In 2004, Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 has been released, again with UI changes for the Media Center, including the switch of the font from Trebuchet MS to Segoe UI, making it the first version of Windows with the Segoe font family to be released.ĭevelopment shifted in 2005 to the Windows Vista codebase after the Longhorn development was reset. This version was the first to be available in more languages than just English. An example of an extender is the Xbox 360 released in 2005. In 2003, Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004 has been released with an redesign of the Media Center, alongside with support for a Media Center Extender (codenamed BobSled).
As the WIM Installation has been introduced, it was no longer possible to install these components, so development shifted between December 2002 and February 2003 to the codebase of Windows XP Media Center Edition. The Media Center components needed to be installed manually through the Add/Remove Programs Control Panel applet ( APPWIZ.CPL). It was only released in English.ĭevelopment continued firstly on the codebase of Windows Longhorn, Microsoft's project for the successor of Windows XP. It was released as Windows XP Media Center Edition in 2002.
The operating system shipping with Media Center was codenamed "Freestyle". Windows Media Center was planned as "Windows Remote View".
Windows Media Center is a DVR and media player that was first introduced in 2002 with Windows XP Media Center Edition and it became an included app in the Home Premium and Ultimate editions of Windows Vista as well as all editions of Windows 7 (except for Starter and Home Basic SKUs).