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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I'm all installed.  on inital reboot I go the windows encountered a serious error.  after the send of hte report it came back with hardware failure.  it woudln't shock me if there was something hardware wise that wasn't working right so I did me second reboot for good luck and running fine so far.

I installed it, made sure I had rollup 2 first as per instructions, and now I get a DRM denial when trying to play any un-protected DVR-MS file in WMP 11 Beta-2.  That's a drag because my editing software depends on WMP to provide an edit preview.  I can still play the files in MCE, but WMP tells me I cannot play, burn, rip, or sync the protected file because I do not have appropriate rights.  Of course, the files are NOT protected, My Computer's 'protected' column says 'no', and properties in WMP say, "This file is not protected', yet when attempting to play the file it says it is.  These are just TV shows from regular basic-cable channels not HBO, or Showtime or anything like that.

Uninstalling the update does not fix the problem either.  Gee, I wish I would have waited on this one.  Now it looks like I can no longer edit any DVR-MS file.

Ain't DRM grand?

Yes, WMP 11 Beta-2 was installed PRIOR to this update.  I've got several messages up on the WMP board at MS and the DRM board at MS, but no replies so far. 

Its not such a big deal, to me anyway, but it means I have to convert everything to .WMV or .MPG now before I can edit it.  Before, I could just edit right in DVR-MS and burn it with Nero...  So it creates an extra, very time-consuming step...

Its the filters on mce that are doing that.  they are designed to not be resource intensive to make sure mce always works right.  something as simple as a mux from someone else and using graphedit to create your own filter and running it from dvr-ms to mpeg2 and its fast.  by fast I mean I can do a hour of atsc footage in about 4 minutes.  more than changing containers and you'll take longer than the file would take to play if you watched it.

I'll have to give the graphedit thing a try.  I've never played with that.  I usually convert to wmv if I'm interested in smaller file sizes using the DVR2WMV application. 

All in all no big deal, it is pretty rare I ever want to burn anything on TV anyway.  Perhaps this is what I need to spur me to purchase a DVD recorder to hook up to my DVR-cable-box, but I'll still be recording the ads, guess that's why God gave me an index finger and a fast-forward button...  :)

I was never an opponent of DRM until now.  Now I guess I can understand where some people are coming from.  DRM has broken my system for me, and I never cheat or steal when it comes to copyrights, or purchasing anything.  If MS can work the bugs out, fine, but I'm really not liking what its doing to my established ways of doing things...

while its a drm issue your seeing, the root cause is not drm but that your running software that is specifically not for media center that handles all the media files for it.