First Vista Windows Media Center Update

A cumulative update for Vista X64 Media Center was given on 4/23/2006. It is a high importance update and will automatically download and wait for you to restart.<P class=title><STRONG nd="3">April 2007 Cumulative Update for Media Centerr for Windows Vista

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Microsoft has released the April 2007 Cumulative Update for Media Center for Windows Vista. This update contains several improvements, and it resolves several issues. This cumulative update is intended for computers that are running Windows Vista Home Premium or Windows Vista Ultimate.

<H4 id=tocHeadRef>Hotfix relacement information</H4>

This is a cumulative update. This update replaces the following updates: <DIV class=indent nd="7"><U>929011</U><SPAN class=pLink> (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929011/)</SPAN> Windows Media Center does not correctly configure a combo TV tuner that supports both ATSC and NTSC signals on a Windows Vista-based computer </DIV><DIV class=indent nd="8"><U>932753</U><SPAN class=pLink> (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/932753/)</SPAN> When you resize the Windows Media Center window in Windows Vista, video playback may stop </DIV><H4 id=tocHeadRef>Issues that are resolved by this update</H4>

In addition to the fixes that are contained in the updates that are listed in the "Hotfix replacement information" section, the April 2007 Cumulative Update for Media Center for Windows Vista resolves the following issues: <TABLE class="list ul"><TBODY><TR><TD class=bullet>•</TD><TD class=text>The video may appear to freeze when the movie begins in some DVDs.</TD></TR><TR><TD class=bullet>•</TD><TD class=text>When you rotate a picture during a slide show in Windows Media Center, the wrong photo may be rotated. </TD></TR><TR><TD class=bullet>•</TD><TD class=text>The cover art for recorded TV movies may not appear in the DVD library view.</TD></TR><TR><TD class=bullet>•</TD><TD class=text>When you delete a picture in Windows Media Center, you may receive an error message that resembles the following: <DIV class=errormsg>AUDIO ERROR

The Url contains one or more invalid characters. </DIV></TD></TR><TR><TD class=bullet>•</TD><TD class=text>When you try to play a DVD by using Autoplay, you may receive an error message that resembles the following: <DIV class=errormsg>Tuner not installed</DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><H4 id=tocHeadRef>Improvements that are in this update</H4>

The update also provides the following improvements: <TABLE class="list ul"><TBODY><TR><TD class=bullet>•</TD><TD class=text>Online Media support has been added for Windows Media Center on 64-bit versions of Windows Vista Home Premium or Windows Vista Ultimate.</TD></TR><TR><TD class=bullet>•</TD><TD class=text>Video Playlist support has been added for Windows Media Center Extenders.</TD></TR><TR><TD class=bullet>•</TD><TD class=text>Improvements have been made to Online Media caching.</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><H4 id=tocHeadRef>Information for Windows Media Center Extenders</H4>

Windows Media Center Extenders, such as the Microsoft Xbox 360, use network ports to communicate over the network to computers that are running Windows Vista Home Premium or Windows Vista Ultimate. This cumulative update 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 f