Microsoft Security Essentials Ongoing Beta

[Darrian]

I got an invite, but I'm skeptical about installing it because the current release is just awesome as it is.

[Mike415]

Someone pm me install file?

[DarkNovaGundam]

Someone pm me install file?

I was doing that earlier but I have to stop as I found out Microsoft has a policy on distributing any version of Microsoft Security Essentials. :(

[Mike415]

I was doing that earlier but I have to stop as I found out Microsoft has a policy on distributing any version of Microsoft Security Essentials. :(

Passing along betas of freeware = srs business :unsure:

[DarkNovaGundam]

Passing along betas of freeware = srs business :unsure:

Trust me, I believe it is completely ridiculous to not allow others to pass along freeware regardless of its state (beta/rc/final, etc) but Microsoft makes the rules, not me. :(

[ZonoBurk]

Someone pm me install file?

Are you part of the beta and are having trouble with the link in the email?

[Tai]

I got an E-mail as well since I was in the previous beta. I'm not sure if I'm going to get in on this round of testing. I'm trying to decide which AV to use full-time: Avast Free of MSE. I like 'em both.

I had MSE on my laptop but had a few slow scan times and not as much control as I would have liked. Have moved to Avast free v5beta today, and it feels a lot lighter than MSE, also picked up another malware which MSE didnt ... will stick with Avast for now and watch MSE from the sidelines until they improve it.

[ZonoBurk]

I had MSE on my laptop but had a few slow scan times and not as much control as I would have liked. Have moved to Avast free v5beta today, and it feels a lot lighter than MSE, also picked up another malware which MSE didnt ... will stick with Avast for now and watch MSE from the sidelines until they improve it.

What kind of malware was it and where did you get it from?

[Tai]

What kind of malware was it and where did you get it from?

unfortunately details deleted along with the program, also the memory use was enough of an issue to make me stick with Avast v5 for now.

[zhangm Supervisor]

I've filed this as a bug (FeedbackID=502389).

[Explore]

I got the email to be in the ongoing beta. I joined just to help out.

[Andrew Lyle Global Moderator]

Any word on the changes we can expect to see?

Also, someone said something about scan times? Mine runs quickly and smoothly

[Fraud OS 11]

I want an invite pls if anyone from MS is reading this.

[ZonoBurk]

There are no "invites".

[fix-this!]

i thought the beta was over? anyways i won't use this because of the fact it has to update via windows update, i prefer stand alone.

[+bomberh Subscriber²]

The beta is over,

go here to get the release version,

http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentia....aspx?mkt=en-gb

[JustGeorge]

The beta is over,

go here to get the release version,

http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentia....aspx?mkt=en-gb

Beta is not over! They've started a new round of testing and builds later than RTM are out.

[zhangm Supervisor]

******,

Thank you for contacting Microsoft Connect Help (******@microsoft.com) and for your interest in testing Microsoft products!

I will forward your email to the MSE team. The invitation ID provided in the email was ***-****-****. You can input that invitation ID on the Connect homepage under 'Were You Invited to join Connect?'.

****

Microsoft Connect Help Team

So they are aware of the issue with the invites.

[Ci7]

i thought the beta was over? anyways i won't use this because of the fact it has to update via windows update, i prefer stand alone.

The beta is over,

go here to get the release version,

http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentia....aspx?mkt=en-gb

you can say it is an early beta for MSE v2

[ZonoBurk]

Just received this update:

Grr, restart required.

[Guest xiphi]

I got the update as well, but a restart wasn't required on my install.

[Buio]

Does the new version still fill up the Windows Update log with meaningless definition update entries?

Hope they remove that at least some time.

[Ci7]

Does the new version still fill up the Windows Update log with meaningless definition update entries?

Hope they remove that at least some time.

unfortunately , yes

[Salty Wagyu]

Mine is still Microsoft Security Essentials Version: 1.0.1611.0

Have forced an update, as well as an upgrade from Help > Upgrade, but nothing yet. Or is this an update to the beta currently being tested?

[Ci7]

Mine is still Microsoft Security Essentials Version: 1.0.1611.0

Have forced an update, as well as an upgrade from Help > Upgrade, but nothing yet. Or is this an update to the beta currently being tested?

you cant upgrade from stable release to preview release .

you should have the beta build(1611+ *sorry couldn't remember the exact build*) to get the new beta (build 1743)