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Skriven 2007-01-31 19:05:02 av mike (1:379/45)
Ärende: Microsoft Updates Vista Before Rollout
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From: mike <mike@barkto.com>


http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=197001741

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The download includes fixes for installing the operating system on PCs with
more than 3 Gbytes of memory, troubles connecting with a VPN, and performance
issues in IE 7.

Microsoft released several updates to Windows Vista on Monday, the day before
the new operating system debuted for consumers and landed on retail shelves.
None of the updates was a security fix.

The five updates for the 32-bit version of Vista -- one was immediately
replaced Tuesday with an update to the update -- fix difficulties installing
the operating system on PCs with more than 3 Gbytes of memory, troubles
connecting with a VPN (virtual private network) server, and performance
problems with Internet Explorer 7 and its anti-phishing feature.

The largest of the five updates, however, is one that addresses incompatibility
issues for a host of applications and games, ranging from Adobe's PhotoShop to
Zoo Tycoon. Multiple Microsoft titles -- Microsoft Money, Outlook 2003 -- are
also on the list. Others of note include Opera 9.02, IBM Rescue and Recovery
with Rapid Restore, Roxio Easy Media Creator 7.5, and RealPlayer.

Users should not only expect a steady clip of updates to Vista, said a Gartner
analyst, but they should actively sniff them out.

"Once you get a new machine, you should connect to Windows Update to get
security updates, even if no driver updates are required. You should also
familiarize yourself with whatever facility the PC manufacturer provides for
driver updates and see if they have any updates," said Gartner research VP
Steve Kleynhans in an online note.

"The bottom line is that, with Vista, as with any new platform, early buyers of
new Vista machines should expect that there will be a few rough spots to be
worked through during the next few weeks, and they will need to stay connected
to both Microsoft and their PC maker," Kleynhans said.

Vista users can retrieve any necessary updates via the operating system's
built-in Windows Update feature. Alternately, they can download them from the
Microsoft Web site.

The first scheduled security updates after the consumer release of Vista are
pegged for Feb. 13.
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Gawd, if Vista was not rushed out the door, nothing was.   An update for
an update?

"...The five updates for the 32-bit version of Vista -- one was immediately
replaced Tuesday with an update to the update..."


  /m

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