Compression Client Pack

[Gordon]

I've suddenly discovered Microsoft Compression Client Pack 1.0 for Windows
XP in my Add/Remove Programs. I don't know what it is or how it got there,
but if I click on the support link it redirects me to this page:
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms123402.aspx and says "Content not
found"! Can anyone enlighten me on what it is, where it came from and what
it does?

Thanks

 

[Tom Porterfield]

I've suddenly discovered Microsoft Compression Client Pack 1.0 for Windows
XP in my Add/Remove Programs. I don't know what it is or how it got there,
but if I click on the support link it redirects me to this page:
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms123402.aspx and says "Content
not found"! Can anyone enlighten me on what it is, where it came from and
what it does?

A little, thought not much more, information on it can be found at
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927374. Looks like it's part of new
patching technology from Microsoft.

 

[Gordon]

A little, thought not much more, information on it can be found at
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927374. Looks like it's part of new
patching technology from Microsoft.

As it talks about updating Vista, I wonder whether it's something to do with
the Vista Upgrade Advisor?

 

[Tom Porterfield]

As it talks about updating Vista, I wonder whether it's something to do
with the Vista Upgrade Advisor?

That's one possibility. Searching seems to also indicate it may have been
included with some beta versions of WMP11.

 

[John K.Eason]

*From:* "Tom Porterfield" <[email protected]>


That's one possibility. Searching seems to also indicate it may have
been included with some beta versions of WMP11.

It looks as if it's installed when you update to the non-beta version of
WMP11 too nowadays. - I updated from WMP10 last evening and see that the
Compression Pack has appeared in Add/Remove Programs with a 'last used'
date of yesterday.

Regards
John ([email protected]) Remove the obvious to reply...

 

[Gordon]

It looks as if it's installed when you update to the non-beta version of
WMP11 too nowadays. - I updated from WMP10 last evening and see that the
Compression Pack has appeared in Add/Remove Programs with a 'last used'
date of yesterday.

Regards
John ([email protected]) Remove the obvious to reply...

That's it then. I had a WMP update yesterday......
Thanks!

 

[Tom Porterfield]

It looks as if it's installed when you update to the non-beta version of
WMP11 too nowadays. - I updated from WMP10 last evening and see that the
Compression Pack has appeared in Add/Remove Programs with a 'last used'
date of yesterday.

Thanks for confirming. I had found some data that seemed to indicate that
but nothing that could confirm so I didn't want to mention it without that
confirmation.