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October 2006 Update Rollup for Windows XP Media Center Edition

October 2006 Update Rollup for Windows XP Media Center Edition (KB925766) | Microsoft has released the October 2006 Update Rollup for Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005. This update rollup is intended for computers that are running Update Rollup 2 for Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005. For more information about Update Rollup 2, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

900325 | Update Rollup 2 for Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005

Hotfix replacement information
This is a cumulative update rollup. This update rollup replaces the following updates:

919803 | July 2006 Update Rollup for Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005

914548 | April 2006 Update Rollup for Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005

908250 | Update Rollup 908250 is available for computers that are running Update

912067 | January 2006 Update Rollup for Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005

913437 | HTML programs do not support non-English keyboard characters on a computer that is running the Korean version of Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005

Issues that are resolved by this update
In addition to the fixes that are contained in the updates that are listed in the "Hotfix replacement information" section, this update resolves the following issues:

  • When you scan for services in Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005, a connected Italian (Rome) 810 megahertz (MHz) version of MUX is not found.
  • Windows XP Media Center may not be compatible with certain third-party audio stream plug-ins.
  • A race condition may occur after you install Microsoft Windows Media Player 11. Because of this problem, licenses are not saved for TV programs that are recorded and protected. For example, TV programs that are recorded from a provider such as HBO or Showtime will only play for up to three days.

Information for Windows Media Center Extenders
Windows Media Center Extenders, such as the Microsoft Xbox 360, use network ports to communicate over the network with computers that are running Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005. This update rollup contains updates to Media Center programs that may have been previously configured as "approved" or "allowed" by a third-party firewall. If you use a third-party firewall, you may have to manually update your firewall to let the new versions of these programs access the ports. If you do not perform these firewall updates, you may experience failures when you try to connect the Windows Media Center Extender to the Media Center computer.

For more information about how to configure a firewall for a Windows Media Center Extender, visit the following Microsoft Web site: http://g.msn.com/0HEA1ENUS9/48015

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Published Tue, Oct 24 2006 14:10 by chrisl
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# re: October 2006 Update Rollup for Windows XP Media Center Edition

I think if I had HBO I would not install this roll-up.

Tuesday, October 24, 2006 2:26 PM by dnr

# re: October 2006 Update Rollup for Windows XP Media Center Edition

Based on past updates you would think so, but at some point they have to figure out what they are doing wrong.

Tuesday, October 24, 2006 3:21 PM by chrisl

# re: October 2006 Update Rollup for Windows XP Media Center Edition

Perhaps you should try reading it again.

Issues that are resolved by this update

Word of the day: resolved.

Tuesday, October 24, 2006 4:18 PM by Mark Sowul

# re: October 2006 Update Rollup for Windows XP Media Center Edition

There are actually problems with CGMS-A protection with every monthly update like this.  At some point however, Microsoft has to finally figure out what they are doing in the updates that break it.  Even though it lists HBO has a resolved issue, updates still can cause more problems (even in ones that it's trying to solve).

Tuesday, October 24, 2006 4:25 PM by chrisl

# re: October 2006 Update Rollup for Windows XP Media Center Edition

If you have no issues with recording HBO programs now, you'll probably do much better not installing this update. Unless of course you install Windows Media Player 11, then it seems you'll need to install this update. For some reason, MSFT has added a 3-day expiration for certain recordings in WMP 11.

Even they don't fully understand how their DRM works.

Tuesday, October 24, 2006 8:36 PM by Albert

# re: October 2006 Update Rollup for Windows XP Media Center Edition

At least this update didn't cause the recording services to fail like the last one did.

Thursday, October 26, 2006 5:14 AM by Coyote