Windows 7: Microsoft Security Essentials 1.0 Beta?

johngalt · 10 Aug 2009

My point was not about the updating engine or methodology - My point was to separate it entirely from the Windows Update so I don't get a notification while M$SE is already updating.

Whatever it uses, fine - but dual notifications it, right now, a PITA.

darkassain · 10 Aug 2009

Quote: Originally Posted by johngalt

My point was not about the updating engine or methodology - My point was to separate it entirely from the Windows Update so I don't get a notification while M$SE is already updating.

Whatever it uses, fine - but dual notifications it, right now, a PITA.

your right of course it is a pita (it does happen when you are using forefront without a server)...

Brink · 10 Aug 2009

Quote: Originally Posted by AlexT2889

I've been using Microsoft Security Essentials 1.0 since the day it was officially launched (Connect Beta Tester). I have been getting maybe 3 to 5 Updates daily if I manually checked for them but the updates would always be 5 hours behind from the time I checked for them to show up on Windows Update or through MSE Update mechanisms. The last Definitions Update I have received was on August 7th at 4:46PM (1.63.1134.0)...after that? NOTHING a whole day with NO updates and it is 1:02AM here now where a new Midnight Update is usually expected but still nothing. Is Microsoft readying the Release Candidate for MSE or something? I check Connect and I still get the Beta download.

What is the timeline for MSE anyway? June 2009 for Beta>RC?>RTM?

Hello Alex,

As a beta tester, you should also report this to Microsoft at the link below so that they will be aware of it and can get it fixed.

https://connect.microsoft.com/securityessentials

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