Hello, I have just installed WMCE 2005 oem version bought from ebuyer. The version is reported as 2002 but the discs and manual say its 2005. Is this just a mistake on microsofts part?

 

Thanks in advance

 

Kevlar

That is normal you can check for the MCE version inside media center.  If you do a forum search you'll find that people already know about this and it won't change seeing that the latest MCE update 2 is the last for XP.

Thanks for the reply, I thought I had a dodgey version for a minute there.

I know it's a little confusing but Windows XP is also known as Windows 2002 and Windows v5.1 so what is displayed in "My Computer" refers to that version ;-)

The best way to check the version number of Media Center is from the 10 foot interface in Settings -> General -> About Media Center which is described in this Microsoft Knowledge Base article.

Windows XP Media Center Edition:

• v5.1.2600.1106 - Release
• v5.1.2600.1142 - Hotfix KB815487

Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004:

• v5.1.2600.1217 (wxpmce.030729-0430) - Release
• v5.1.2600.1321 (wxpmce.031112-2312) - Hotfix KB830786
• v5.1.2600.1378 built by: wxpmce - Hotfix KB838358
• v5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158) - Sevice Pack 2
• v5.1.2600.5512 (xpsp.080413-0845) - Service Pack 3

Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005:

• v5.1.2700.2180 (xpsp_mce.040810-0205) - Release
• v5.1.2700.2230 (xpsp_mce_qfe(wmbla)) - Update Rollup 1
• v5.1.2700.2231 (xpsp_mce_qfe(wmbla)) - Update Rollup 1 (German Only)
• v5.1.2710.2732 (xpsp(wmbla).050805-1239) - Update Rollup 2
• v5.1.2715.2773 (xpsp(wmbla).051011-0745) - Update Rollup 2 + Hotfix KB908250
• v5.1.2715.2812 (xpsp(wmbla).051215-1116) - Update Rollup 2 + Hotfix KB912067 (January 2006 Update Rollup)
• v5.1.2715.2883 (xpsp(wmbla).060409-2023) - Update Rollup 2 + Hotfix KB914548 (April 2006 Update Rollup)
• v5.1.2715.2941 (xpsp(wmbla).060629-0920) - Update Rollup 2 + Hotfix KB919803 (July 2006 Update Rollup)
• v5.1.2715.3011 (xpsp(wmbla).061009-1511) - Update Rollup 2 + Hotfix KB925766 (October 2006 Update Rollup)

Windows Vista Media Center:

• v6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205) - Release
• v6.0.6000.16465 (vista_gdr.070407-1200) - Hotfix KB932818 (April 2007 Cumulative Update)
• v6.0.6000.16484 (vista_gdr.070509-1510) - Hotfix KB935652 (June 2007 Cumulative Update)
• v6.0.6000.16551 (vista_gdr.070828-1515) - Hotfix KB941229 (October 2007 Cumulative Update)
• v6.0.6000.16625 (vista_gdr.080109-1510) - Hotfix KB947172 (February 2008 Cumulative Update)
• v6.0.6000.16679 (vista_gdr.080422-1604) - Hotfix KB950126 (June 2008 Cumulative Update)
• v6.0.6000.16724 (vista_gdr.080805-1505) - Hotfix KB955519 (October 2008 Cumulative Update)
• v6.0.6000.16784 (vista_gdr.081204-1504) - Hotfix KB960544 (February 2009 Cumulative Update)
• v6.0.6000.16856 (vista_gdr.090429-2357) - Hotfix KB967632 (June 2009 Cumulative Update)
• v6.0.6000.20670 (vista_ldr.070828-1515) - Hotfix KB941649 (Reliability Update)
• v6.0.6000.20750 (vista_ldr.080109-1510) - Hotfix KB941649 (Reliability Update) + Hotfix KB947172 (February 2008 Cumulative Update)
• v6.0.6001.18000 (longhorn_rtm.080118-1840) - Service Pack 1
• v6.0.6002.18030 (vistasp2_gdr.090429-2356) - Service Pack 2 + Hotfix KB967632 (June 2009 Cumulative Update)
  
• v6.1.1000.18273 (longhorn_mc_dev.(wmbla).080702-2208) - Media Center TV Pack 2008 KB953272

Windows 7 Media Center:

• v6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) - Release
• v6.1.7601.17514 (win7sp1_rtm.101119-1850) Service Pack 1

Note: The version information also includes the build string with the build lab and date (In the format: YYMMDD-HHMM e.g 051011-0745 was compiled on 11th October 2005 at 07:45). Unfortunately, this information was not present in Media Center prior to the 2004 edition.

Mark Salloway has a further run down on the various version numbers on his blog at: http://www.salloway.org.uk/MediaCenter/2004/version.htm

Oh wow think that info should have been made a sticky topic by now ! - seen this question asked more times than I actually use MCE from day to day !