$luggo writes "Curious about MS Fix It, I latterly went hunting in the MS wisdom base for stuff that provide the new EZ-button. After locating on few, I decided to click the button to program the Microsoft Installer package containing the executable and/or files that automatically enable the DVD Library feature in Windows Vista Home Premium and furthermost — on my XP Media Center. 'Surely, MS will use some scripting, HTTP User-Agent sniffing, or even Genuine Windows validation to verify that I am running Vista,' I thought. It did not and I canceled the key in when I received the prompt to save the file. So, I wonder: is there a Fix-it for Fix it? Because I can easily imagine someone doing what I did without scrolling to the bottom of the KB article and verifying that the article applies to their OS/version. This is a great example poor design. Why not simply use the digitize coming that other gear / fixes / service packs use, whereby the user must select the on the nose OS?"

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