The Microsoft Windows Preinstallation Environment (Windows PE) makes IT professionals more productive by providing powerful preparation and installation tools for Microsoft Windows XP Professional and Microsoft Windows Server 2003. With Windows PE, IT staff can build custom solutions that speed deployment through automation, so they spend less time and effort keeping desktops updated.
Windows PE offers many features and advantages:
• Be more prepared: IT professionals can more easily prepare to deploy and support Windows desktops and servers, while making recovery efforts less time-consuming and more productive.
• Save time and focus on critical ta ... more

Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 Update Rollup will 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.
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Addresses issues with suspend/resume, video freezes and black screens

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Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 Update Rollup 1.0 (January 2006) Microsoft Knowledge Base ... more

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 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 ... more

This release is based on the all-new AutoPatcher 5.1. Although it was made with Windows XP SP2 English in mind, it will load on any (English) Windows version, showing only the items which match the running environment.Windows XP SP2 - Critical Updates
KB873339: Security Update for Windows XP
KB885250: Security Update for Windows XP
KB885835: Security Update for Windows XP
KB885836: Security Update for Windows XP
KB886185: Critical Update for Windows XP KB887742: Critical Update for Windows XP KB888113: Security Update for Windows XP KB888302: Security Update for Windows XP KB890046: Security Update for Windows XP KB89083 ... more

Install this update to resolve an issue in which you receive a “stop 0x7e in aec.sys” error message on a computer that is running Windows XP Service Pack 2. The error may occur during startup, or after the system has started. AEC.SYS is the acoustic echo canceling driver. After you install this update, you may have to restart your computer.
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Update for Windows XP (KB900485) ... more

This release is based on the all-new AutoPatcher 5.1. Although it was made with Windows XP SP2 English in mind, it will load on any (English) Windows version, showing only the items which match the running environment. Windows XP SP2 - Critical Updates
KB873339: Security Update for Windows XP
KB885250: Security Update for Windows XP
KB885835: Security Update for Windows XP
KB885836: Security Update for Windows XP
KB886185: Critical Update for Windows XP KB887742: Critical Update for Windows XP KB888113: Security Update for Windows XP KB888302: Security Update for Windows XP KB890046: Security Update for Windows XP KB890830: M ... more

AutoPatcher XP is an installation package designed to get your Windows XP system up to date quick and easily. This update package features a slick looking GUI and and can be customized to install as much or as little as you please.Windows XP SP2 - Critical Updates
    KB873339: Security Update for Windows XP
    KB885250: Security Update for Windows XP
    KB885835: Security Update for Windows XP
    KB885836: Security Update for Windows XP
    KB886185: Critical Update for Windows XP     KB887742: Critical Update for Windows XP     ... more

A remote code execution security issue has been identified in the Graphics Rendering Engine that could allow an attacker to remotely compromise your Windows-based system and gain control over it. You can help protect your computer by installing this update from Microsoft. Download:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS05-053.mspx

News source: Microsoft TechNet ... more

The Microsoft Color Control Panel Applet adds a new 'Color' item to the Windows control panel, providing a single place to view and edit color management settings in Windows XP. Using it, you can install and uninstall color profiles, change color profile associations for displays, printers and scanners, view detailed properties for color profiles (including a 3D rendering of the color space gamut), and rename color profiles, keeping the filenames and "internal" names consistent. This tool also enables Windows to automatically adjust the gamut curve of the display when a color profile containing gamut table information is set as the default profile for the display. Typically, such p ... more

AutoPatcher XP is an installation package designed to get your Windows XP system up to date quick and easily. This update package features a slick looking GUI and and can be customized to install as much or as little as you please. What's included (English October 2005):

Windows XP SP2 - Critical Updates
    KB873333: Security Update for Windows XP
    KB873339: Security Update for Windows XP
    KB873374: Microsoft GDI+ Detection Tool     KB884883: Security Update for Windows XP v8     KB885250: Security Update for Windows XP     KB885626: ... more