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[tc1]

Windows Vista hasn't been released to the public yet, but it's running on a lot of machines as IT professionals and others beta test the OS in an effort to discover bugs and report them to Microsoft so they can be fixed before the new OS is unleashed later this year. Last week, the first security updates for Vista came out, to address the same Windows Metafile (WMF) vulnerability that affects earlier versions of Windows and received a lot of publicity earlier this month. Read more about it here:
http://www.wxpnews.c...=060117SE-Vista

[ShadowFox]

LOL so funny, an Operating System that isn't even open to the pubilc needs a security patch... how much you wanna bet it's fixed next build

[tc1]

My install, updated about 3 or 4 wks ago, right after i installed it, lol, figured they crashed me, but they didn't, lol

[Neon]

Well i do think there is a lot of XP still, and Pallidium isn't implemented yet so don't expect loads from it, be kind.

Pallidium is one part of Vista, it will be all about security when its implemented.

[x2p]

there getting free testers to do there dirty work,they did that with xp,crafty!

[Linoman]

Very clever indeed, you know us beta testers really help Microsoft out. How many companies have people testing their software for bugs etc for free?

[ShadowFox]

yeah and best of all... WE ENJOY IT, go figure we do the dirty work and like it O.o

[tc1]

Yeah we like working for free, give us more, more, more, lmao

[ShadowFox]

Yeah, no joke, we want more betas

[EPA]

The real beta crowd amount is much more and bigger!

Think about all the "illegal" downloads!

There are not only the 50.000 - 100.000 MSDN, Betatester, TAP and
other official testers (companies, newspapers and so on).

All other Vista forums and their "hidden" links to Vista downloads
brings another 50.000 testing crew...

Who is testing better: all of MSDN, BETA, TAP or all leachers
who are wanted to test it EXCLUSIVELY and LONG on their machines?

Edited by EPA, 21 January 2006 - 12:04 AM.

[ShadowFox]

I think those that contribute the most are those people who think that a beta OS is okay to install as their primary OS... they find the real problems

[RedInferno]

LOL, 'first patch'? LOL, yeah, 'first of many!'