November 18th, 2007
Windows Vista SP1 Release Candidate Goes Out to Testers
By Michael Santo
Executive Editor, RealTechNews
Microsoft probably can’t wait to get Windows Vista Service Pack 1 out the door, as many corporations will not adope the new OS until SP1 is released. To that end, Microsoft has delivered a release candidate of Windows Vista Service Pack 1 to some 15,000 invitation-only testers, while at the same time saying it was still on track to deliver SP1 early next year.
You’ll recall that SP1 was released to beta in late September, and while Microsoft continues to run a “closed beta,” it has said it will release SP1 to anyone who wants to test it … soon. It’s unclear when soon will be, however.
The Release Candidate (RC) build is build 6001-17042-071107-1618. It weighs in at 434.84MB for the x86 version and 734.3MB for the x64 version.
Unfortunately, according to Microsoft, if you already have a beta version on your PC, you’ll have to uninstall the old version. “Windows Vista SP1 does not support build-to-build upgrades,” stated Microsoft. “Therefore, if you have installed a previously release build on your machine, you have to uninstall this old build before installing the next build of Windows Vista SP1.”
We Say: I remember when I beta-tested Windows 95 and Windows 98, I didn’t have to fresh install every time they sent me an update. Moving backwards? At any rate, Microsoft continues to shoot for the first quarter of 2008 as the release timeframe for SP1.
MicroSux Blows Chunks says:
Why do these dumbass corporations announce that they won’t go to Vista until SP1 is released? MicroSux will now release SP1 as prematurely as they did Vista, just to get these morons who said they would wait until SP1 is available. Duh! Don’t they think (never mind…..) that MicroSux will release poorly tested (like all of their products!) code, just to get these corporations money? DUUUUHHHHH!!!! Mindless sheep, keep sniffing MicroSux’s butt!!!! BAAAA-BAAAAA-BAAAAAA! Maybe if they wore helmets lined with tin foil, they wouldn’t keep hearing the voices that atelling them to do stupid things!!!!!! BAAAA-BAAAAA-BAAAAAA!!!
November 18th, 2007 at 1:04 pm
Another Mike says:
Wow. That’s all I can say. That was some rant we got there. Maybe it is a nod to those out there who said they would wait til SP1 before taking the plunge, but we don’t really know what is going on til the final product is delivered. This wild guessing and rabid fanaticism is just crazy.
I run Vista just fine on my macbook and with some fine tuning I do to any of the OS’s I use I don’t really have any major complaints. But that’s just me.
November 18th, 2007 at 3:06 pm
spawn says:
wow who is the editor have you ever heard of proof reading? You spelled adopt, adobe like adobe reader and it was the second sentence in the first paragraph..
November 18th, 2007 at 11:56 pm
spawn says:
sorry you spelled it adope
thats even worse lol
November 18th, 2007 at 11:56 pm