Q: Why all the secrecy?Ī: During a Microsoft briefing in 2006, I was told that the company planned to ship SP1 alongside Windows Server 2008, which Indeed, from an end user point of view, there won't be any major functional changes added to Vista with SP1. Originally, Microsoft hoped to ship a Media Center update with SP1 but this update will no longer be included in SP1. As is the case with Vista, however, the feature set for SP1 has changed dramatically over time. Q: What is Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1)?Ī: Windows Vista SP1 is the first major update to Windows Vista, a collection of bug fixes, minor functional changes, and other additions to Microsoft's latest operating system. If it's not in this FAQ, it's just speculation. For this reason, and because there are so many silly rumors floating around, I've created a FAQ for Vista SP1 that will be updated as new information is released. Has mishandled the dissemination of information about this release. But the real issue with SP1 is in how Microsoft With Vista, Microsoft has engineered a new update deployment technology that allows administrators and power users to 'slipstream' service packs and other fixes into new Vista installations in a manner that is much simpler than with previous Windows versions.

While most Windows service packs are hardly worth discussing, Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) has been steeped in mystery almost since before Vista itself was completed. Release, and Microsoft's schedule for getting this code into the hands of its This FAQ has been updated to reflect the final Major update: Microsoft has finalized Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1)Īnd released it to manufacturing.

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