Legacy Update: Get back online, activate, and install updates on your legacy Windows PC

This Microsoft Update Standalone Package (MSU) file installs the latest version of Windows Media Services for the Windows Server 2008 R2 operating system.

• This software is an optional supplement to the Windows Server 2008 R2 operating system. In Windows Server 2008 R2, the Streaming Media Services role (which includes the latest version of Windows Media Services) is not included in Server Manager. To obtain Windows Media Services for Windows Server 2008 R2, you must run the Streaming Media Services role installer file on the platform.

Files

Status: Deleted This download is no longer available on microsoft.com. The downloads below are archives provided by the Internet Archive Wayback Machine from the Microsoft Download Center prior to August 2020.

File	Size
Windows6.1-KB963697-x64.msu SHA1: 219191e23b9b0da6868c862282af1a8d28ef7f2a	27.52 MB

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  For additional system requirements, see the links below and in the Related Resources section of this page.
  • Windows Server 2008 R2 System Requirements
  • Server Core Installation Option Getting Started Guide

• To start the download, click the Windows6.1-KB963697-x64.msu link at the bottom of this page and then do one of the following:
  
  
  
  • Click Run to start the installation immediately
  
  
  
  • Click Save to copy the download to your computer for installation at a later time (required to install the “Server Core” downloads)
  
  
  
  Note   If you are updating a Windows Media server to Windows Media Services 2008 on the Windows Server 2008 R2 operating system, either by upgrading your existing Windows Media server computer to Windows Server 2008 R2 or by migrating your existing Windows Media Services configuration and media files to a new computer that is running Windows Server 2008 R2, be sure to read the Windows Media Services 2008 Upgrade and Migration Guide before starting the installation.