Vista joins MS patch treadmill

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  1. zimbo
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    Vista joins MS patch treadmill



    Microsoft has released a couple of patches for Windows Vista after realising that the pre-release OS is vulnerable to some of the security bugs addressed in its last (mammoth) Patch Tuesday update cycle.

    Of the seven critical Windows updates released in August, two (MS06-042 and MS06-051) also affect Windows Vista Beta 2 or later, prompting the release of additional patches.

    The most threatening of the Windows flaws addressed on 8 August (MS06-040) - the subject of active malware exploitation over recent days - leaves Vista untouched.

    More here

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    1. wizard
      wizard
      I won't be racing out to upgrade to Vista for quite a while after it goes gold.
    2. _omni_
      _omni_
      That's why we have betas.
    3. wizard
      wizard
      Yes, I know that, the last time I tried an MS beta it was terrible, so never again.
    4. _omni_
      _omni_
      Actually I meant to respond to the first post. What I mean is, sure there will be problems in the beta -- that's why we have betas, so "we" can (among other things) discover any problems and stuff before it hits the shelves.
    5. Sparky
      Sparky
      I don’t think I’ve ever seen so many people using a BETA and expect it to work straight out of the box (so to speak).

      So if you ever hear about Vista running slow or needs a security patch just remember:

      It’s a BETA
      It’s a BETA
      It’s a BETA







      Vista will probably need (lots of) security patches and will run like a dog when it’s released but whatever! :biggrin
    6. Boycie
      Boycie
      As Harry pointed out, i would leave XP SE edition until it is <working> :biggrin

      Si
    7. wizard
      wizard
      Okay but I have seen betas of non microsoft software perform a lot better. :)
    8. Sparky
      Sparky
      Operating Systems? :blink
    9. wizard
      wizard
      Nope, granted the software I have seen are not on such a complicated scale as an OS. :)
    10. zimbo
      zimbo
      the bottom line is yes its beta but these holes are so huge MS cant wait until the next beta release to fix them!

      and for the record debian 4 is exciting me more than vista at the moment even though im not a huge linux fan... vista will hog all my resources - end of story!:twisted:
    11. Sparky
      Sparky
      Fair enough, even when Vista is launched I’m sure there will be a few problems that will be ironed out (maybe) in SP1. :biggrin
    12. wizard
      wizard
      To think with IPv6, I'll able to plug my toaster into the network :D
    13. Sparky
      Sparky
      Well it’s about time!! :biggrin
    14. hbroomhall
      hbroomhall
      Hm - a bit dangerous if it responded to a Viagra spam email.... :biggrin

      Harry.

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