Hi, I'm not sure if this is the proper place to ask this question, as it's not technical, but legal. But I've not found information about this elsewhere, so here goes........ I am involved in the development of a product that uses 'usbser.sys' and a large proportion of the target audience will be running XP. For users ruunning Windows XP SP2 a minimum of Hotfix KB943198 is required. This Hotfix is a free download, however once you follow the download link you then see that all users must pass WGA tests before being allowed to download this free update. My preference is to bundle the Hotfix into my program's installer and install it automatically (I've already constructed the Bootstrapper Package to achieve this). This is the easiest solution for the end user, but I suspect it will violate some legal requirement of MS......... So my question is: how can I distribute Hotfix KB943198 as part of my Install in a way that doesn't break any MS legal requirements? The "Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates" (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/824684/) suggests that it is possible to petition Microsoft - the section entitled 'Hotfix' reads as follows: "...........Additional Information: Hotfixes are distributed by Microsoft Product Support Services. Customers may not redistribute hotfixes without written, legal consent from Microsoft." So who would I need to contact to petition for legal consent? Would it be an appropriate program manager? If so, does anyone have the contact information for such a person? Thanks in advance for your help Thanks in advance for your help
