Updates for Windows Vista Media Center

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Σε αυτό το θέμα θα γράφουμε updates που αφορούν τα Media Center των Windows Vista και μόνο, φυσικά δεν πρέπει να ξεχνάμε τα updates που αφορούν τα Vista γενικότερα ανεξάρτητα έκδοσης.
Να υπενθυμίσω ότι τα Media Center υπάρχουν στα Windows Vista Home Premium και Ultimate.


June 2007 Cumulative Update for Media Center for Windows Vista

Hotfix replacement information

This is a cumulative update. This update replaces the following updates:
929011 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929011/) Windows Media Center does not correctly configure a combo TV tuner that supports both ATSC and NTSC signals on a Windows Vista-based computer
932753 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/932753/) When you resize the Windows Media Center window in Windows Vista, video playback may stop
932818 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/932818/) April 2007 Cumulative Update for Media Center for Windows Vista
931967 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/931967/) You cannot hear the audio in Live TV or on a DVD in Windows Media Center after you wake a computer that is running Windows Vista Home Premium or Windows Vista Ultimate

Issues that are resolved by this update

In addition to the fixes that are contained in the updates that are listed in the "Hotfix replacement information" section, the June 2007 Cumulative Update for Media Center for Windows Vista includes the following updates:
•Several fixes for the Media Center Extensibility Platform
•An update to the Digital Cable Card component to provide better support for interaction between the digital cable tuner, the CableCARD, and Media Center

Information for Windows Media Center Extenders
Windows Media Center Extenders, such as the Microsoft Xbox 360, use network ports to communicate over the network with computers that are running Windows Vista Home Premium or Windows Vista Ultimate. This update rollup contains updates to Windows Media Center programs that may have been configured as "approved" or "allowed" by a third-party firewall. If you use a third-party firewall, you may have to manually update the firewall to let the new versions of these programs access the ports. If you do not perform these firewall updates, any attempts to connect the Windows Media Center Extender to the Media Center computer may be unsuccessful.

 

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KB938126

Install this update to enable new types of Windows Media Center Extenders, such as digital televisions and networked DVD players, to connect to the Windows Media Center PC.

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October 2007 Cumulative Update for Media Center for Windows Vista
Issues that are resolved by this update
In addition to the fixes that are contained in the updates that are listed in the "Hotfix replacement information" section, the October 2007 Cumulative Update for Media Center for Windows Vista resolves the following issues:
•Several issues that are related to the Media Center Extensibility Platform
•An issue that affects digital cable card components when you use Scientific Atlanta cable cards
•Interaction issues that occur between Media Center PC and Microsoft Xbox 360 when Xbox 360 is used as a Media Center Extender.
•Autolaunch issues that occur with video CD (VCD) media

Cumulative update rollup for USB core components in Windows Vista

Issues that are fixed in the update rollup

925528 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/925528/) Stop errors occur on a Windows-based computer that has 2GB or more of RAM and is using an NVIDIA nForce USB controller
929734 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929734/) You may experience problems after you resume a Windows Vista-based computer from sleep or from hibernation
930568 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/930568/) Error message when you try to put a Windows Vista-based computer to sleep or into hibernation: "STOP 0x000000FE BUGCODE_USB_DRIVER"
929478 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929478/) After you use the Safely Remove Hardware option to remove a built-in optical drive from a portable Windows Vista-based computer, you may be unable to reconnect the drive
930570 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/930570/) Error message in the Usbhub.sys process when you wake a Windows Vista-based computer from sleep or from hibernation: "STOP 0x00000044"
928631 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928631/) A USB device may no longer work correctly after Windows Vista resumes from sleep or from hibernation
933433 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/933433/) Recording quality is poor when you use a USB microphone on a Windows Vista-based computer that has 4 GB of RAM or more
933442 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/933442/) A USB composite device does not work after you disable and then enable the device in Device Manager on a computer that is running Windows Vista
934633 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/934633/) When you connect a USB multifunction printer device to a Windows Vista-based computer, a second instance of the printer object is created, and the first instance no longer works
934796 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/934796/) Error message on a Windows Vista-based computer that is running a USB composite device: "STOP 0x000000FE"
933824 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/933824/) The Safely Remove Hardware feature and the Windows Explorer "Eject" command do not work correctly with an Apple iPod that is connected to a Windows Vista-based computer
935782 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/935782/) A USB device takes a long time to resume from "selective suspend" mode on a Windows Vista-based computer that uses UHCI USB controllers
935783 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/935783/) When you resume a Windows Vista-based computer from sleep, you may experience unexpected behavior from a USB device

The following issues were not previously documented in a Microsoft Knowledge Base article:
•When the computer resumes from a suspend state or from a hibernation state, the computer stops responding. Additionally, you receive a "0x9F" stop message on a blue screen.
•The computer takes a long time to resume from a suspend state or from a hibernation state.
•The computer takes a long time to resume from a suspend state or from a hibernation state when you use a VIA controller.
•The computer stops responding when you use an AuthenTec USB fingerprint reader. Additionally, you receive a "0xFE" Stop error on a blue screen or a "0x9F" Stop error on a blue screen.
•The computer stops responding when you use a USB Bluetooth audio device.
•The computer takes a long time to resume from a suspend state or from a hibernation state when you use an Enhanced Host Controller Interface (EHCI) controller.
•The computer stops responding when you remove a USB device. Additionally, you receive a "0xFE" Stop error on a blue screen.
•When a computer resumes from a suspend state or from a hibernation state multiple times, you receive a "0xFE" Stop error on a blue screen.

Update for Windows Vista 32bit (KB941651)
This is a reliability update. Install this update to improve the reliability of Windows Media Player 11 for Windows Vista in certain scenarios.

Update for Windows Vista for x64-based Systems (KB941651)

This is a reliability update. Install this update to improve the reliability of Windows Media Player 11 for Windows Vista in certain scenarios

An update is available that improves the compatibility, reliability, and stability of Windows Vista

This update improves the compatibility, reliability, and stability of Windows Vista. This update includes the following improvements:
•It extends the battery life for mobile devices.
•It improves the stability of portable computers and of desktop computers that use an uninterruptable power supply (UPS).
•It improves the reliability of Windows Vista when you open the menu of a startup application.
•It improves the stability of Internet Explorer when you open a Web page.
•It improves the stability of wireless network services.
•It shortens the startup time of Windows Vista by using a better timing structure.
•It shortens the recovery time after Windows Vista experiences a period of inactivity.
•It shortens the recovery time when you try to exit the Photos screen saver.
•It improves the stability of Windows PowerShell.

This update also resolves the following issues in Windows Vista:
•A compatibility issue that affects some third-party antivirus software applications.
•A reliability issue that occurs when a Windows Vista-based computer uses certain network driver configurations.

 

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February 2008 Cumulative Update for Media Center for Windows Vista

Issues that are resolved by this update

In addition to the fixes that are contained in the updates that are listed in the "Hotfix replacement information" section, the February 2008 Cumulative Update for Media Center for Windows Vista resolves the following issue:
•Addresses an issue that is introduced in KB941229 in which the UI freezes and becomes unresponsive. This issue occurs when you try to change the channels while you are watching live digital TV on Xbox 360.

 

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A reliability and performance update is available for computers that are running Windows Vista SP1 and Windows Server 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/955302

This update resolves issues that may affect some Windows Vista SP1-based or Windows Server 2008-based computers. These issues have been reported by customers who use the Error Reporting service or Microsoft Customer Support Services.

This update improves the performance, stability, and reliability of Windows Vista SP1 and of Windows Server 2008 in various scenarios. These improvements includes the following:
•Improvements to the stability of Windows Vista SP1-based or Windows Server 2008-based computers that use Windows ReadyBoost technology.
•Improvements to the performance of wireless adapters when you switch between preferred networks after the computer resumes from hibernation.
•New functionality to prevent a data loss scenario when certain registry keys are missing while the Microsoft Disk Cleanup tool is running. •Improvements to system reliability when Group Policy settings and SMB signing are used.
•Improvements to the stability of systems on which Nvidia graphics cards are installed.