Just found this while browsing the Microsoft site, don't know if it has been posted before. Looks fairly new to me (May 23rd 2005).
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This update enables Microsoft DirectX Video Acceleration (DXVA) of Microsoft Windows Media Video (WMV) content in Microsoft Windows Media Player 10 for video cards when the drivers of those video cards are designed to take advantage of this feature.
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