October 2007 Cumulative Update for Media Center for Windows Vista available for download

A new cumulative update package for Windows Vista Media Center has been released this week.  This update is called the October 2007 Cumulative Update for Media Center for Windows Vista and is also known as KB941229.  It is available for download in x86 and x64 versions.

The October 2007 Cumulative Update includes the following fixes:

  • All of the fixes previously included in the June 2007 Cumulative Update
  • An issue that affects digital cable card components when you use Scientific Atlanta cable cards
  • Interaction issues that occur between a Windows Vista Media Center PC and an Xbox 360 that is being used as a Media Center extender
  • Autolaunch issues that can occur with video CD (VCD) media 
  • Several bug fixes for the Media Center platform to help Media Center applications (in addition to the ones previously available in the June 2007 Cumulative Update)

Here are some links for the October 2007 Cumulative Update:

In addition, there are 3 other cumulative updates being released for Windows Vista at the same time as the October 2007 Cumulative Update for Media Center.  They help address issues reported by customers related to reliability, compatibility, stability, security and performance of various features in Windows Vista.  The following links contain more information about the fixes included in each of these additional updates and allow you to directly download and install them if you choose to: