Will the September 2007 Updates be Included in OEM copies?

Contributor haole over on the WHS forums asked if the new updates scheduled for this month (September, 2007) would be included in the OEM copies or will they have to be downloaded separately?

WHS Product planner Todd Headrick replied stating that:

New media will be slip-streamed into future System Builder packages as part of the manufacturing process. Existing customers will get the updates delivered via Windows Update.  The current plan is to have the updates available as part of the September Windows Update.  If someone buys an “older” version in the channel, the updates will get applied during the initial installation of the Windows Home Server software from the Windows Update site.

Thanks for the info Todd, so for your reference future OEM copies will have the updates incorporated into the CD/DVD.

Also the updates are some additional text strings, a little updated UI (Remote Access config, User Accounts), and some more help files. The updates are really more in the realm of “feature pack” rather than “service pack”.

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