0000, cjbu...@altavista.net (Chris
Buckley) wrote:

>> Is this a link to a beta download that MS didn't release to the
>> public?
>
>Why would it be that when DX6.1 has gone gold??

Has it? Where is the press release from MS saying so?

>> If so, even if it went gold doesn't necessarily mean its the
>> code MS will release.
>
>Yes it does. MS have said (boy! - you don't read Active IE or its
>affiliates much do you!! <g>) that the "gold" release will be the version
>that gets released to the general public (this is almost 99% of the time
>the case with every "gold" software as well).

Gold doesn't mean release. Sorry to burst your bubble. Gold doesn't
even have to be fully working or bug free. Why not wait for the
official releases? Just because its been distributed out to the MS
mirror sites doesn't make it official. Remember Office 97 SR-1? That
was gold.

Chris you're the early release pusher around these parts aint ya?

Chris Buckley

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In article <36a4afaf...@msnews.microsoft.com>, ahlq...@pcsites.com
Richard Ahlquist decided to follow up with
> On Mon, 18 Jan 1999 00:06:28 -0000, cjbu...@altavista.net (Chris
> Buckley) wrote:
>
> >> Is this a link to a beta download that MS didn't release to the
> >> public?
> >
> >Why would it be that when DX6.1 has gone gold??
>
> Has it? Where is the press release from MS saying so?

I saw it on the windows resources sites scattered around the net. .I
can't be bothered (nor do I have the money) to browse MS's massive site
to find the PR.


>
> >> If so, even if it went gold doesn't necessarily mean its the
> >> code MS will release.
> >
> >Yes it does. MS have said (boy! - you don't read Active IE or its
> >affiliates much do you!! <g>) that the "gold" release will be the version
> >that gets released to the general public (this is almost 99% of the time
> >the case with every "gold" software as well).
>
> Gold doesn't mean release. Sorry to burst your bubble. Gold doesn't
> even have to be fully working or bug free. Why not wait for the
> official releases? Just because its been distributed out to the MS
> mirror sites doesn't make it official.

I'll take your word for it :-)

> Remember Office 97 SR-1? That
> was gold.

Don't u mean SR-2?



> Chris you're the early release pusher around these parts aint ya?

Fraid so <g> ;-)

Ben De Luca

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Jan 18, 1999, 3:00:00 AM1/18/99
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<snip>

>Gold doesn't mean release. Sorry to burst your bubble. Gold doesn't
>even have to be fully working or bug free. Why not wait for the
>official releases? Just because its been distributed out to the MS
>mirror sites doesn't make it official. Remember Office 97 SR-1? That
>was gold.
>
>
Jut because its official doesnt mean its fully working or bug free. Just
remeber win95,win98, ect.....

Ben De Luca
c941...@alinga.newcastle.edu.au


Chris Buckley

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In article <77ufoo$qod$1...@seagoon.newcastle.edu.au>,
c941...@alinga.newcastle.edu.au Ben De Luca decided to follow up with

> Jut because its official doesnt mean its fully working or bug free. Just
> remeber win95,win98, ect.....
>
What a silly thing to say! We all know this so why tell us???

James A. Eshelman

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Chris Buckley wrote in message ...

>I saw it on the windows resources sites scattered around the net. .I
>can't be bothered (nor do I have the money) to browse MS's massive site
>to find the PR.


You don't have to, Chris. Just go to one site -- Windows Update -- and if
there's an update released, it will be there. (Well, within a couple of
days, anyway.)

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Joe Coulter

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Your welcome. I have the game Thief and it improved quit a bit.

Joe

Egon Vicai wrote:

> Thanks for the site info i did get directx6.1 it is super everything works
> better . Regards Egon.....
>

> > ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/3dfiles/utility/dx61core.exe
> >
> >


Thomas Bartsch

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Jan 28, 1999, 3:00:00 AM1/28/99
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Joe,
The file isn't there anymore!
Where else can I find it?
Bye, Thomas.

Rich

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I found it at:
http://www.universal.nl/users/scorpio/download.htm

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Tony H

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>>Dis link don't work eather?????
>


Stoney

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Byron, when I click on either of the links you have below, I get a page
cannot be found error. I have noticed that I get this when I click on other
links in this newsgroup.


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Stoney

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btw, this only happens for MS sites

Carlos

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When a link is pasted into a message and Quoted Printable is not used or the link is not within >< ie: >link< then they wrap and will lose clickability.
Try these:
http://mschus.www.conxion.com/msdownload/directx/6.1/enduserdl/x86/en/dx61core.exe
http://mssjus.www.conxion.com/msdownload/directx/6.1/enduserdl/x86/en/dx61core.exe
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Stoney wrote in message <#p2HpGTT#GA....@uppssnewspub05.moswest.msn.net>...


>Byron, when I click on either of the links you have below, I get a page
>cannot be found error. I have noticed that I get this when I click on other
>links in this newsgroup.
>
>

John Duncan

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You likely have the infamous number embedded in link bug. The version of MSHTML.dll, which contains the code in question, that comes with IE5b2 stops reading the link after an imbedded number, thus making many MS links useless to click on.

Try selecting the WHOLE link, not just the highlighted portion, and copying and pasting it to the browser address line (using keyboard shortcuts, or being sure to right click on the UNMARKED portion of the link, or you get just the same clipped link). That usually works.

If you wish to be rid of that error altogether you must make a choice. If you replace that version (back it up first, in case you need it later) with an older 4.x version, say, from the Win98 disk, you correct that problem, but it does not contain the new search bar code, so activating that gives you an error. This of course also can be worked around by loading your favorite search page directly in the main browser window, but it is still a problem. Your choice is therefore one of whether you want to keep the current setup and the link bug, or manually change the dll and forgo the search bar. I use embedded links FAR more than search, so kept the switch.

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Stoney wrote in message ...


>btw, this only happens for MS sites
>
>

>Byron Hinson MSMVP <by...@activeie.com> wrote in message
>news:OOkc9AZQ#GA....@uppssnewspub04.moswest.msn.net...
>>DirectX 6.1 can now be officially downloaded direct from Microsoft at the
>>following two places.
>>
>>http://mschus.www.conxion.com/msdownload/directx/6.1/enduserdl/x86/en/dx61c
>o
>>re.exe
>>
>>http://mssjus.www.conxion.com/msdownload/directx/6.1/enduserdl/x86/en/dx61c
>o
>>re.exe
>>
>>

Andrew

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Getting a HTTP 404 not found on these.

Andy

Carlos <No_email@#Thank_you> wrote in message
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When a link is pasted into a message and Quoted Printable is not used or the
link is not within >< ie: >link< then they wrap and will lose clickability.
Try these:

http://mschus.www.conxion.com/msdownload/directx/6.1/enduserdl/x86/en/dx61co
re.exe
http://mssjus.www.conxion.com/msdownload/directx/6.1/enduserdl/x86/en/dx61co
re.exe

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Stoney wrote in message <#p2HpGTT#GA....@uppssnewspub05.moswest.msn.net>...
>Byron, when I click on either of the links you have below, I get a page
>cannot be found error. I have noticed that I get this when I click on
other
>links in this newsgroup.
>
>

Stoney

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Tried that before, and again just now.... that gives me the same page cannot
be found message..... I wonder if MS discontinued that site... I have
checked the DirectX site, and I can order the 6.1 SDK, but there is no d/l
available


John Duncan <jdun...@uswest.PleaseReplyToGroup.net> wrote in message
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>Byron Hinson MSMVP <by...@activeie.com> wrote in message
>news:OOkc9AZQ#GA....@uppssnewspub04.moswest.msn.net...
>>DirectX 6.1 can now be officially downloaded direct from Microsoft at the
>>following two places.
>>
>>http://mschus.www.conxion.com/msdownload/directx/6.1/enduserdl/x86/en/dx61
c
>o
>>re.exe
>>
>>http://mssjus.www.conxion.com/msdownload/directx/6.1/enduserdl/x86/en/dx61
c
>o
>>re.exe
>>
>>

Greg Campbell

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MS removed 6.1 shortly after it was available. They were not ready for it to be downloaded just like IE5 Beta 2

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Getting a HTTP 404 not found on these.

Andy

Carlos <No_email@#Thank_you> wrote in message
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When a link is pasted into a message and Quoted Printable is not used or the
link is not within >< ie: >link< then they wrap and will lose clickability.
Try these:
http://mschus.www.conxion.com/msdownload/directx/6.1/enduserdl/x86/en/dx61co
re.exe
http://mssjus.www.conxion.com/msdownload/directx/6.1/enduserdl/x86/en/dx61co
re.exe
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Stoney wrote in message <#p2HpGTT#GA....@uppssnewspub05.moswest.msn.net>...
>Byron, when I click on either of the links you have below, I get a page
>cannot be found error.  I have noticed that I get this when I click on
other
>links in this newsgroup.
>
>

Carlos

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I guess that ends this thread. =)

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Greg Campbell wrote in message...


MS removed 6.1 shortly after it was available. They were not ready for it to be downloaded just like IE5 Beta 2

Andrew wrote in message...


Getting a HTTP 404 not found on these.

Carlos wrote in message...
Try these:

Stoney wrote in message...

Bernie Simmons

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You can get it at Tucows or Stroud's.
Bernie

Stoney wrote in message <#keEZeUT#GA....@uppssnewspub04.moswest.msn.net>...

>>Byron Hinson MSMVP <by...@activeie.com> wrote in message
>>news:OOkc9AZQ#GA....@uppssnewspub04.moswest.msn.net...
>>>DirectX 6.1 can now be officially downloaded direct from Microsoft at the
>>>following two places.
>>>
>>>http://mschus.www.conxion.com/msdownload/directx/6.1/enduserdl/x86/en/dx6
1
>c
>>o
>>>re.exe
>>>
>>>http://mssjus.www.conxion.com/msdownload/directx/6.1/enduserdl/x86/en/dx6
1

Allen R Darby

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Feb 1, 1999, 3:00:00 AM2/1/99
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John,

Just curious as to how you manage to get "Plain Text" to be so wide in
your posts. When I look at Properties, I see "=" interspersed.

What am I missing?

Al

>>http://mschus.www.conxion.com/msdownload/directx/6.1/enduserdl/x86/en/
dx61c
>o
>>re.exe
>>
>>http://mssjus.www.conxion.com/msdownload/directx/6.1/enduserdl/x86/en/
dx61c

John Duncan

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That is a result of posting in MIME standard Quoted Printable. It is designed for, among other things, 8-bit character encoding, so as to enable non-English language posts, while maintaining basic character readability. One of the specs allows for soft line breaks, so the line can be as long as you want, because the lines are rejoined in compliant readers (non-MIME compliant readers will simply display the hard coded returns, with the escape coded (with equals) control codes). The spec does not call for it, but many readers then either make it an option to auto-wrap those long lines, as Netscape does, or automatically auto-wrap with no option for it, as OE does. Other compliant readers either chop of the text at an arbitrary point (compliant, but recommended against in the specs), or enable a horizontal scroll bar (slightly better, but still a bother).

For more info on the MIME specs, see the official documents. There are 5 MIME papers, starting with RFC 2045(Request for Comments, as the standards start out). Here is a URL for one web archive of that document.

http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/htbin/rfc/rfc2045.html

From there you can access the table of contents, and therefore other RFCs, if you so desire.

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Allen R Darby

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John,

Thanks for your detailed response.

Unfortunately, for me, I do not understand most of what you said. I mean, I think I know what you're saying, but don't know how to apply it in OE, I guess maybe I should have asked what options do I need to take in OE to achieve the same result?

Al

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Allen R Darby

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John,

Think, I've sussed it out. Set it to "MIME", "Quoted Printable" and ticked "Allow 8 bit characters in header" and it seems to be doing it.

Many thanks.

Al

Allen R Darby <a...@eagle.com.au> wrote in message news:OrAmMldT#GA....@uppssnewspub05.moswest.msn.net...
John,

Thanks for your detailed response.

Unfortunately, for me, I do not understand most of what you said. I mean, I think I know what you're saying, but don't know how to apply it in OE, I guess maybe I should have asked what options do I need to take in OE to achieve the same result?

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Jim G.

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http://mssjus.www.conxion.com/msdownload/directx/6.1/enduserdl/x86/en/dx61co
re.exe

There it is, It keeps this thread ALIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jim

Bernie Simmons wrote in message ...


>You can get it at Tucows or Stroud's.
>Bernie
>
>Stoney wrote in message <#keEZeUT#GA....@uppssnewspub04.moswest.msn.net>...
>>Tried that before, and again just now.... that gives me the same page
>cannot
>>be found message..... I wonder if MS discontinued that site... I have
>>checked the DirectX site, and I can order the 6.1 SDK, but there is no d/l
>>available
>>
>>

>1
>>c
>>>o
>>>>re.exe
>>>>
>>>>http://mssjus.www.conxion.com/msdownload/directx/6.1/enduserdl/x86/en/dx
6
>1
>>c

Lacosanostra

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Actually it was nothing like IE5 beta 2.  The DX 6.1 that was available at the aforementioned URL is the final version.  It should not have been released prior to appearing on Windows Update.  Look for it on the WU site very soon.
MS removed 6.1 shortly after it was available. They were not ready for it to be downloaded just like IE5 Beta 2

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Getting a HTTP 404 not found on these.

Andy

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When a link is pasted into a message and Quoted Printable is not used or the
link is not within >< ie: >link< then they wrap and will lose clickability.
Try these:
http://mschus.www.conxion.com/msdownload/directx/6.1/enduserdl/x86/en/dx61co
re.exe
http://mssjus.www.conxion.com/msdownload/directx/6.1/enduserdl/x86/en/dx61co
re.exe

Greg Campbell

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It was not really released MS usually tests the download and forgets there are hundreds of people trying to see if they can find a download or update that is not password protected. Or someone that is testing leaks that URL where it is available without a password. I don't think MS is releasing Direct-X Beta's to the public.

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Ken'

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Susan
Just a long shot but, you could try editing WULog.txt and adding the Directx
6.1 to it.
You will have to wait until until 6.1 is released and someone could post
the line that the update site adds to the WULog.txt. If you could determine
the version # you could add the line and just mimic the entry for 6.0.

Ken.

Susan <Sus...@Zconcentric.net> wrote in message
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>>It was not really released MS usually tests the download and forgets there
are hundreds of people trying to see if they can find a download or update
that is not password protected. Or someone that is testing leaks that URL
where it is available without a password. I don't think MS is releasing
Direct-X Beta's to the public.
>

> 6.1 is no longer a beta. I installed the Tucows version and ran and
>looked through the diagnostics. I am using an ATI video driver that lists
as
>beta but I got that from ATI/Dell. Tucows makes no mention of DirectX 6.1
>being beta either. After installing though Windows Update now thinks I
need
>to update to DirectX 6.0 - it has a one track mind I guess.
>
> * Susan * Remove "Z" in "Zcentric.net" to send email.

James A. Eshelman

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Ken' wrote in message ...

>Just a long shot but, you could try editing WULog.txt and adding the
Directx
>6.1 to it.
> You will have to wait until until 6.1 is released and someone could post
>the line that the update site adds to the WULog.txt. If you could determine
>the version # you could add the line and just mimic the entry for 6.0.


Probably not, Ken. I already tried that.

My WULog.txt contains the following line showing the upgrade to 6.0 last
November:
|11/4/98|7:32:42 PM|DirectX 6.0 Technology Update (Build 4.06.00.0318) was
successfully installed.

I tried two things, neither of which worked.

First, I tried copying that line, with a later date, to the end of the log
file, to confirm that 6.0 had been upgraded. It didn't make any difference.

Second, I edited it to list 6.1 and Build 4.06.02.0436 (which is DX 6.1).
This also didn't work.

I don't think Windows Update consults the log. It *writes* to the log, so
you have a trace, but it doesn't base its decisions on the log. It actually
examines your system. So, unless it finds DirectX Build 4.06.00.0318, it's
going to suggest that you add DirectX 6.0 -- even if you've already
installed 6.1 from another source.

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Ken'

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James
Thanks for the information. It seems you have already tried the things I
would have tried, save me a lot of work.
I did say it was a long shot :-)
Thanks
Ken.

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Byron Hinson MSMVP

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If you go to http://www.microsoft.com/directx you can now download DirectX
6.1 runtimes for Windows 95 and 98.

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ActiveDVD - http://www.activewin.com/dvd

Richard G. Harper

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Byron Hinson MSMVP wrote in message
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>If you go to http://www.microsoft.com/directx you can now download DirectX
>6.1 runtimes for Windows 95 and 98.

WAIT !!! Don't tell anyone ELSE about this until I download it first, OK?
:-)

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Mark Koukol

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Byron, why no core distribution option??

Mark Koukol


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>If you go to http://www.microsoft.com/directx you can now download DirectX
>6.1 runtimes for Windows 95 and 98.
>

MrScary

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Fwiw.....

I think you need to add the below in order for WinUp to be fooled into
seeing DirectX 6.1as already being installed....

REGEDIT4

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed
Components\{44BBA855-CC51-11CF-AAFA-00AA00B6015C}]
@="DirectX 6.1 Technology Update"
"Version"="4,6,2,436"
"Locale"="EN"
"IsInstalled"=dword:00000001
"ComponentID"="msdx61"


Attila Szabo
Microsoft-MVP
Bell Atlantic-Services Tech.
a.k.a.' MrScary '

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dx61.reg

James A. Eshelman

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Susan wrote in message <36bcb3da...@msnews.microsoft.com>...
> 6.1 is in Windows Update now and guess what? It recognized my 6.1
>installation from Tucows and thinks I have already installed it.

Yes, I found the same thing yesterday. No surprise. The Update site
determines this by actually reading your hard drive (conspiracy buffs should
tremble!!! <g>).

>I thought about editing the log. I also wondered what would happen if I
tried
>installing 6.1 from Windows Update.

Personally, I would not do this without first uninstalling the prior
version.

I actually thought about this -- in case there were small changes made
between then time it showed on other sites, and the time it showed on the
Update site. Does anyone know if this is the case? (Here, I'll make it easy:
The one I downloaded in mid-January was build 4.06.02.0436. Can anyone who
has downloaded off the Update page confirm if this is the same build as what
you got from the Update page?)

But I'd worry a bit about installing the one on top of the other. I'm
following the "It ain't broke so don't fix it" rule -- but it would be worth
knowing if it's the same build.

>Maybe it will see that I have it
>installed and just add the line to the history. WULog.txt is nice to have
for
>a record but I don't think it serves any other purpose in running Windows
>Update.


It's only a log. It shows what WU has done. I can't think of any reason not
to use it as your own personal notepad, though -- for whatever you want to
track in there. It's your computer!

Ken'

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James
I installed DirectX 6.1 from the update last night and this is what my
WULog.txt shows.
|2/5/99|1:04:31 AM|DirectX 6.1 Technology Update (Build 4.06.02.0436) was
successfully installed.
Looks like version numbers are the same.
Ken.


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James A. Eshelman

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Susan wrote in message <36bb2a2...@msnews.microsoft.com>...
> Naw, :) programs are always suggesting you can reinstall DirectX any time
>you feel like doing it - so I reinstalled 6.1 from Windows Update _and_
>WULog.txt now acknowledges this and says Build 4.06.02.0436 - it is the
same!

Thanks for *both* pieces of information.

>I also ran SFC after the Windows Update and it found no DirectX changes.
When
>I ran SFC after the Tucows update to 6.1 SFC did note DirectX changes. "If
it
>ain't broke fix it anyway" rule? My i7K is good to me. :)


:-)

James A. Eshelman

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Ken' wrote in message <#jHmq6SU#GA....@uppssnewspub05.moswest.msn.net>...

>James
>I installed DirectX 6.1 from the update last night and this is what my
>WULog.txt shows.
>|2/5/99|1:04:31 AM|DirectX 6.1 Technology Update (Build 4.06.02.0436) was
>successfully installed.
>Looks like version numbers are the same.


Thanks, Ken. That's two confirmations in as many minutes. I guess we have
our answer.

(And thanks in advance to anyone else who posts the answer before they see
these.)

Colin P. Smith

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Susan wrote:
>
>
>
> >
> Actually, the easiest thing to do is ignore it until MS posts 6.1, which
> it has now, then Windows Update will _know_ to look for 6.1. Prior to this I
> don't think Windows Update is smart enough to deal with later versions then
> the latest it has been programmed to look for. But hey, I don't know.
>
> 6.1 deleted a "DXTool.exe" file which I really liked. It was a real
> simple display of what was certified or not - maybe it really isn't needed or
> wouldn't work right with 6.1? I also noticed that DXDiag.exe is also listed
> at the top of the Tools list in System Information.

>
> * Susan * Remove "Z" in "Zcentric.net" to send email.

It is still there, it's called Dx Diag Shortcut.

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