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Microsoft Releases Vista SP1
News The first service pack for Windows Vista has been released. Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) went onto Microsoft's Download Center website on Monday, fulfilling Microsoft's claim that it would be made available by mid March.
[March 18, 2008, 16:15]
Symantec, Windows Users Beset By Vista SP1 Flaws
News Security vendor Symantec has said that updated drivers to replace those adversely affected by Windows Vista Service Pack 1 are not yet available. Microsoft released Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) to Windows Update on Tuesday.
[March 20, 2008, 15:44]
Microsoft Releases Windows Update Blocker
News Microsoft has released a toolkit to let businesses block service pack updates for Windows XP, Vista and Server 2003. XP service pack 3 (SP3) will be blocked for 12 months following its release due in the first half of 2008, as will Vista SP1, which...
[December 10, 2007, 14:39]
Microsoft Wants Help With Vista Service Pack
News Windows Vista is not even fully out of the door, but Microsoft is already laying the groundwork for its first service pack release of bug fixes and other enhancements for the operating system. We expect Windows Vista SP1 to be a standard service...
[January 24, 2007, 5:50]
Microsoft: Vista SP1 Due Next Year
News After months of silence, Microsoft finally coughed up details on Tuesday about its plans for the first update to Windows Vista, saying the service pack will arrive in the first quarter of next year. In the next few weeks, Microsoft will start...
[August 29, 2007, 18:15]
Microsoft To Relax XP Activation Rules With SP3
News Users who install Windows XP Service Pack 3 will not be required to enter Microsoft's product activation key before they use the operating system, according to a Microsoft white paper. Originally Microsoft had said that XP users would be forced to...
[December 28, 2007, 16:43]
Vista Puts The Brakes On XP SP3
News Aiming to keep its focus on Windows Vista, Microsoft is now targeting 2007 for its next Windows XP service pack update. However, right now our priority is Windows Vista - we'll have more information to share about the next service pack for XP after...
[January 19, 2006, 15:45]
Typo Leads To Vista SP1 Confusion
News The confusion began on Tuesday when website WinBeta.org posted an email from Microsoft's Windows Driver Kit (WDK) team saying Microsoft had released a beta version of Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1). There will be a Windows Vista service pack but it's...
[July 20, 2007, 9:55]
Microsoft Releases Vista SP1 To Manufacturing
News Microsoft has wrapped up development of two major products, Windows Server 2008 and the Service Pack 1 update to Windows Vista, chief executive Steve Ballmer told financial analysts on Monday. We think we are turning the corner in terms of...
[February 4, 2008, 15:04]
Windows XP To Get Another Upgrade
News Microsoft has revealed plans to release a third service pack for Windows XP. There will be a Service Pack 3 (SP3) for Windows XP," Bernard Ourghanlian, technical and security director at Microsoft France, confirmed, revealing that Microsoft's...
[September 30, 2005, 17:25]
Windows XP Outshines Vista In Benchmarking Test
News However, when Vista with the Service Pack 1 (SP1) beta was put through benchmark testing by researchers at Devil Mountain Software the improvement was not overwhelming — leaving the latest Windows iteration outshined by its predecessor.
[November 27, 2007, 7:10]
Microsoft Hopes SP1 Will Drive Vista Adoption
News The first Vista service pack may serve dual purposes for Microsoft: fixing the operating system's rough edges and, simultaneously, indicating that it's ready for mass adoption. Also, the company urged businesses not to wait for a service pack to...
[August 30, 2007, 14:59]
XP Service Pack 3 Delayed
News While Windows Vista is nearing completion, Microsoft has delayed the next service pack update for its predecessor, Windows XP. Service Pack 3 has seen its schedule pushed out a few times, amid delays to Windows Vista.
[October 20, 2006, 10:10]
Microsoft Agrees To Change Vista Desktop Search
News In a court filing made jointly with the US Justice Department on Tuesday night, Microsoft said it would change the search feature as part of the first service pack to Windows Vista. In the filing, Microsoft talked for the first time about when that...
[June 20, 2007, 8:37]
Microsoft Resumes XP SP3, Vista SP1 Updates
News A week ago, Microsoft delayed the release of Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) because of a problem that could lead to data loss when running the XP update in conjunction with its Microsoft Dynamics Retail Management System (RMS) program.
[May 7, 2008, 10:49]
Windows XP SP3 Out By End Of April
News The third and final service pack for Windows XP could be available by the end of April, according to a leaked Microsoft schedule. The alleged schedule for the release of XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) — obtained by the Neowin website — shows that...
[April 16, 2008, 12:17]
Tube Staff Get Huge Discount On Office 2007
News Tube Lines, a private company that has the maintenance and infrastructure upgrade contract for the Northern, Piccadilly and Jubilee lines, is planning to move from Windows XP Service Pack 1 (SP1) to the Vista operating system in late 2008.
[November 28, 2007, 16:43]
Vista Service Pack 1 (RC1 Refresh) Upgrade
Blog With many holding out on buying Vista until the first Service Pack it's really important to Microsoft to get it right with this release. If you are running Vista ok but want to squeeze more performance out of it then this service pack may be what...
[January 15, 2008, 15:42]
Microsoft Reveals The Programs Vista SP1 Will Break
News Windows Vista Service Pack 1 contains many security, reliability and feature updates for Windows Vista. The problems with SP1 will only make backwards compatibility issues worse, he said, especially since many companies have been waiting to deploy...
[February 21, 2008, 7:22]
Antitrust Concerns Prompt Vista Search Changes
News The changes are coming with the first service pack to Windows Vista. The software maker also said it has provided an interim test version of the service pack to the technical committee that was appointed by the court overseeing Microsoft's consent...
[September 13, 2007, 8:36]
