Description of the Media Pack for Windows XP Home Edition N with Service Pack 3 and for Windows XP Professional N with Service Pack 3

This article describes the Media Pack for Windows XP Home Edition N with Service Pack 3 and for Windows XP Professional N with Service Pack 3. Different software programs and Web sites rely on some Windows files that are not included in Windows XP Home Edition N or in Windows XP Professional N. This update makes sure that these software programs and Web sites work correctly.

For more information about the Media Pack, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Update information

To download this update, visit the following Microsoft Windows Update Web site: For more information about how to download Microsoft support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Microsoft scanned this file for viruses. Microsoft used the most current virus-detection software that was available on the date that the file was posted. The file is stored on security-enhanced servers that help prevent any unauthorized changes to the file.

Note After you apply this update, you cannot remove this update.

Prerequisites

You must have Microsoft Windows Media Player and Windows XP Service Pack 3 installed to apply this update.

Restart requirement

You must restart the computer after you apply this update.

Update replacement information

This update does not replace any other updates.

File information

The English version of this update has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time item in Control Panel.