Mammoth Patch Tuesday planned for next week

[Airbot]

Microsoft has a huge Patch Tuesday planned next week, with a record number of fixes to be rolled out. Not only is it the company's largest-ever Patch Tuesday, but it will also be the first to include the Windows 7 RTM in the normal cycle.

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[Tews]

Thanks Aaron...

 

[Lee]

There is only one critical patch for seven. Most of the patches are for XP and Vista, and are primary for IE8.

 

[Zidane24]

I figured we would see a flow of Win 7 updates finally starting...though if I was an average Joe that installed 7 on the 22nd and saw the auto-updater pop up with 10 or more updates, it wouldn't give me a good feeling.

I say LET THE UPDATES ROLL! In the rare occurence that an update breaks something, most updates progress the OS along in a lot better way.

 

[praseodeveloper]

It is nice to see regular updates in Windows 7 in its initial phases.
This will certainly boost the confidence of users regarding support.

 

[Night Hawk]

This will come in timely for those who already have the RTMs from TechNet/MSDN or attended any launch event and received the special edition release of the 7 Ultimate as part of the kit. But as expected 7 will continue on to see even more updates as time progresses being the new version just coming out.

As of this summer SP2 for Vista became available then at a much faster pace then the service packs were seen for it's own predecessor XP. Part of the more expedient approach MS is taking advantage of here is the larger scale interest show in testing 7 from the beginning especially those still running the RCs for the large scale variety of different hardware environments to get the bugs out sooner!

 

[swarfega]

All this before the OS is even launched!

 

[breezen18]

Good to get some patches for my old Xp before I get Windows 7

 

[TheSchaft]

All this before the OS is even launched!

Doesn't suprise me. When I loaded the RTM version the first thing it did was go out and get a bunch of updates - mostly to drivers.

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[Night Hawk]

I've been seeing good reviews on 7 for the last several months even a few before the beta releases! I think you will that Fox Business News is always the late arrival!

 

[QuackPot]

Should be good.

 

[Night Hawk]

I can tell from just the betas and then onto the RCs that 7 rings circles around previous versions. XP was an SUV while Vista seemed like a school bus to some. Yet 7 handles like a Porshe or Lamborghini! yee haa ...... zzzzzzzzzzoom!!!

(think it has something to do with that MinWin kernel thingy?)

 

[toughbook]

How long will MS continue support, updates, patches, etc for the RTM version? I wonder if there will ever come a time when I will have to install the GP version?

 

[Teerex]

How long will MS continue support, updates, patches, etc for the RTM version? I wonder if there will ever come a time when I will have to install the GP version?

Huh? :huh:

 

[sup3rsprt]

In other words, they'll support RTM for a very long time. Long enough to not be concerned about it

 

[Jampack]

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

 

[sup3rsprt]

Wont RTM versions get support like the ones released later?

RTM is the one that is released later

 

[Jampack]

Wont RTM versions get support like the ones released later?

RTM is the one that is released later

that is what I thought initially, but this GP is making me confused

 

[sup3rsprt]

Grand Prix ?

Gone Platinum ?

If you have installed RTM, then you will get support the same as anyone else.

 

[DarkDavil]

I'm just curious as to WHAT the future update's via MS for Windows 7 will include...
Like really...? What is their left to fix? Besides getting compatible drivers/BIOS/.etc etc.. but i honestly think the security for W7 is fine.. and i don't even use IE8