First you need to download all the needed updates and hotfixes.

1.Update Rollup 2 for Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 (KB900325)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details...&DisplayLang=en

2.Update Rollup 2 for eHome Infrared Receiver for Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 (KB912024)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details...&DisplayLang=en

3.Update for Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 (KB913800)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details...&DisplayLang=en

4.April 2006 Update Rollup for Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 (KB914548)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details...&DisplayLang=en

Then you need to extract WindowsXPMediaCenter2005-KB900325-usa.exe (or the one in your own language)
inside is a folder called "bin"
Delete everything inside exept the hotfixes.
Copy these to your $OEM$ folder exept "KB900325.exe" (we need that one later)
Files to place in $OEM$ :


Now open your CMDLINES.TXT and add the following lines :


Now make a new folder in the folder where you put your software.
For example , this is how mine looks like :
D:\xpcd\SOFTWARE
So with the new folder it looks like this :
D:\xpcd2006\SOFTWARE\mceupdates ( i called the new folder "mceupdates" )
Put all the other hotfixes inside that folder.


(Make sure you downloaded them in your own language)
I use RunOnce to install my software , so i can only tell you how i install them.**

(Ofcourse you need to modify it to make it fit in your cd)

**NOTE
Make sure before the hotfixes get installed .net 1.1 is already installed.

All this will make the loading time when you enter windows for the first time after install a bit longer.
But thats normal, and is only the first time.

I hope i cleared things up a bit now.

Maybe this should be make a sticky, so we know what vital updates are needed for MCE.

This information served me well, and it would be nice to see it kept up-to-date.