[font=Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica]http://update.microsoft.com/windowsupdate/v6/default.aspx?ln=en
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Here is the welcome screen.
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[font=Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica]Welcome to Microsoft Windows Update Beta
Thank you for your interest in the Microsoft Windows Update Beta site. This site previews the next version of Windows Update. Before proceeding, please read the following terms and conditions carefully. [/font]
[font=Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica]To access the site and participate in the beta program you must be a registered Windows Update Beta user. Registering provides you with the tools, information and agreements necessary to experience this beta release fully. If you are not part of the Windows Update Beta program, you must register before proceeding below. For more information please visit the Microsoft Beta homepage or email mubeta@microsoft.com. [/font]
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Warning The Windows Update Beta includes pre-release software and a pre-release update service which may not perform as reliably as commercially released software and services, and may contain bugs or other errors that could cause the software, any software that it updates, any system it runs on, and any applications running on it to malfunction or experience impaired performance. These are for use solely by registered Microsoft Beta testers and are provided for testing purposes only. Use of them is subject to the Terms of Use, and software is subject to any license agreement provided in connection with it.
Note If you choose to participate in this beta test, an Active-X control will be placed on your computer which will allow you to enter the beta site. Once this control is installed, you will always be directed to this site and will not be able to go back to the Windows Update Version 4 or 5 site. This will continue through the entire beta test period.
Feedback to Microsoft You may provide suggestions, comments regarding usability, bug reports, test reports or other feedback (collectively, "Feedback") to Microsoft with respect to the software and services. All Feedback is and shall be given entirely voluntarily and you agree that: (i) Microsoft may freely use, disclose, reproduce, license, distribute and otherwise commercialize the Feedback in any Microsoft product, technology, service, specification or other documentation (collectively, “Microsoft Offeringsâ€), (ii) you also grant third parties, without charge, only those patent rights necessary to enable their products, technologies or services to use or interface with any specific parts of a Microsoft Offering that incorporate the Feedback; and (iii) you will not give Microsoft Feedback subject to license terms that seek to require any Microsoft Offering that incorporates or is derived from any Feedback, or other Microsoft intellectual property, to be licensed to or otherwise shared with any third party.
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I am not a registered beta user, but would like more information about the Microsoft Beta program [/font]
I have read, understood and agree to the preceding terms, and confirm that I am currently a registered Microsoft Windows Update Beta user
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Here is the direct link
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http://update.microsoft.com/windowsupdate/v6/default.aspx?betathanksurl&ln=en-us
There are these three updates at present.
Windows Genuine Advantage Validation Tool
The Windows Genuine Advantage Validation Tool enables you to verify that your copy of Microsoft Windows is genuine. The tool validates your Windows installation by checking Windows Product Identification and Product Activation status.
Windows Installer 3.1 Release Candidate
The Microsoft® Windows® Installer 3.1 is the application installation and configuration service for Windows and is available for Microsoft Windows 2000 SP3 and later, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows XP SP1, Microsoft Windows XP SP2, and Microsoft Windows Server 2003. The additional features in version 3.1 help make creating, distributing, and managing updates to applications easier and more efficient.
Update for Windows XP (KB893357)
This update to Windows XP provides support for Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA2), which is the latest standards-based wireless security solution derived from the IEEE 802.11i standard. It also contains Wireless Provisioning Services (WPS) Information Element support, which enables improvements in wireless network discoverability.
More information for this update can be found at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/KB893357
1) you would need the Windows Genuine Advantage Validation Tool for this to work.
2) all your future windows updates links will be directed to this v6 site.
3) luckily you can revert back to to the old v5. there is a checkbox to return to windows update under 'change settings' in the mcrosoft update site.
Source and screenshots : Neowin
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Here is the welcome screen.
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[font=Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica]Welcome to Microsoft Windows Update Beta
Thank you for your interest in the Microsoft Windows Update Beta site. This site previews the next version of Windows Update. Before proceeding, please read the following terms and conditions carefully. [/font]
[font=Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica]To access the site and participate in the beta program you must be a registered Windows Update Beta user. Registering provides you with the tools, information and agreements necessary to experience this beta release fully. If you are not part of the Windows Update Beta program, you must register before proceeding below. For more information please visit the Microsoft Beta homepage or email mubeta@microsoft.com. [/font]
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Feedback to Microsoft You may provide suggestions, comments regarding usability, bug reports, test reports or other feedback (collectively, "Feedback") to Microsoft with respect to the software and services. All Feedback is and shall be given entirely voluntarily and you agree that: (i) Microsoft may freely use, disclose, reproduce, license, distribute and otherwise commercialize the Feedback in any Microsoft product, technology, service, specification or other documentation (collectively, “Microsoft Offeringsâ€), (ii) you also grant third parties, without charge, only those patent rights necessary to enable their products, technologies or services to use or interface with any specific parts of a Microsoft Offering that incorporate the Feedback; and (iii) you will not give Microsoft Feedback subject to license terms that seek to require any Microsoft Offering that incorporates or is derived from any Feedback, or other Microsoft intellectual property, to be licensed to or otherwise shared with any third party.
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Here is the direct link
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http://update.microsoft.com/windowsupdate/v6/default.aspx?betathanksurl&ln=en-us
There are these three updates at present.
Windows Genuine Advantage Validation Tool
The Windows Genuine Advantage Validation Tool enables you to verify that your copy of Microsoft Windows is genuine. The tool validates your Windows installation by checking Windows Product Identification and Product Activation status.
Windows Installer 3.1 Release Candidate
The Microsoft® Windows® Installer 3.1 is the application installation and configuration service for Windows and is available for Microsoft Windows 2000 SP3 and later, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows XP SP1, Microsoft Windows XP SP2, and Microsoft Windows Server 2003. The additional features in version 3.1 help make creating, distributing, and managing updates to applications easier and more efficient.
Update for Windows XP (KB893357)
This update to Windows XP provides support for Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA2), which is the latest standards-based wireless security solution derived from the IEEE 802.11i standard. It also contains Wireless Provisioning Services (WPS) Information Element support, which enables improvements in wireless network discoverability.
More information for this update can be found at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/KB893357
1) you would need the Windows Genuine Advantage Validation Tool for this to work.
2) all your future windows updates links will be directed to this v6 site.
3) luckily you can revert back to to the old v5. there is a checkbox to return to windows update under 'change settings' in the mcrosoft update site.
Source and screenshots : Neowin