On Sat, Mar 14, 2009 at 7:35 PM, Patrick wrote: > Here's what Netflix says are system requirements: > > > Watching instantly on your computer > > Our apologies — instant watching is not supported for your operating system. > > Note that your current Internet browser is fully compatible with adding > titles to the Instant Queue for later watching on compatible devices. > > > Complete System Requirements > > To watch instantly, you'll need a computer that meets the following minimum > requirements: > > * Windows > o Windows XP with Service Pack 2, or Vista > o Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher; or Firefox 2 or higher > o 1.2 GHz processor > o 512 MB RAM > * Mac > o An Intel-based Mac with OS 10.4.8 or later > o Safari 3 or higher; or Firefox 2 or higher > o 1 GB RAM > > Me, again. Do I need to buy Windows XP in order to use one of the several > ways to watch Netflix on my sNewSense computer? I read about a Mac emulator > being able to get around the MS obstacle, but I don't know what an emulator > is, and if I'd still have to buy the Mac OS. This computer was given to me, > and it had Windows XP on it. I've formatted the hd to get the microtrash off > it, but now that it's gone, I could use it for Netflix instant play. But I > don't have the CD. Anybody got a solution? I'm a technodope. >
You could try a free browser add-on called "User Agent Switcher" to spoof Microsoft Windows/IE on the GNU IceCat (the completely free software version of Mozilla Firefox.) The tutorial on how to install IceCat: http://wiki.gnewsense.org/Documentation/IceCat The add-on download page: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/59 Ali Gunduz _______________________________________________ gNewSense-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnewsense-users
