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Microsoft updates Media Center as Vista nears release to consumers | |
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| Time: 00:52 EST/05:52 GMT | News Source: *Linked Within Post* | Posted By: Kenneth van Surksum | ||
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When the final version of Windows Vista was released to businesses last year, the Windows Media Center application was missing several third party applications which were commonly found under Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005. Favorites like MTV’s Overdrive and VH1’s VSpot were nowhere to be found during the initial launch. Now as we head towards the consumer launch of Windows Vista, these components and applications are finally falling into place - literally appearing overnight like magic! Many early Vista adopters have noticed how new menu items and applications have literally appeared out of nowhere - with no trace of this showing up within Windows Update either. (Makes us think that much of this content was actually disabled until a set point in time) | ||
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| #1 By 2960 (24.254.95.224) at 1/23/2007 7:42:14 AM |
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Stuff appearing out of nowhere?
I think this warrants further investigation. TL |
| #2 By 53078 (72.252.15.246) at 1/23/2007 8:16:25 AM |
| or perhaps this stuff is polled from the web periodically and the server wasnt up for vista users perhaps? just a guess lol |
| #3 By 7390 (24.188.166.243) at 1/23/2007 11:45:21 AM |
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This is why piracy of Vista will be interesting!
To me, vista is one big web service with MS adding functionality and updates daily. All of this will be done under the banner of windows update and geninue windows. "no authentication, no working vista" |
| #4 By 23275 (68.17.42.38) at 1/23/2007 9:18:36 PM |
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Actually, it does not appear at all, "out of thin air." If a Vista Home Premium, or Vista Ultimate based system has a tuner and the user sets it up to download the guide, they'll have received the new items as part of normal updates. If a user had previously used the WMC interface, but had performed only a quick setup - as when a laptop without a tuner, would most often be used, then the user would have to manually configure the system to download updates. Without this action, such a system would not have automatically received access, or be able to see, the new online features.
The above behavior, which I have tested on both a laptop, and a workstation without a tuner, or previous setup, reflected the above behaviors. This suggests that the systems are not designed to download content without set up. Conversely, a third test system with Vista Ultimate, NTSC and ATSC tuners, which had been set up to download the guide and updates previously, DID automatically receive the new features. These tests, although informal, strongly suggest that the new features, and updates are only delivered AFTER a user a) elects to use them during set up and b) confirms their acceptance of the terms of service associated with their use. The tests also support the observation that without performing the set up one would not have received the updates - this is enforced by no offer of such updates being observed, or any such updates being reflected in Windows, or Microsoft Updates, or via Windows Vista Ultimate Extras. Finally, during all tests, of all Windows Vista based systems I am evaluating, I have maintained network, and interface traps which capture all in and out-bound traffic. Analysis of that traffic does not reflect any unknown, or unsolicited in and or out-bound communications from any of the systems and neither WGA, or UAC events were noted during set up. UAC events, alone were noted, at expected points when signed, third party controls were necessary to support the use of select WMC Online features. While not yet conclusive, or finally evaluated, no Vista systems behavior yet observed suggests that Microsoft is inducing the operating system to communicate in an way that is not evident to the user with any remote network host. |
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