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Unfortunately when they tried to apply the service pack to the computer to fix the network file copying performance, it prompted them it cannot due to faulty driver installations.
Written by Long Zheng on February 4th, 2008 with comments disabled.
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Continuing their apparent efforts to take the steam out of Windows Vista, Microsoft today announced that the long awaited Windows Vista Service Pack 1 is being released, but not to Vista users. That’s right, SP1 is now RTM (Released to Manufacturing), but won’t be released via any means to end users or even system administrators for at least another month and a half.
If it’s ready, why can’t we have it? Well, apparently there are some bad Vista drivers installed on some machines, and installing SP1 on top of them will cause a split in the time/space continuum. In all seriousness, it’s good that Microsoft wants the SP1 rollout to be as smooth as possible, but delaying an uncountable number of Vista deployments for another month and a half is a pretty serious matter as well. Long Zheng has a good question when he asks “…why advanced users can’t download it from Microsoft.com Downloads today.”
As stated in the Microsoft release, “If Windows Update determines that the system has one of the drivers we know to be problematic, then Windows Update will not offer SP1. Since we know that some customers may want to update to SP1 anyhow, the download center will allow anyone who wants to install SP1 to do so.” They already know the drivers in question, and they seem fine with a user choosing to install the update even if they are using the drivers in question. If this is the case, make SP1 available on the download site now with a list of the affected drivers on the download page. This simple method will get system administrators working on the Vista deployments they’ve been delaying, yet won’t even be known about by the average home consumer that might not be able to handle the driver issue. It’s really no different than what will happen in mid-March. Plus, PC manufacturers like Dell can probably make it available in far less time than mid-March, but are likely being told not to release it until that time.
It shouldn’t be surprising for an operating system that was delayed as long as it was to have it’s first Service Pack delayed as well. It is disappointing though how a fairly decent OS like Vista is being dragged through the mud due to Microsoft’s botched timing and PR. Will Vista be remembered in the same way Windows ME is, as the punchline to a joke, or will it eventually break out of the perceived negative image?
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REDMOND, Wash., Feb. 4, 2008 –Approaching the company’s largest enterprise launch in its history, Microsoft reached another important milestone today with the release to manufacturing (RTM) of Windows Server 2008. The response from IT professionals and developers has been strong as the company moves toward the worldwide launch of Windows Server 2008, SQL Server 2008 and Visual Studio 2008 on February 27.
One indication of the momentum that is building around the latest server operating system is the number of beta and evaluation versions that customers and partners have obtained: more than two million.
IT professionals face increasing pressure from rapidly changing technology, increasing costs and security concerns, and expanding business needs. Windows Server 2008 helps alleviate these pressures by automating daily management tasks, tightening security, improving efficiency and increasing availability. It also offers virtualization solutions that will enable IT professionals to reduce costs, increase hardware utilization, optimize their infrastructure, and improve server availability.
Furthermore, because Windows Server 2008 was developed in tandem with the Windows Vista code base, it has most of that operating system’s advanced management and security features, such as integrated Network Access Protection (NAP) and Group Policy. Customers will also see system-wide performance improvements from an integrated system architecture, including network file sharing, managed quality of service and reduced power consumption. Common tools and processes across both operating systems will result in efficiencies for IT organizations.
“We’ve been working with partners around the world who are creating solutions that take advantage of the new platform’s feature set,” said Bob Visse, senior director, Windows Server Marketing Group at Microsoft. “There’s been tremendous support for the operating system and a lot of excitement around the opportunity it represents for the industry.”
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Hi, Mike Nash here from the Windows Product Management group at Microsoft. Today we are excited to announce that we have released Service Pack 1 for Windows Vista to manufacturing (RTM) for our first set of languages (English, French, Spanish, German and Japanese).
Service Pack 1 is a very important milestone because it addresses many of the key issues that our customers have identified with Windows Vista over the last year both, directly and through programs like the Customer Experience Improvement Program. With Service Pack 1, we have made great progress in performance, reliability and compatibility. One of the great things about my job is that I get to play with the latest builds of our products — I’ve personally been running Windows Vista SP1 pretty exclusively for a few months and I’ve noticed that my systems run faster and more reliably than they did with the “Gold” release of Windows Vista.
When we first released Windows Vista last year, there were lots of customers who had great experiences, but some had issues finding applications that worked well on Windows Vista; others had problems finding the right device drivers for some of the hardware devices that they used. The reason for these issues is that in order to improve the reliability and security of Windows Vista, we made some important architectural changes to the system. While this caused some issues in the short term, in the long term we know that these investments will improve both the reliability and security of the customer experience on Windows. Check out this blog post about the first year of Windows Vista security to see how some of these changes are paying off.
The good news is that this last year has been a great year of progress for Windows Vista in terms of improving application and device compatibility. For example, 98 out of the top-selling 100 applications have versions available for Windows Vista. And through the great work of our hardware partners, we now have 78,000 devices and components supported by Windows Update, up from about 34,000 in November 2006. As a result, we have licensed over 100 million copies of Windows Vista to date.
Service Pack 1 brings new improvements that are based on feedback we heard from our customers. It further improves the reliability and performance of Windows Vista. The information we collect thanks to tools like the Customer Experience Improvement Program, Online Crash Analysis, and Windows Error Reporting help us learn about where and when customers are having issues with Windows Vista and the applications that run on it. Since these issues have a direct impact on our customers’ experiences, we’ve invested time and energy to make this better. While Windows Vista Service Pack 1 is an important milestone, we will continue to invest in the continuous improvement process.
More from source: http://windowsvistablog.com/blogs/windowsvista/archive/2008/02/04/announcing-the-rtm-of-windows-vista-sp1.aspx
Written by Jabez Gan [MVP] on February 4th, 2008 with comments disabled.
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Why it is going to take Microsoft more than a month to deliver Windows Vista Service Pack 1 over its digital distribution network, Windows Update, from release-to-manufacturing date is beyond the capacity of my understanding. Although notably the Mardi Gras is in March, maybe that has something to do with it.
Update: Some have pointed out that the delay is in fact due to some driver problems on existing Windows Vista computers that prevents a flawless upgrade. The bizarre thing is that they’re not spending a month working around the problem, assuming they can. They’re going to spend a month working out which drivers are problematic, and when March comes around, Windows Update is only going to alert and prevent those users with faulty driver installs from installing SP1. They’re delaying a benefit to potentially millions of users because some driver programmers made a boohoo.
Still begs the question why advanced users can’t download it from Microsoft.com Downloads today. What difference does it make in March?
Having installed SP1 RC Refresh 2 flawlessly, I can vouch for the improved Vista experience even if it’s a unmeasurable amount. There is no reason not to install it, and everything you gain is a bonus.
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| Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition (R2, Service Pack 1 or Service Pack 2) | Full Installation of Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition Full Installation of Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition |
| Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition (R2, Service Pack 1 or Service Pack 2) | Full Installation of Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition |
| Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition (R2, Service Pack 1 or Service Pack 2) | Full Installation of Windows Server 2008 Datacenter Edition |
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