Description of the Windows Media Center update for Windows 7 that addresses some output issues with ISDB broadcasts

An update is available for Windows Media Center in Windows 7.

Install this update to improve the Windows 7 Media Center experience when you are using an ISDB tuner. After you install this item, you may have to restart your computer.

Note ISDB is a Japanese standard for digital television and for digital radio.

Download information

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

Update for Media Center for Windows 7, x86-based versions

Download the update for Windows 7 for x86-based systems package now. (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=ef7776c6-7a89-4385-a1d2-82ee688cd118)

Update for Media Center for Windows 7, x64-based versions

Download the update for Windows 7 for x64-based systems package now. (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=04a65df6-b934-4fd4-816c-cc564801a3da)

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Update information

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for installing this update.

Restart requirement

You have to restart the computer after you apply this update.

Update replacement information

This update does not replace a previously released update.

Registry information

To use one of the updates in this package, you do not have to make any changes to the registry.

File information

The Global 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.

Windows 7 file information notes

• The files that apply to a specific product, milestone (RTM, SPn), and service branch (LDR, GDR) can be identified by examining the file version numbers as shown in the following table:
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  Version	Product	Milestone	Service branch
  6.1.7600.16xxx	Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2	RTM	GDR
  6.1.7600.20xxx	Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2	RTM	LDR

• GDR service branches contain only those fixes that are widely released to address widespread, critical issues. LDR service branches contain hotfixes in addition to widely released fixes.
• The MANIFEST files (.manifest) and the MUM files (.mum) that are installed for each environment are listed separately in the "Additional file information for Windows 7" section. MUM and MANIFEST files, and the associated security catalog (.cat) files, are critical to maintaining the state of the updated component. The security catalog files, for which the attributes are not listed, are signed with a Microsoft digital signature.

For all supported x86-based versions of Windows 7

For all supported x64-based versions of Windows 7

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Windows Media Center on Windows 7. This article will be updated when additional information is available.

For more information about Windows 7, visit the following Microsoft Web site: For more information about software update terminology, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Additional file information for Windows7

Additional files for all supported x86-based versions of Windows 7

Additional files for all supported x64-based versions of Windows 7