April 2006 Update Rollup for Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005

Microsoft has released April 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:

Download information

To obtain the April 2006 Update Rollup for Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005, you can download it from the Microsoft Windows Update Web site or from the Windows Download Center.

Windows Update Web site

Windows Download Center

The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:


Download the April 2006 Update Rollup package now. (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=C446A8D8-639B-4E36-BD5C-577078529407)

Release Date: April 25, 2006

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Prerequisites

To install this update rollup, you must be running Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005. You must install the update that is described in the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Hotfix replacement information

This is a cumulative update rollup. The update rollup replaces the following updates:

Besides the fixes that are contained in the updates that are listed in this section, this update resolves the following issues:

• Incorrect guide data for ATSC minor channels that you have manually added
  After you manually add Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) minor channels and install Update Rollup 2 for Windows XP Media Center Edition, the minor channels may not have unique guide data associated with them.
• ATSC channels move into a five-digit channel range
  When you configure a satellite service provider and an over-the-air ATSC, the ATSC channels may move into a five-digit channel range. Because of this problem, you cannot type a channel number by using the Media Center remote control or keyboard.
• Delay when you change DVB-T channels
  There may be a long delay when you switch between audio-only and TV DVB-T channels.
• Teletext bar remains on the screen after you use transport controls
  The Teletext bar does not disappear after you use the transport controls when you are recording a program that has Teletext subtitles.
• Teletext blinks frequently
• Closed captions do not display correctly
  Some closed captioning may not display correctly.
• Media Center computer is not suspended after you use the TV tuner
  After you install Update Rollup 2 for Windows XP Media Center Edition, the Media Center Edition computer is not suspended if the tuner has been used.
• DVB-T scanning does not work correctly in the Czech edition of Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005
• You receive a "Unsupported File Type" error message when you burn a DVD video
  When you try to burn a DVD video by using the Cyberlink PowerDVD MPEG2 decoder, you may receive a "Unsupported File Type" error message. This problem occurs after you install Update Rollup 2 for Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005. This update adds an additional AC3 decoder to the list of supported decoders.
• Tuning information is missing for the 1 MUX on 186 megahertz (MHz) setting in the Italian version of Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005
  The Italian version of Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 may be missing tuning information for the 1 MUX on 186 MHz setting. This update also adds the appropriate DVB-T table for Italian versions of Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005.

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 Microsoft 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 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: