When will Microsoft release Vista SP1?
This is where things get confusing. Microsoft announced the RTM, or finalization, of Windows Vista SP1 on February 4, 2008. However, it is releasing the update in a staged fashion. How and when you can get this update will depend on a number of factors. Here’s how it breaks down. Upgraders. Those wishing to upgrade an existing Windows Vista-based PC to SP1 will be able to do so in mid-March 2008 or in mid-April 2008, depending on their hardware configuration. Apparently, Microsoft discovered a small number of device driver issues late in SP1’s development, so it needs some time to fix those before it can ship SP1 to systems with that particular hardware installed. If you enable Windows Update to automatically download updates and do not have any of the affected hardware installed, you’ll be getting SP1 in mid-March. Otherwise, it will be mid-April. And no, Microsoft is not announcing which hardware is the problem, sorry. Standalone downloads. The standalone versions of the SP1 download
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