Tip #4649 - Vista SP 1: Pushed Back?
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Q:
I just heard that the release of the Vista SP 1 has been pushed back
even further. Do you know anything about that? What's going on? Please
explain!
A:
Ah, yes,
the infamous Windows Vista SP 1 question! It's no surprise that you
asked this question, because it's been one of the most popular for
the past couple of days. And since so many of you want to know about
this particular topic, I won't waste any more time with introductions.
There's no use sugar coating it either, so let's just jump right in
and see what's going on. Here we go!
Well, as most
of you probably already know, last week (around February 20, 2008),
Microsoft had to make some changes to the final release of the Vista
SP 1. Because of certain issues, they were forced to remove a component
from the software that was actually a prerequisite to installing the
Service Pack in the first place. So, as you can imagine, without that
piece of the puzzle, the SP 1 is not going to be worth much to Vista
users at all.
Now, while all
of that is bad news, Microsoft had very good reasons for doing what
they did. Basically, they received several reports that the file was
causing computers to crash or even enter a cycle of continuous boots
and reboots. Therefore, they put the file on hold so that they could
look into the problem a little more and find out what's really causing
the bug. All in all, if Microsoft would have gone ahead with the release,
all of you Vista users out there would have had to deal with system
crashes and endless reboots on a daily basis. I don't know about you,
but I'm glad they made the decision they did!
Windows Vista
program manager Nick White said the bug only "affects a small
number of customers in unique situations," but they didn't want
to take that chance. Some users have already installed the update
as a test run and they have been complaining about the problem for
weeks now. One user said their computer just keeps rebooting and rebooting,
while another said the update destroyed any access they had to their
computer. If you ask me, those are some pretty serious issues!
So, as a result
of all this, the Windows Vista SP 1 won't be available as a manual
download until at least the middle of March 2008. As of right now,
it's supposed to come through with the monthly Windows Updates, but
you will be able to download it right from Microsoft's Web site as
well. While this news is disappointing, I promise the SP 1 will be
worth it. It's coming packed with more than 300 hot fixes for the
Vista operating system, which was released a little more than a year
ago. So, even though you have to wait a little longer for the release
to get here, it will be well worth your wait. I'll continue to keep
you posted on any other changes that may occur in the next few weeks
as well, so stay tuned!
~ Erin
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