Microsoft Wednesday finally assigned a shipment date to Vista Service Pack 1 and also said it would release the third service pack for Windows XP next year.
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Vista SP1, which was rumored to be coming down the pike but never had a confirmed release date, is slated to hit beta in the next couple of weeks, according to company officials.
The service pack will ship between January and March 2008. Previously, Microsoft officials said it would ship with Windows Server 2008, which now is scheduled for release at a planned event in Los Angeles on Feb. 27.
Microsoft officials said they were coy on the release date of the software because they wanted to make sure it was ready.
“We wanted to find the time where we could balance readiness and the ability to give solid information,” said David Zipkin, a senior product manager for Windows Vista. “If we go out with information and it is too early and [that information] changes, that can cause a lot of misdirection and a lot of effort for customers and partners.”
Over the years, SP1 versions of any Microsoft products have become a traditional milestone that some corporate users wait for before they even consider rolling out the software; therefore, early announcements of an SP1 delivery date can cannibalize early adoption of new software.
Vista SP1 will include a number of bug fixes and performance enhancements but no new features, the company said.
One major change, however, focuses on the way antivirus and firewall software interacts with Windows Security Center, and could result in those applications being cut off from Security Center monitoring. The applications themselves would continue to function as normal although they would not report data to the Security Center.
Microsoft is changing the way Security Center talks to some applications and is working with vendors who need to update their software, according to Zipkin.
Microsoft plans to support the original version of Vista shipped in November 2006 for 24 months after Vista SP1 is available to ensure adequate time for testing application compatibility.
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RE: Microsoft Vista SP1 beta on the way By Micronet on August 29, 2007, 2:21 pm Reply | Read entire comment So its official ... Microsoft Wednesday finally assigned a shipment date to Vista Service Pack 1 and also said it would release the third service pack for Windows...
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Is Vista the New Windows ME? By Market Observer on August 30, 2007, 1:51 pm Reply | Read entire comment Release of XP SP3 could be a signal that XP will be supported for a long time to come. For most users, there is little advantage in sorting out Vista until the...
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