Mammoth Patch Tuesday planned for next week

sup3rsprt · 10 Oct 2009

DarkDavil said:

I'm just curious as to WHAT the future update's via MS for Windows 7 will include... but i honestly think the security for W7 is fine..

Then you're in for a surprise. Security patches for years to come.

(Not that security isn't already good, it's just that people will always be trying to hack it and find problems. Believe me they will)

Night Hawk · 10 Oct 2009

Jampack said:

GP version is? Wont RTM versions get support like the ones released later?

RTM=Released To Manufacturers The only thing different about the RTM downloads seen for TechNet/MSDN subscribers is the lack of the optical media unless ordering the backup disk to be shipped on the 22nd. Release means released to the manufacturing for pressing to disk.

toughbook · 11 Oct 2009

GP is General Public Release. This is the version that one will buy from MS, or wherever else.

sup3rsprt · 11 Oct 2009

In that case we might as well say GP = RTM

Jordus · 11 Oct 2009

Its a good thing. MS has been shown to be the best OS company in reference to exploit to patch time.

Meaning, how fast they patch an exploit from when its reported to them.

EVERY OS has security flaws, so id rather see patches that fix them than none at all.

sup3rsprt · 11 Oct 2009

Of course. I never meant security updates were a bad idea. I am only answering the question, "What will future updates include?".

Jordus · 11 Oct 2009

Oh i know, i wasnt directly replying to you. It just kind of fell in there like that. lol

Night Hawk · 11 Oct 2009

Any new version will still need time and eventually see the service packs that come out later. One good thing seen with Vista apart from XP by MS there was not wasting time releasing the second service pack in 2yrs. time where XP's SP2 was a 3yr. wait showing they shaved a full year off of the time!

(I guess they needed to get something in gear for a change!

)

sup3rsprt · 11 Oct 2009

The only reason service packs came out so fast for Vista is because it had such a bad rep (because so few people actually liked using it with all of its problems). I doubt that any service packs will come so soon for Windows 7 because it is already highly polished.

Duesco · 11 Oct 2009

Or the service packs will be like, 4 MB.

"We...uh...ran out of stuff to fix. Sorry. Just some security thingies."