Microsoft issues first Windows 7 beta patch But it skips SMB patch not critical
Microsoft issues first Windows 7 beta patch
But it skips offering SMB patch because it's not critical
Microsoft Corp. today issued its first patch for the just-released Windows 7 beta, but passed on plugging a hole in an important file-sharing protocol that it fixed in older versions of the operating system. Earlier on Tuesday, Windows Update, Microsoft's primary update service, began delivering the first patch to Windows 7 since the company struggled to launch the public beta last Friday. The update fixes a flaw that shaves several seconds of audio from any MP3 file that's edited, including files modified automatically as users connect to the Internet.
"Without action on your part, all MP3 files that have large headers in your Windows Media Player and Windows Media Center libraries are likely to lose some audio," Microsoft said in the support document it published Saturday, several days after it first posted the fix to its MSND and TechNet subscription services.
Before today, users who wanted to apply the fix had to find it, download it manually and install it themselves.
Microsoft also recommended that users back up all MP3 files before doing an upgrade to Windows 7 from Windows Vista, and to set all of them to "read-only" status by right-clicking each file in Windows Explorer, then clicking the General tab and selecting the "Read-only" box. Failing that, users should disable metadata automatic updates in Windows Media Player, Microsoft said.
At the same time it quashed the MP3 bug, however, Microsoft ignored a vulnerability in the Server Message Block (SMB) protocol that affects every version of Windows, including Windows 7.
via Microsoft issues first Windows 7 beta patch
Microsoft issues first Windows 7 beta patch
But it skips offering SMB patch because it's not critical
Microsoft Corp. today issued its first patch for the just-released Windows 7 beta, but passed on plugging a hole in an important file-sharing protocol that it fixed in older versions of the operating system. Earlier on Tuesday, Windows Update, Microsoft's primary update service, began delivering the first patch to Windows 7 since the company struggled to launch the public beta last Friday. The update fixes a flaw that shaves several seconds of audio from any MP3 file that's edited, including files modified automatically as users connect to the Internet.
"Without action on your part, all MP3 files that have large headers in your Windows Media Player and Windows Media Center libraries are likely to lose some audio," Microsoft said in the support document it published Saturday, several days after it first posted the fix to its MSND and TechNet subscription services.
Before today, users who wanted to apply the fix had to find it, download it manually and install it themselves.
Microsoft also recommended that users back up all MP3 files before doing an upgrade to Windows 7 from Windows Vista, and to set all of them to "read-only" status by right-clicking each file in Windows Explorer, then clicking the General tab and selecting the "Read-only" box. Failing that, users should disable metadata automatic updates in Windows Media Player, Microsoft said.
At the same time it quashed the MP3 bug, however, Microsoft ignored a vulnerability in the Server Message Block (SMB) protocol that affects every version of Windows, including Windows 7.
via Microsoft issues first Windows 7 beta patch
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- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Tx2500z Tablet Pc/Homemade Server
- OS
- Windows 7 Ult x64(x2), HomePrem x32(x4), Server 08 (+VM), 08 R2 (VM) , SuSe 11.2 (VM), XP 32 (VM)
- CPU
- Turion X2 ultra (oh well came with laptop)/P4 @3.2 (yes P4)
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- Screen Resolution
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- Mouse
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- Internet Speed
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wished it worked in 7, SUSE for that matter though
