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From the News Desk
Monday, 4. February 2008
Vista Service Pack 1 Rumored to be Out This Week
After months of speculation, Microsoft will release its Windows Vista service pack 1 this week, according to a report in the Malaysian hardware enthusiast blog Tech ARP. OEMs will also receive Windows Vista Service Pack 1 next week, according to the report.
Vista SP1 will make RTM this week, said Tech ARP, with computer makers receiving media later in the week to install the updated operating system on new laptops and desktops. Bits will also be posted for download on Monday, the site claimed.
"Microsoft will be deploying SP1 in two 'waves,'" said Tech ARP. The first will include just five of the 36 available language packs -- English, French, German, Japanese and Spanish. The second wave, slated for one to two weeks later, will include all 36 language packs.
Microsoft has said on numerous occasions that Vista SP 1 won't include a raft of new features, but will instead focus on fortifying the security, performance, and reliability of the OS. Vista SP1 release candidate 1, the latest version that was unveiled in December, fixed issues with Vista's file copying, network browsing, and returning from sleep functions.
Vista SP1 will, however, include a pair of important modifications. First, SP1 will eliminate the so-called 'kill switch' in the Windows Genuine Advantage anti-piracy tool, which forces the OS into reduced functionality mode if it fails to pass periodic system checks, and has flagged legitimate versions of the OS as pirated on several occasions.
Vista SP1 will also fix vulnerability in the OEM BIOS based activation scheme that hackers have used to circumvent the product activation measures built into Vista and XP.
Last month, there were rumors and speculations that the final version of Windows Vista Service Pack 1 will be released in mid February, but Microsoft declined to comment.
Previously the company announced that the Service Pack 1 would be released until the end of the first quarter of 2008.
In the last week of January, Microsoft released a new release candidate for Windows Vista Service Pack 1, called “RC Refresh 2” to an exclusive group of 15,000 private beta testers.
Windows Vista SP1 will be available for download from Microsoft's Web site and it will be also offered through Windows Update, Microsoft Update and probably Windows Server Update Services (WSUS).
Vista SP1 will make RTM this week, said Tech ARP, with computer makers receiving media later in the week to install the updated operating system on new laptops and desktops. Bits will also be posted for download on Monday, the site claimed.
"Microsoft will be deploying SP1 in two 'waves,'" said Tech ARP. The first will include just five of the 36 available language packs -- English, French, German, Japanese and Spanish. The second wave, slated for one to two weeks later, will include all 36 language packs.
Microsoft has said on numerous occasions that Vista SP 1 won't include a raft of new features, but will instead focus on fortifying the security, performance, and reliability of the OS. Vista SP1 release candidate 1, the latest version that was unveiled in December, fixed issues with Vista's file copying, network browsing, and returning from sleep functions.
Vista SP1 will, however, include a pair of important modifications. First, SP1 will eliminate the so-called 'kill switch' in the Windows Genuine Advantage anti-piracy tool, which forces the OS into reduced functionality mode if it fails to pass periodic system checks, and has flagged legitimate versions of the OS as pirated on several occasions.
Vista SP1 will also fix vulnerability in the OEM BIOS based activation scheme that hackers have used to circumvent the product activation measures built into Vista and XP.
Last month, there were rumors and speculations that the final version of Windows Vista Service Pack 1 will be released in mid February, but Microsoft declined to comment.
Previously the company announced that the Service Pack 1 would be released until the end of the first quarter of 2008.
In the last week of January, Microsoft released a new release candidate for Windows Vista Service Pack 1, called “RC Refresh 2” to an exclusive group of 15,000 private beta testers.
Windows Vista SP1 will be available for download from Microsoft's Web site and it will be also offered through Windows Update, Microsoft Update and probably Windows Server Update Services (WSUS).
