The windows xp Video Decoder Checkup Utility helps you determine if an MPEG-2 video decoder (also called a DVD decoder) is installed on your windows xp computer and whether or not the decoder is compatible with windows media Player 10 and windows xp media center Edition.

An MPEG-2 decoder is software that allows you to play DVDs and files that contain video content that was encoded in the MPEG-2 format (such as DVR-MS files, MPG files, and some AVI files).

If you encounter a problem while using windows media Player 10 to play a DVD or to synchronize (copy) recorded TV shows to a Portable media center or other device, use this utility to verify that you have a compatible MPEG-2 decoder installed on your computer.

Features:

· Lists all the MPEG-2 video decoders that appear in your windows registry (a database that contains information about the hardware and software installed in your computer).
· Indicates whether each decoder listed in the registry is marked as compatible with windows xp media center edition and whether any decoder listed in the registry is marked as the preferred video decoder.
· Indicates whether each decoder listed in the registry is marked as compatible with the synchronization feature of windows media Player 10.
· Lets you designate which installed decoder that you want windows media Player 10 to use when synchronizing DVR-MS files to a portable device. This is known as the preferred video decoder.
· Lets you undo any changes the utility makes to your windows registry.

The windows media 9 Series Codec Install Package is used to install the latest windows media codecs. This package can be used as an alternative to automatically downloading windows media Codecs, or to correct problems experienced with previously-downloaded codecs.

This component can be installed on the following operating systems:

windows xp Professional/Home/Media center edition
windows 2000 with media Player 7.0 or later
windows Millenium edition
windows 98 Second edition with media Player 7.0 or later

These are four optional addons for the 2K/XP/2K3 Autopatcher Core Releases:

AutoPatcher Extras May 2007 Addon- For AutoPatcher 2K/XP/2K3

This release is based on the all-new AutoPatcher 5.6.
This is an addon pack that you can add to the main AutoPatcher for windows xp SP2 (x86) / windows 2K / windows Server 2003 SP1,R2,SP2 (x86) releases.

Whats included

Add-ons
· ActiveSync 4.5
· Microsoft Color Control Panel Applet for windows XP
· Google IE Toolbar 4.0.1601.4978
· Internet Explorer Spellcheck Tool v2.5.1
· Sun Java 6 Update 1

· Microsoft PowerToys for windows XP:
- Alt-Tab Replacement
- CD Slide Show Generator
- ClearType Tuner
- HTML Slide Show Wizard
- Image Resizer
- Power Calculator
- SyncToy v1.4
- Taskbar Magnifier
- Virtual Desktop Manager
- Webcam Timershot
· Screensavers:
- 3D windows xp Style Screensaver
- Bliss Screensaver
· Themes for windows XP:
- Royale
· Wallpaper options:
- Add AutoPatcher Wallpapers
- Additional windows xp Style Wallpapers
- Delete New windows xp Wallpapers
- Delete Old Win9x Style Wallpapers



AutoPatcher DirectX x86 May 2007 Addon- For AutoPatcher 2K/XP/2K3

This release is based on the all-new AutoPatcher 5.6. This is an addon pack that you can add to the main AutoPatcher for windows xp SP2 (x86) / windows 2K / windows Server 2003 SP1,R2,SP2 (x86) releases.

It will also apply to the main AutoPatcher for windows Vista release once a compatability problem with the Vista release has been corrected.
Once that compatability issue hs been resolved which also affects the AutoPatcher for windows XP/Server-2003 x64 release, and x64 edition of this addon pack will be released which will apply to the Vista and x64 releases.

Whats included

Windows - Updated Components
· Microsoft DirectX - April 2007


AutoPatcher xp WMP10 May 2007 Addon- For windows xp SP2 (32bit)

This release is based on the all-new AutoPatcher 5.6. It is aimed at windows xp WMP (windows media player) 10 (x86). This is an addon pack that you can add to the main AutoPatcher for windows xp SP2 (x86) release.

Whats included

Components
· windows media Player 10
· windows media Connect 2.0

Critical Updates
· KB917734: Security Update for WMP 10 for windows XP
· KB923689: Security Update for windows XP

Recommended updates
· KB888656: Update to enable DirectX Video Acceleration of WMV content in WMP 10
· KB891122: Update for DRM-enabled media Players
· KB895181: FIX: For MPEG4 videos in windows media Player 9 or 10
· KB895316; FIX: Updates to the windows media Device Manager
· KB896097: FIX: Indexing large files created with the WMF 9.5 SDK takes a long time
· KB900399: FIX: For windows media Player
· KB902344: Update for WMDRM-enabled media Players (For xp MCE 2005)
· KB902344: Update for WMDRM-enabled media Players
· KB905592: FIX: For applications using the windows media DirectShow QASF filter
· KB910998: FIX: Applications cannot play WMDRM-protected content
· KB917821: FIX: For WMA9 voice codec memory leak
· KB921108: FIX: For WMF files
· KB921134: FIX: For windows media Player 10
· KB922042: FIX: For windows media Player 10
· KB922814: FIX: For windows media Player 10


AutoPatcher xp MCE2005 May 2007 Addon- For windows xp MCE 2005 (32bit)

This release is based on the all-new AutoPatcher 5.6. It is aimed at windows xp MCE 2005 (x86). This is an addon pack that you can add to the main AutoPatcher for windows xp SP2 (x86) release.

Whats included

Critical Updates
· KB900325: Update Rollup 2 for windows xp MCE 2005
· KB925766: October 2006 Update Rollup for windows xp MCE 2005
· KB926251: Update for windows xp MCE 2005

Add-ons
· TweakUI:
- Tweak MCE Powertoy

windows media center SDK description
windows media center SDK - Documentation, tools and sample code for developing windows media center applications and services The windows media center Software Development Kit was designed to help developers easily create applications and software components that will take advantage of features provided by Microsoft windows media Center.

This release includes documentation, tools, sample code and Visual Studio 2005 project templates for the following windows media center platform models:
· windows media center Presentation Layer Application (Local, Background and Web)
· Hosted .NET Framework 3.0 eXtensible Application Markup Language Browser Application (XBAP)
· Hosted HTML

Powered by windows media Center, media center PCs are complete windows machines enhanced for home entertainment. These computers represent the evolution of home PCs into digital media hubs that bring together your entertainment choices and allow you to access them with one remote control in multiple rooms of your home.

The windows media center platform enables you to create rich media applications and services for use with mouse, keyboard, and remote control.

This section contains programmability documentation, sample programs, and templates; windows media center application user interface guidelines; and other resources for software development on the windows media center platform.

TVTonic description
TVTonic allows you to subscribe to most video podcasts on the web TVTonic will allow users to subscribe to most video podcasts on the Internet.

It’s easy to subscribe to video podcasts (in TVTonic theyre called channels) via the built-in guide in the Add Channels section of TVTonic. Plus, any RSS 2.0 video feed from the web is compatible with TVTonic.

You also get exclusive access to premium channels available only to TVTonic users—all free.

Video can take up a lot of disk space, with TVTonic you control how much space each channel uses via a simple graph and slider interface.

TVTonic works great within windows xp media center Edition. Once TVTonic is installed, just select it from the More Programs menu within MCE. Don’t have windows xp media Center? No problem. To watch TVTonic within Internet Explorer 6 or later, just go to www.tvtonic.com/watch once TVTonic is installed.

Watch TVTonic whether you’re on-line or off. By storing media on your computer’s hard drive, TVTonic enables immediate playback of full-screen video even when you’re not on-line. You need to be connected to the Internet to receive new content and subscribe to new channels.

Requirements:

· Broadband Internet connection (cable, DSL or similiar) required
· windows xp or higher (Windows media center edition 2005 is recommended)
· Pentium III, 700MHz processor (1GHz recommended).
· 256 MB RAM
· Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher (Internet Explorer 7 beta not currently supported)
· windows media Player 10 recommended (Windows media Player 9 required) download here.
· QuickTime 7 is required for QuickTime video playback (download here)
· Minimum of 1GB of free hard drive space is recommended (in order to store media files)

Update Rollup for windows xp media center edition description
Install this update to resolve video issues in windows xp media center 2005 January 2006 Update Rollup for windows xp media center edition 2005 - Install this update to resolve video issues in windows xp media center 2005.

This update rollup addresses issues with suspend/resume , video freezes and black screens on machines with Update Rollup 2 for windows xp media center edition 2005 installed.

After you install January 2006 Update Rollup for windows xp media center edition 2005, you may have to restart your PC.

Requirements:

· Microsoft windows xp media center edition 2005
· Update Rollup 2 for Microsoft windows xp media center edition 2005

Update Rollup for windows xp media center edition 2005 description
Update Rollup 2 for windows xp media center edition 2005 contains new features, functionality and improvements Update Rollup 2 for windows xp media center edition 2005 contains new features, functionality and improvements, including:
· The ability to connect windows xp media center edition 2005 to Xbox 360 to stream music, photos, recorded TV and video
· Support for DVD changers
· Improved DVD burning capabilities
· Stability and quality improvements

This update is highly recommended for all windows xp media center edition 2005 customers.