KB943485 or 941644 - kills MP (1 Viewer)

[ianc]

TV-Server Version:
MediaPortal Version: 02.3.0 SVN 16611
MediaPortal Skin: Standard
Windows Version: XP Professional SP2
CPU Type: Intel P4 2G
HDD: 300GB
Memory: 1G
Motherboard: Shuttle
Motherboard Chipset: Shuttle
Motherboard Bios: Shuttle
Video Card: Sapphire ATI 2400
Video Card Driver: ?
Sound Card: onboard
Sound Card AC3:
Sound Card Driver:
1. TV Card: FireDTV
1. TV Card Type: DVB-S2
1. TV Card Driver:
2. TV Card:
2. TV Card Type:
2. TV Card Driver:
3. TV Card:
3. TV Card Type:
3. TV Card Driver:
4. TV Card:
4. TV Card Type:
4. TV Card Driver:
MPEG2 Video Codec:
MPEG2 Audio Codec:
Satelite/CableTV Provider:
HTPC Case:
Cooling:
Power Supply:
Remote:
TV:
TV - HTPC Connection:

3 of my 4 MP PCs stopped working today and I hadn't messed with the config of at least two of them - Honest. MP started up ok but when I picked a video to view the display stayed at the MP "menu" screen while the soundtrack could be heard. The only thing I could see in common across the 3 PCs was that they had an automatic download & Install of KB943485 & KB941644. I removed these and all started working again. Hmm.

 

[x4mer]

My TVE3 server updated with the 941644 update, & then all clients (only with TV plugin enabled) started having numerous issues with TV not working, videos not playing, long start up times.

I found that turning off the windows firewall on the server fixed all the problems. I don't know whether that update turned it on, as I don't recall turning it on (I usually turn it off), or whether it changed something in the way the firewall works causing MP to fail. The 941644 is listed as a TCPIP security patch, so this may be the case.