Those involved with Windows 7 will remember a while back the beta received test updates, to check if how well the update system worked within Microsoft's new operating system. Well, a similar thing is happening, this time in the Windows 7 RC variety.This has come straight from the company itself, via the Windows Team blog, as well as being reported on TechNet. Keeping it the same as the previous updates, they will deliver no fixes or anything of the sort, and there should be around about 10 of them. According to the TechNet post, most of these will install automatically, but some of them won't, as this will, "test a new update notification feature that provides detailed information about available updates that need to be installed manually." They'll be clearly identified as test updates, also, to prevent any confusion.
So folks, keep an eye out on May 12th and be sure to let us (and Microsoft) know how it goes.
Well, they also did update testing on the Beta, so,
The RC for me has been absolutely problem free. It's good enough even now to be retail.
What fixes / features where you hoping for?
i dont think you understand what i'm using it for.
Care to elaborate?
Whatever you're using the RC, the tests won't affect you.
They're just dummy files that are being pushed to test Windows Update. Don't expect a reliable patch schedule or new features til after RTM.
Uh, a production environment? *worried*
Yes, I know your secret. Unlike the rest of us, you must be using it for making sandwiches.
They're tests sent down to test the automatic update system. That's what the article's about. What part was unclear?
Agreed, the article is pretty clear. Maybe torrentthief read the title and then skipped down to reading the comments...? That's all I can think of.
What I think is hilarious is we have been getting AU for awhile now. What's there to test?
It's a new version of Windows. Revising or rewriting something almost always injects new flaws.
This time it's 10 total and not all of the install automatic. So they're testing a broader part of windows update this time around.
As long as we can keep the need for restarts after updates to a minimum I'll be happy.
Probably not every update covers every possible scenario--it's quite likely these are put out to test the less-common cases. Better to find problems with those now than find out after it RTMs.
i was an official beta tester for vista and had problems galore. Now this windows 7 is proving to be amazing..
it's almost like bill told the windows development team to take a hike and hired a brand new team. I'm really looking forward to this new version. I think this will be a new chapter for windows.
I'm confused - because some issues aren't "fixed" from Vista, Win7 can't be better in other ways?
What's the i7 core speed issue, and how does it affect performance? What's the problems with WMP12? Of course audio support will be better, it's essentially the same driver system from Vista.
The only thing I hate about WMP12 is the lack of toolbar in the task bar. Hovering over the icon to change songs works... I guess... but I'd really like to have that toolbar back.
As for audio problems, I haven't had a single one. My Creative drivers work way better under Windows 7 than they ever did under Vista. Windows 7 automatically detected both the Realtek built-in audio and the Creative XFI card in my system. The Creative drivers give me a nicer UI to play with the EQ and surround effects, but out of the box all of those were available under Windows 7.
From where I sit, 7 is shaping up to be a brilliant piece of work. Can't wait for it to go gold so I can get myself a copy!
The only thing I hate about WMP12 is the lack of toolbar in the task bar. Hovering over the icon to change songs works... I guess... but I'd really like to have that toolbar back.
As for audio problems, I haven't had a single one. My Creative drivers work way better under Windows 7 than they ever did under Vista. Windows 7 automatically detected both the Realtek built-in audio and the Creative XFI card in my system. The Creative drivers give me a nicer UI to play with the EQ and surround effects, but out of the box all of those were available under Windows 7.
From where I sit, 7 is shaping up to be a brilliant piece of work. Can't wait for it to go gold so I can get myself a copy!
It should detect overclocked speed correctly and it doesn't because it doesn't know how to read FSB which is not FSB anymore.
Sound quality under Windows XP is still way better then on Windows Vista SP2/Windows 7 so in that regard MS didn't improve anything.
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