Microsoft Releases October Media Center Updates
October 2008 Cumulative Update
for Media Center for Windows Vista (KB955519)
- Fixes an issue in which you cannot seek through recorded TV
shows on Windows Media Center systems that have digital cable tuners.
Additionally, the recorded TV shows display the incorrect length.
- Fixes an issue in which Windows Media Center Extenders
cannot re-connect to a host computer after the host computer resumes from the
suspend mode or the sleep mode.
- Fixes an issue which is introduced by KB950126. In this
issue, a video that is paused may resume if you minimize or maximize the
Windows Media Center window or if a screen saver starts.
- Implements support for Digital Rights Management (DRM) free
copy for digital cable tuners that have the latest digital cable tuner BIOS
that support DRM free copy.
- Expands the solution that was introduced in KB950126 to
improve the experience of recording analog TV broadcasts to include set-top box
scenarios. Previously, some analog TV broadcasts were blocked with the
"protected content" message.
October 2008 Cumulative Update
for Media Center TV Pack for Windows Vista (KB956147)
- Addresses an issue in which Windows Media Center Extenders
cannot re-connect to host computer after the computer resumes from the suspend
or sleep mode.
- Improves the experience of recording analog TV broadcasts to
include set-top box scenarios. Previously, some shows were blocked with
"protected content" messages.
- Note: This
solution does not apply to configurations that use analog TV over digital cable
tuners. The BIOS for the digital cable tuners provide content protection.
- Addresses an issue in which incorrect PlayReady API is
called.
- Addresses an issue in identification of systems with the
Windows Media Center TV Pack installed for server-related content.
- Addresses an issue with certain extensibility applications
that pass the Real Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP) protocol-based URLs.
- Addresses an issue with .wtv files that are listed as
unsupported file type after the third-party decoders are installed.
- Addresses an issue with Terrestrial Integrated Services
Digital Broadcasting (ISDB-T) digital TV signal when it uses component or
composite output.
