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Windows Vista Beta 2 / Longhorn Server Update (KB919946)

Steven Parker   on 28 June 2006 - 10:50 · 6 comments & 4982 views

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Microsoft have started releasing updates during the Windows Vista/Longhorn beta, this one is of particular interest due to the fact that many people -including myself, have a hyper-threaded system with Windows Vista Beta 2 installed on it (not my primary system, in case you were wondering).

Update for Windows Vista Beta 2 and Windows Codename Longhorn Server Beta 2 (KB919946)
Install this update to fix an issue where in the presence of Internet Protocol security (IPsec) or Windows Firewall, a race condition can be hit on multi-processor (or hyper-threaded) systems causing memory corruption, leading to a system crash.

It is unknown if this affects the recently released build 5456, fiile date is 27th so it probably does.

Download: Update Patch (KB919946) | 622 KB @ Microsoft
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(1 reply) #1 Netrack on 28 Jun 2006 - 13:05
so can any vista beta 2 user download this or only "offical" beta testers
#1.1 rob.derosa on 28 Jun 2006 - 15:35
well sicne the download link is supplied by MS im sure anyone can
#2 Alaemon on 28 Jun 2006 - 13:10
I didn't think there would be a different when it cames to updates
#3 leojei on 28 Jun 2006 - 16:18
Beta 2 is public, so anyone should be able to download it.
#4 belto on 28 Jun 2006 - 19:01
Build 5456 does not require this patch.

Robert...
#5 The Grasshopper on 29 Jun 2006 - 08:08
I did this update on the 23rd. at least thats what windows update tells me

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