FIX: Audio playback may be distorted after you install Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2

After you install Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 (SP2), you may notice that audio playback is distorted when the audio file was created by using the Windows Media Audio Voice 9 codec.

Hotfix information

Download information

Windows Server 2003 for x86-based computers (all languages)

The following files are available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

Download the WindowsServer2003-KB940666-v3-x86-ENU.exe package now. (http://download.microsoft.com/download/e/4/f/e4f2b156-5dcb-4e69-8312-0bb631cd5ef2/windowsserver2003-kb940666-v3-x86-enu.exe)

Note This hotfix does not have a 64-bit version for Windows Server 2003. This hotfix package applies the 32-bit version of this hotfix on the 64-bit version of Windows Server 2003.

Windows Server 2003 for x64-based computers (all languages)

The following files are available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:


Download the WindowsServer2003.WindowsXP-KB940666-v3-x64-ENU.exe package now. (http://download.microsoft.com/download/e/4/f/e4f2b156-5dcb-4e69-8312-0bb631cd5ef2/windowsserver2003.windowsxp-kb940666-v3-x64-enu.exe)

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File information

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Windows Server 2003 for x86-based computers

Windows Server 2003 for x64-based computers

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a bug in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.