Test Updates Released On 12th May.

[detoxa]

http://blogs.technet.com/mu/archive/2009/05/08/upcoming-updates-for-windows-7-rc.aspx

Starting this Tuesday (May 12th) Microsoft will release up to ten test updates to PCs running the Windows 7 RC in order to verify its ability to deliver and manage updating of Windows 7 in certain real-life scenarios. These updates do not deliver any new features or fixes. This is the second set of test updates they have released to test the updating mechanism for Windows 7.

 

[Ian]

Thanks for the heads up detoxa

 

[olg207]

Ive done an update guys but nothing really seems to have been updated. ive viewed the history, some stuff yesterday, but nothing new today, whats happening with this?

 

[detoxa]

Test Updates are now out, see attachments
Olg207 it may be due to different time zones. Microsoft work on American time 7 hours behind Europe i think , I'm sure an American member will correct me if i am wrong ....hope I'm not.

 

[olg207]

Detoxa, looks like your right as looked at windows update as soon as i turned the PC on and they have come through, do you know what these updates will do?

 

[detoxa]

As far as i know the test updates test Windows Update capabilities and one is to test the notification system that is in use on 7. From what i have read some will automatically update and some you will have to apply yourself.

The others are language packs, so they may/may not be needed. I only use English so i didn't install them to be honest.

I'm sure you can ignore them but they way i look at it, Microsoft let us use 7 for free so helping with tests will hopefully make a better finished product than Vista was when released, but its up to you Olg.

 

[brusse01]

Detoxa, looks like your right as looked at windows update as soon as i turned the PC on and they have come through, do you know what these updates will do?

make you reboot your pc for no apparent reason lol

 

[detoxa]

Dont you just love rebooting :lol:

 

[brusse01]

not really lol