January 23rd, 2007
Waiting for Vista SP1 to Upgrade? Here’s Your Date …
By Michael Santo
Executive Editor, RealTechNews
OK, here’s your date, sorta. Microsoft has targeted the second half of 2007 as the date for the Service Pack. That only gives us a 6 month window, and most likely means December. 
The company has put out a call for “customers and partners (to) actively test and provide feedback on Windows Vista SP1 to help us prepare for its release in the second half of CY07 (calendar year 2007).” Source: APC Mag
We Say: Although of course they’d love to get in features that missed the original release, as the article indicates, “regressions from Windows Vista and Windows XP, security, deployment blockers and other high impact issues as are the primary focus for the Service Pack.”
Well, yeah, the whole newness and compatibility issues will hold me back from Vista, as it will IT managers, who have a lot more to lose than I do. My idea will be once I get my Dell upgrade, I’ll image my system (so I can go back if necessary), then give it a shot. Once it fails (observe my confidence ) I will revert to the old image.
John Corliss says:
The heck with that! I’m wanting Microsoft to issue a SP3 for XP. It should contain the over 100 critical security updates that have been issued since SP2. That way, I could get rid of the hundreds of hidden folders in the Windows folder and only have one. Sure, Microsoft wouldn’t be making any money by doing this but it would sure go a long way towards making me and a lot of other people happy. Ain’t gonna happen though.
January 24th, 2007 at 4:37 am
allen says:
Definatly, my mom is really worried about the hidden system folders!
XP is what you bought, as long as they keep supplying bug and security fixes, why are you going to throw a fit?
Would ya prefer the apple model of buying a new OSX every year to make sure you get all the security updates?
January 24th, 2007 at 2:24 pm
John Corliss says:
1. I said that *I* and *others* (by no means inclusive of the entirety of the installed Windows userbase and most likely not including your mother) would like to get rid of the hundreds of entries for updates. Among other reasons this is desireable is the fact that every time I open the Add or Remove Programs module in the Control Panel, it takes forever to start due to all of the updates.
2. Expressing a desire for something is not “throwing a fit”. Deal with it.
3. Apple updates the same way Microsoft does:
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/
and besides, even if their update model was inferior to the one used by Microsoft, it would not mean by extension that the Windows update model isn’t open to improvement.
Now why don’t you get off your mother’s computer and go to bed.
January 25th, 2007 at 5:08 am