Peaches Posted May 9, 2009 Report Share Posted May 9, 2009 Microsoft patches huge Windows 7 RC bugApplications installed prior to bug fix may be crippled, Microsoft saysBy Gregg KeizerMay 8, 2009 (Computerworld) "Just days after it launched Windows 7 Release Candidate (RC), Microsoft has released a fix for a major flaw that slipped through testing.The patch, which Microsoft describes as an "Important" update when it appears in Windows Update, was released yesterday. Depending on Windows 7's Automatic Updates setting, the fix may have already been downloaded and installed.According to the accompanying support document, the problem affects only the English-language version of the 32-bit edition of Windows 7 RC."The folder that is created as the root folder of the system drive (%SystemDrive%) is missing entries in its security descriptor," Microsoft acknowledged in the support article. "One effect of this problem is that standard users such as non-administrators cannot perform all operations to subfolders that are created directly under the root. Therefore, applications that reference folders under the root may not install successfully or may not uninstall successfully. Additionally, operations or applications that reference these folders may fail."computerworld for full article - http://www.computerworld.com/action/articl...ticleId=9132738 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Peaches Posted May 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2009 Microsoft releases free beta for Windows 7 upgrade advisorWhile simpler than Vista advisor, it fails to tell users one potentially key thingBy Eric Lai"May 8, 2009 (Computerworld)" Microsoft Corp. on Thursday released the beta of a free app that helps users determine whether their PC is powerful enough to run the upcoming Windows 7 operating system. The Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor gives a user's PC a pass/fail grade in four areas and checks to see whether there are any compatibility problems with hardware devices such as mice or printers or with applications. The Advisor, which is available for download, requires PCs running Windows XP SP2 (with .Net 2.0), Vista or release candidate versions of Windows 7. "computerworld for full article - http://www.computerworld.com/action/articl...ticleId=9132735 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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