October 2009 Cumulative Update for Media Center for Windows Vista

Microsoft has released the October 2009 Cumulative Update for Media Center for Windows Vista. This update rollup is intended for computers that are running Windows Vista Home Premium or Windows Vista Ultimate.

Issues that this update fixes

In addition to the fixes that are contained in the updates that are listed in the "Hotfix replacement information" section, the October 2009 Cumulative Update for Media Center for Windows Vista resolves the following issue:

• In certain scenarios, an Emergency Alert System (EAS) message does not automatically tune to the appropriate channel.

Update information

To obtain the October 2009 Cumulative Update for Media Center for Windows Vista, 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 files are available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

Cumulative Update for Media Center for Windows Vista, 32-bit versions

Download the 974306 package now. (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=6edafe94-8a39-46a3-aca3-3c2e2a4545f7)

Cumulative Update for Media Center for Windows Vista, 64-bit versions

Download the 974306 package now. (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=1c556e02-2f0b-447c-8df1-d1d808a1d2ac)

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Restart requirement

You do not have to restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.

Registry information

You do not have to make any change to the registry.

Update replacement information

This is a cumulative update. This update replaces the following previously released updates:

• 967632   (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967632/ ) June 2009 Cumulative Update for Media Center for Windows Vista
• 960544   (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960544/ ) February 2009 Cumulative Update for Media Center for Windows Vista
• 955519   (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/955519/ ) October 2008 Cumulative Update for Media Center for Windows Vista
• 950126   (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/950126/ ) June 2008 Cumulative update for Media Center for Windows Vista
• 947172   (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/947172/ ) February 2008 Cumulative Update for Media Center for Windows Vista
• 941229  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/941229/ ) October 2007 Cumulative Update for Media Center for Windows Vista
• 935652  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/935652/ ) June 2007 Cumulative Update for Media Center for Windows Vista
• 932818  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/932818/ ) April 2007 Cumulative Update for Media Center for Windows Vista

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.

For all supported x86-based versions of Windows Vista

For all supported x64-based versions of Windows Vista

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