Download Windows XP MCE April 2006 Update

Through Aaron Stebner’s WebLog, we learn that Microsoft is releasing a new rollup update has released for Windows XP Media Center Edition and has it in its archives as the April 2006 Update. This April 2006 update fixes some bugs and vulnerabilities found after the release of Rollup 2. The April 2006 Patch is available via this page to download. Stebner immediately takes the opportunity to also point out to his readers this hotfix which ensures that bugs are removed from MCE’s DRM handling. The release notes for both updates are as follows:

Windows Media Digital Rights Management hotfix (KB913800)
The Microsoft DRM and Media Center teams are very interested in hearing about your experiences with this DRM hotfix package. Please post comments on this blog post or use my blog contact form and let us know what issue(s) you have been seeing and whether or not the hotfix installs successfully and solves the issue(s).

April 2006 Update Rollup for Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 (KB914548)
This package includes all previous hotfixes issued for Update Rollup 2 for Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 and also addresses some other bugs that have not been fixed by previous hotfixes. This package includes the following fixes in addition to all previously released fixes. There is more detail about each of these fixes in the knowledge base article for this hotfix:

• Incorrect guide data for ATSC minor channels that you have manually added
• ATSC channels move into a five-digit channel range
• Delay when you change DVB-T channels
• Teletext bar remains on the screen after you use transport controls
• Teletext blinks frequently
• Closed captions do not display correctly
• Media Center computer is not suspended after you use the TV tuner
• DVB-T scanning does not work correctly in the Czech edition of Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005
• You receive a “Unsupported File Type” error message when you burn a DVD video
• Tuning information is missing for the 1 MUX on 186 megahertz (MHz) setting in the Italian version of Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005

Update Rollup 2 is a prerequisite for this package, and this package supercedes the January 2006 Update Rollup (KB912067) and Update Rollup KB908250.