***VISTA SP1 RELEASED TO GENERAL PUBLIC***

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Well it's here...I think!

Take a look on your Windows Update. No patches, no registery hacks.

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Everyone I've spoken to can see this and is downloading it. I have not seen any official release from Microsoft...maybe someone knows something?

Enjoy :)
 
Are there any smaller updates available? These will all need to be installed before SP1 shows itself.
 
nightmare99 said:
Err anybody have any Vista machines to hand, I read MS had pulled one of the pre SP1 updates so maybe if you don't have that already installed you wont see SP1 yet :rolleyes:

Standing by for confirmation . . .

EDIT: tim80bwi can you confirm if you have the update mentioned in this article installed http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/02/20/microsoft-pulls-vista-update
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Ah, KB937287 was a dodgy one. I didn't get an eternal cycle of reboots, but everytime I installed and then searched Windows Update again it would reappear and want to be installed again. I installed it a total of 7 consecutive times, one of which was this morning, before SP1 appeared.

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My guess is that you would need this update before you're gonna get SP1 :(
Seems strange that it has apparently been 'pulled' though as I downloaded it just this morning.

Unlucky buddy :rolleyes:
 
All working here...WU without the hack.

Windows will finally let me overclock my CPU. :)
 
So still no word from Microsoft? What happened to the whole 'mid-march' timescale?
 
Robert said:
"news.com reports that Microsoft is withdrawing SP1 for Vista. Nick White, Microsoft product manager blogged 'We've heard a few reports about problems customers may be experiencing as a result of KB937287,' wrote White. 'Immediately after receiving reports of this error, we made the decision to temporarily suspend automatic distribution of the update to avoid further customer impact while we investigate possible causes.'"
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Where did you get that quote from? The article you mention doesn't say anything of the sort. :rolleyes:

It is the pre-requisite that is being withdrawn, not the service pack itself.
 
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This happens to me sometimes at the point when the USB devices initialise. Just leave it on the load screen and go make a cup of tea. It normally sorts itself out by the time you get back!
 
From what I gather, the Service Pack that many have been seeing on their windows update was indeed the one you download if you have the registery patch. So yes, it is a completely legitimate RTM, non-beta, very much final service pack. However, it seems microsoft made an inadvertent error in releasing it to everyone for download for a short period of time.

I have no idea whether SP1 is still available. The likelyhood is that they have now withdrawn it and those unlucky enough to have missed the oppurtunity will have to wait until mid-march as advertised.

EDIT: And for those worrying about the 'BETA' description for the service pack - 'A company representative also stated that the version pushed out is the final RTM version even though it may carry a beta designation.'
 
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