formatted the hdd. installed os,downloaded all microsoft updates. even the hotfix that they posted for this certain operaing system. it says unsupported operating system. searched all the updates that i need to download but its just saying 1 last thing. IE7 was the last one not downloaded.i even installed IE7 no problem. it still say unsupported OS. need help please.........what elsedo i need to update for my computer...thanks in advance to all who will respond lhen asa forbes dell consumer tech support

You're a "dell consumer tech support" person & you're asking us??? lol

Look here: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/wi... Here is what it says. Installing the Player on Windows XP Media Center Edition Windows Media Player 11 for Windows XP supports Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 with KB900325 (Update Rollup 2 for Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005) and KB925766 (the October 2006 Update Rollup); however, it does not support previous releases of Windows XP Media Center Edition. If you have Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005, but have not installed the Update Rollup 2, in the Microsoft Knowledge Base, see article 900325, "Update Rollup 2 for Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005." You must download and install it before you can install Windows Media Player 11. The October 2006 Update Rollup is installed with Windows Media Player 11 (provided that your computer is connected to the Internet when the Player is first installed). For more information, in the Microsoft Knowledge Base, see article 925766, "October 2006 Update Rollup for Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005."

yup. did that,even the prerequisites of the hotfix that they post in microsoft.no go OtheHill.thanks lhen asa forbes

@jam dell tech support? yeah i am. but does that mean i cant ask question anymore? we learn through asking. i just wanna know if there are some things i have'nt do install it successfully. lhen asa forbes

It's the kinds of questions (and your 'diction') that cast doubts upon your claim Wow - I guess you've decided to retract your association with Dell after all I'm not one of those who think Bill Gates is the devil. I simply suspect that if Microsoft ever met up with the devil, it wouldn't need an interpreter.