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Windows Update V5 is alive

Steven Parker   on 16 December 2003 - 20:12 · 58 comments & 11136 views

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No I don't mean that dumb looking robot in "Short Circuit" 1, 2 and was there ever a 3? its the other artificial intelligence that updates you're equally artificial Windows installations. Currently its being targeted at Windows XP, making the recent year or so of doom-speak by hounds at The Register and its peers that MS is dumping its predecessors faster than yesterdays evening meal in the can more true than it was when it was predicted.

Beta testers who cared to fill out surveys, call in favors and badger people who "know how to get you on betas" can now login to BetaPlace and look at the program they shouldn't be able to get at present because Windows Update V5 requires SP2 (which no squeaky clean beta tester should have) however if you are a long term reader of Neowin, you probably downloaded a SP2 months ago, it hasn't been updated much since then as the official beta (just added on BetaPlace within the last week or so) still needs to get off the ground with more than the red bolded text on its program page saying "Yes, I would like to participate!"

Anyway there are some notes for the unlucky ones who didn't get on the beta in Read More, comment, tell all your friends or share how wonderful Microsoft really is but please, don't bother asking how to get SP2 because we aren't allowed to tell you. Thanks Gott for this exclusive news.

View: BetaPlace new url!
View: Windows Update V5 (may require BetaPlace BetaID)

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(1 reply) #1 on 01 Jan 1970 - 00:00
#1.1 Neobond on 16 Dec 2003 - 20:22
Your ISP hasn't updated DNS yet, the new url went online yesterday.. Updates can take 48 hours
(1 reply) #2 on 01 Jan 1970 - 00:00
#2.1 Neobond on 16 Dec 2003 - 20:27
it does if you don't have the correct versions.. XP + SP2 and possibly a redirector from BetaPlace.
#3 vetRadish™ on 16 Dec 2003 - 20:32
Everything is working well here

Radish™
(1 reply) #4 on 01 Jan 1970 - 00:00
#4.1 vetRadish™ on 16 Dec 2003 - 20:36
Don't think MSDN subscribers will get it until their quarterly shipment arrives, unlike the official beta testers.

Microsoft started from scratch with SP2 after the others got leaked so a decent build is likely at Microsoft internally, I wonder if we'll get that

Radish™
(1 reply) #5 on 01 Jan 1970 - 00:00
#5.1 Neobond on 16 Dec 2003 - 21:03


The technology astounds me!
(2 replies) #6 on 01 Jan 1970 - 00:00
#6.1 Neobond on 16 Dec 2003 - 21:04
its ok.. really it is
#6.2 creamhackered on 16 Dec 2003 - 21:06
hahaha
(1 reply) #7 on 01 Jan 1970 - 00:00
#7.1 Neobond on 17 Dec 2003 - 06:11
(1 reply) #8 on 01 Jan 1970 - 00:00
#8.1 vetMr magoo on 17 Dec 2003 - 19:30
are you blind? NO SCREENSHOTS.

read the damn thread.

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