BNU w/ MN-100

I don't feel I need to explain why I need the Broadband Networking Utility.
I bought an MN-100 router sometime at the beginning of 2003... and lost the
CD.
I tried contacting Microsoft's parts replacement hotline, and I get passed
around like a little boy in a catholic church.
Anyway, I do NOT have my receipt. Why in the hell would I keep a reciept
this long?! Seriously. If someone has had a product long enough to lose the
accompanying software, WTF MAKES MICROSOFT THINK THEY STILL HAVE THE
RECEIPT.

*Sigh* ... Ok. I'm done bitching.

What I want to know is if there is another way I can get this software.

The thing is... Microsoft's nice little employee says "I understand it's
just a CD, but the software is very expensive" .... AHAHAHAHAHAHA... omg..
hax...
Anyway, a 5 cent CD ... expensive... yeah... ok... I bought the software, it
works ONLY with Microsoft broadband networking appliances... What in the
hell else am I going to use it for... I mean COME ON...

Does anyone know of a way I can obtain this software?




t u X q

So, if you bought a copy of Microsoft Office or some other program and
you lost the CD and the receipt, you'd expect a free copy mailed to
you with no proof of purchase?

Microsoft considers the Broadband Network Utility to be intellectual
property just like Office.

**However, you don't actually need the BNU to set up the hardware. **

You can set up the MN-100 through a web interface by opening your
browser and going to 192.168.2.1 the default password is admin (if
you've changed the password use the new one, if you've forgotten the
password, reset the hardware). The manual is available for download as
well.

On Wed, 14 Jan 2004 04:22:21 GMT, "t u X q" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>I don't feel I need to explain why I need the Broadband Networking Utility.
>I bought an MN-100 router sometime at the beginning of 2003... and lost the
>CD.
>I tried contacting Microsoft's parts replacement hotline, and I get passed
>around like a little boy in a catholic church.
>Anyway, I do NOT have my receipt. Why in the hell would I keep a reciept
>this long?! Seriously. If someone has had a product long enough to lose the
>accompanying software, WTF MAKES MICROSOFT THINK THEY STILL HAVE THE
>RECEIPT.
>
>*Sigh* ... Ok. I'm done bitching.
>
>What I want to know is if there is another way I can get this software.
>
>The thing is... Microsoft's nice little employee says "I understand it's
>just a CD, but the software is very expensive" .... AHAHAHAHAHAHA... omg..
>hax...
>Anyway, a 5 cent CD ... expensive... yeah... ok... I bought the software, it
>works ONLY with Microsoft broadband networking appliances... What in the
>hell else am I going to use it for... I mean COME ON...
>
>Does anyone know of a way I can obtain this software?
>

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Expert Zone Columnist
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