Microsoft KB Archive/191106

= DirectX 6.0 Err Msg: Your Operating System Is Windows 98 =

Article ID: 191106

Article Last Modified on 1/23/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q191106



SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to install Microsoft DirectX 6.0, you may receive the following error message:

Your operating system is Windows 98. To install DirectX on Windows 98, please select DirectX 6 from the Windows Update Web site.



CAUSE
This behavior can occur if you attempt to install the Microsoft Windows 95 version of DirectX 6.0 on a Windows 98-based computer.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, download and install the Windows 98 version of DirectX 6.0. To do so, use the following method:

 Download and run the Dx6core.exe file from the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/directx



For information about how to download and install DirectX, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

ARTICLE-ID: 179113

TITLE : How to Download and Install DirectX



MORE INFORMATION
The Dx6core.exe file contains the core files for DirectX 6.0.

You can use the Dxcore.exe file to install DirectX 6.0 on all language versions of Windows 98. You do not need to install additional drivers to install DirectX 6.0 on Windows 98.

Additional query words: msgame direct-x dx6 setup win98

Keywords: kbenv kberrmsg kbprb kbsetup KB191106

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