[galah]

If the point of your reply is to put the exact link to the Media Player 9 download, thanks.

For those with the first edition of Windows 98 you will still have to follow the procedure above to enable it to install.

Microsoft decided that by now everyone should have upgraded from Windows 98 to a newer OS.

So they barred Media Player from installing on 1st edition of Win98 for its now 4 years old. But they would have caused an outrage if the also barred Win98SE as it was still available upto 2 years ago.

So they disabled the 1st edition of Win98, not for compatability reasons, but rather as the second stage of their forced obsolescence policy.

(1st they have abandonned Win95 not allowing DirectX 8.1 or Media Player 7.1 to install, now its Win98, next is Win98SE, then ME)

Since Media Player 9 will run on Windows 98SE their is no reason technically it won't run on Windows 98 as they are primarily identical Operating Systems.

To Microsoft:
My trusty old Pentium will not handle Windows XP so I'm forced to stick with Windows 98. So please, don't directly disable updates for the older 9x platform.
Sure, you don't have to provide any technical support for the OS's, but to disable it from installing even though it will run perfectly fine really sucks!!!!