Tip #4431 - New Update: Vista SP1
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New
Update: Vista SP1
I told
you I would keep you updated on this and that's exactly what I'm going
to do today. Some new information has just been released about the Service
Pack for Windows Vista, so if you're a Vista user, it's time to get
excited! I know you all have been waiting a long time for this, but
the wait is almost over and I promise, it will be well worth it. Microsoft
has given us so many release dates for the new SP1, but they have finally
given us a real update for it, so what do you say we check it out? Here
we go!
Last
week (around December 5, 2007), Microsoft announced that they are ready
to make the first "release candidate" for the Vista
SP1 available to the public. Now, if you're not sure, a "release
candidate" is a test code given out to approximately 15,000 people
who have been helping with the testing process thus far. That code will
be given out on Thursday of this week (December 13, 2007) so that the
testers can begin their final evaluations. Senior product manager for
the Windows Client team David Zipkin said, "We feel really good
and we look forward to receiving feedback from our larger set of testers."
Sounds like a deal to me!
Since
the initial testing began, Microsoft has made some changes to the Vista
SP1 and that's why it needs to be tested further. The biggest thing
that has changed is the size of the update. When the final version is
released, you won't need to have as much free space on your computer
to hold the SP1, which is always good to hear. So, even though we, as
regular Vista users, can't use the SP1 quite yet, our time is coming.
It should be here in the very first part of 2008, so just keep your
eyes open for it. I will continue to keep you updated as well. Hopefully
this tip comes as good news to you and I hope you're as excited as I
am for the final release!
~ Erin
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