An application that uses version 7 of the Video Mixing Renderer may crash when you pause video in Windows Vista

In Windows Vista, when you pause video in an application that uses version 7 of the Video Mixing Renderer (VMR7), the application may crash.

This problem occurs because a threading issue in the Windows Vista version of VMR7 may cause a deadlock.

Update information

Windows Vista, 32-bit versions (all languages)

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

Download the Windows6.0-KB944325-x86.msu package now. (http://download.microsoft.com/download/8/D/F/8DF673F4-46E6-4EE3-A7BA-CB02CC6EF65D/Windows6.0-KB944325-x86.msu)

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Windows Vista, 64-bit versions (all languages)

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

Download the Windows6.0-KB944325-x64.msu package now. (http://download.microsoft.com/download/8/D/F/8DF673F4-46E6-4EE3-A7BA-CB02CC6EF65D/Windows6.0-KB944325-x64.msu)

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Windows Vista

Windows Vista Service Pack 1

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

Software developers can work around this problem by using version 9 of the Video Mixing Renderer (VMR9) or the Enhanced Video Renderer (EVR) to render video.

VRM7, VMR9, and EVR are different mechanisms for rendering video in Windows-based applications. This problem occurs only when video playback is paused. This problem does not occur when a complete video is played or when playback is stopped.