Microsoft releases fix for Windows 7 MP3

Microsoft releases fix for Windows 7 MP3 corruption issue ·

    Earlier this week, Microsoft warned that there was a serious MP3 corruption issue in the Windows 7 beta (build 7000),, which has been making the rounds on piracy networks. The company promised a fix, and it has now arrived. Regardless of where you got the beta from, I strongly recommend that you download and install this patch: 32-bit and 64-bit. The accompanying KB article 961367 has not yet been posted as of publishing time. Nevertheless, the Microsoft Download Center describes the fix as follows:  
Install this update to resolve live and recorded TV issues in Windows Media Center, recorded TV playback issues in Windows Media Player, and MP3 file corruption issues in Windows,. After you install this item,, you may have to restart your computer. This update is provided to you and licensed under the Windows 7 Pre-Release License Terms.
  As you can see, Microsoft took the opportunity to fix other issues in the beta with this patch,. Still,, the most critical of the issues fixed was MP3 corruption. Here's how the corruption occurs: the first few seconds of an MP3 file will be cut if the header of the mp3 file is larger than 16 kilobytes and if metadata is written to the file. The corruption will occur either when the user edits the metadata from inside WMP12 or Explorer, or if WMP12 is set to automatically fill in missing metadata using the online service. The changes are irreversible, so make sure to install this patch before you play back any of your MP3s.  
  This is probably the most serious bug that has been discovered in the Windows 7 beta, and it's a good thing that it was, because Microsoft is about to give it out to the public in a couple of hours,.  

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