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Vail Beta Preview 2.0 Update?

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Does anyone know the time line we might expect another Beta release or even RC0? The current version will be 2 months old in little over a week and has had fixes to know isseus that some of us have reported etc.
-K
Tuesday, October 5, 2010 2:54 AM
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"K_P" wrote in messagenews:92ea99d6-d338-4769-b57b-dfe13836e42a@communitybridge.codeplex.com...> Does anyone know the time line we might expect another Beta release> or even RC0? The current version will be 2 months old in little over a> week and has had fixes to know isseus that some of us have reported etc.>> -K>--Only the PMs know and they're not talking. We'll get it when they decide weshould get it. :)--Nancy WardWindows 8 Beta Ferret
Nancy Ward- Marked as answer by Ken WarrenModerator Tuesday, October 5, 2010 12:15 PM
Tuesday, October 5, 2010 4:57 AM
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"K_P" wrote in messagenews:92ea99d6-d338-4769-b57b-dfe13836e42a@communitybridge.codeplex.com...> Does anyone know the time line we might expect another Beta release> or even RC0? The current version will be 2 months old in little over a> week and has had fixes to know isseus that some of us have reported etc.>> -K>--Only the PMs know and they're not talking. We'll get it when they decide weshould get it. :)--Nancy WardWindows 8 Beta Ferret
Nancy Ward- Marked as answer by Ken WarrenModerator Tuesday, October 5, 2010 12:15 PM
Tuesday, October 5, 2010 4:57 AM -
Bump. This beta/build is now three months old and I'm sure I'm not the only one that want's a new version to beta test. ETA of a new build = ? ? ?
Side Note: Just used baremetal restore on my wife's desktop to a new HD. Work like a charm other than being a little slow.
-K
Monday, November 15, 2010 4:59 PM -
… ETA of a new build = ? ? ? …
Some day. Presumably. The answer hasn't changed.
I'm not on the WHS team, I just post a lot. :)Monday, November 15, 2010 6:18 PMModerator -
Sorry, but that's not good enough Ken. I know you can't speak for Microsoft, that’s why I'd like to see what they have to say. Windows 7 went from Beta to RTM in 6 months with multiple releases to the community. Vista was similar, but lasted about a year. We've had a Beta release 3 months ago and haven’t gotten a lot of feedback. I've personally verified three different bugs I've seen were submitted. Were they fixed? Can I get a QEF? Install a new build release that resolves them? Should I spend my time elsewhere?
Vail is a feature set built upon a pre-existing OS, not a new kernel from the ground up.
-K
Monday, November 15, 2010 8:51 PM -
On Mon, 15 Nov 2010 20:51:31 +0000, K_P wrote:
Sorry, but that's not good enough Ken.? I know you can't speak for Microsoft, that?s why I'd like to see what they?have to say.
Well then I guess you should move on to something else. I tested both WHS
V1 and am now testing Vail and not once has the product team responded to
these types of questions.You're simply not going to get an official answer to your question, you'll
just need to deal with that fact.
Paul Adare
MVP - Identity Lifecycle Manager
http://www.identit.caMonday, November 15, 2010 9:02 PM -
Well then I guess you should move on to something else.
Tuesday, November 16, 2010 2:13 AM -
[Bump. This beta/build is now three months old . . . Windows 7 went fromBeta to RTM in 6 months with multiple releases to the community. Vista wassimilar, but lasted about a year. ]---Three months isn't very long at all for a build. As Wendy would say,"Patience, Grasshopper!" As has been said many times, a new build will bedistributed when it's ready, and not before. All the grinching in the worldwon't make the Team release anything until it's time.I was on the Win 7 beta from January through July 2009; however, it had beenongoing for quite some time by then. Prior to the time I got my invitation(at least a year), participation was limited to certain groups, made up ofmostly large corporations before it was released the "technical betatesters". Six months of testing is just not gonna cut it with an OS as goodas Win 7.I was on the Vista beta from July 2005 to RTM sometime around November 2006.Vista and Office 2007 launched in January 2007. That's around a year and ahalf, and again, I wasn't in on the original distribution of the beta.Nancy WardWindows 8 Beta Ferret
Nancy WardTuesday, November 16, 2010 5:34 AM