Windows 7 Selected testers get new build of Micros

Microsoft has made obtainable for download on October 24 by a pick group of testers the first develop of its next release with the no cost Microsoft Protection Essentials (MSE) anti-malware product.The new test develop, No. one.0.1676.0, is readily available through the Microsoft Connect web site by those contacted by the firm. The MSE staff sent invitations for your “ongoing” beta of MSE to a subset with the Windows 7 check group earlier this month, telling these notified that they would hear back by November 1 as to whether or not they;d be getting the new check bits.One tester who downloaded the create today told me the only difference he noticed was the new create number. Ars Technica is reporting that there are test versions on the market for Windows XP 32-bit (8.62MB), Windows Vista/7 32-bit (4.29MB), and Windows Vista/7 64-bit (4.72MB). Ars said that every installer grew by 0.01MB with this new build.Here;s a copy with the e-mail message the MSE staff is sending to some testers today (which one tester shared with me):From: Microsoft Security Essentials Beta
Date: 2009/10/24
Subject: Microsoft Protection Essentials Ongoing Beta Invitation
To: xxxxThe Microsoft Security Essentials Ongoing Beta Program needs you!Interested in joining the fight against viruses, spyware,Office 2007 Enterprise, and other PC health dangers? Help improve Microsoft(R) Safety Essentials, Microsoft’s new antimalware solution for consumers, by becoming an Ongoing Beta program tester. As part with the Microsoft Security Essentials Ongoing Beta program, you will have the opportunity to explore new builds before the public sees them, submit bugs, and give feedback. Your feedback helps Microsoftto make its software and services the best that they can.If you are interested, please click around the link below, sign-in with Live ID/password and install the Ongoing Beta construct.CLICK HERE TO JOIN THE Microsoft Protection Essentials Ongoing Beta ProgramBest Regards,Microsoft Safety Essentials TeamMicrosoft made readily available for download at the end of September the final version one of MSE. MSE (codenamed “Morro”) is the replacement for Windows Live OneCare and a superset of Windows Defender. Microsoft officials have said it will work on Windows XP SP2, Windows Vista and Windows 7.Microsoft is targeting MSE at customers who are unwilling and unable to pay for safety software. Corporation officials have said they believed it was worth offering customers a absolutely free item to help thwart safety breaches on unprotected Windows PCs that potentially could be used to infect other users’ systems.I recently asked some of my Twitter followers and blog readers what they;d like to see in the next version of MSE. Here are a few of their responses:PhilltheChill: “v2 of MSE should have integration within Outlook and Windows Live Mail - The icing on the cake”nvyseal: “knock down that spike in MsMpEng.exe. mgeddes: “It doesn;t show a history of scans (that I can find anyway). It would be nice to know if it did a full scan last week for instance. I have them scheduled but I don;t really have proof they ran. Maybe it puts something in the event viewer (haven;t looked), but easy and up front is better. Also, move towards business enterprise support like WSUS. (management, AD & workgroup support, reporting etc). The non-free versions from other companies always leave a lot to be desired.”Other new feature requests for the MSE group?