Windows XP SP3 "refresh"

[Webster]

I don't think I've seen a "refresh" beta build.

Is this a new designation or has Microsoft used it in the past?

Just curious.

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

It is not a new designation. Not all pre-release software appears as a
refresh, however. Sometimes the first release candidate is the only one
released. I have seen many refresh drops for both beta and release
candidate software builds. Beta testers on Connect and MS partners see
these refreshes frequently.

 

[Webster]

Thanks for the info, Colin.

The last time I was a beta tester was for Windows 95.
Just myself and 800,000 of my closest friends.
I got a T-shirt and a CD Writer from Microsoft.

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

I got a free retail product key for Vista Ultimate for testing Vista beta.
Alias will probably say that I should've held out for the T-shirt, but I
enjoy Vista.

 

[Alias]

I got a free retail product key for Vista Ultimate for testing Vista
beta. Alias will probably say that I should've held out for the T-shirt,
but I enjoy Vista.

Good thing you didn't get the T-Shirt. You wouldn't want everyone
laughing at you while you walk down the street with it on

Alias

 

[SAM-R]

I got a Vista t-shirt and wear it proud. At least this one is black, not
like the white t-shirt I got with XP. The black holds up better.

 

[Alias]

I got a Vista t-shirt and wear it proud.

Not too mention "proudly".

At least this one is black, not
like the white t-shirt I got with XP. The black holds up better.

How quaint.

Alias

 

[PD43]

I got a Vista t-shirt and wear it proud. At least this one is black, not
like the white t-shirt I got with XP. The black holds up better.

My DOS 5.0 t-shirt was white and didn't last very long <g>

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

OS/X 10.x T-shirts only last about 18 months. Linux T-shirts about six
months.