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February 4, 2008 5:18 AM PST

Vista SP1, Windows Server 2008 finalized

Posted by Ina Fried

Microsoft has wrapped up development of two major products, Windows Server 2008 and the Service Pack 1 update to Windows Vista, CEO Steve Ballmer told financial analysts Monday.

"Both products have released to manufacturing today, which is good news," Ballmer said.

Ballmer highlighted a few big corporate deployments of Vista, including at Continental Airlines, which is in the process of upgrading 10,000 systems.

"We think we are turning the corner in terms of enterprise deployment, and Service Pack 1 will be a huge boon," Ballmer said.

Microsoft will begin distributing Vista SP1 via Windows Update in mid-March, according to a Microsoft blog post on Monday.

Microsoft is due to formally launch Windows Server 2008 on February 27 at an event in Los Angeles.

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Now let the fun begin!
by Compumind February 4, 2008 8:46 AM PST
I will bet that it is nothing but a bunch of patches, at best. Better backup your system before applying it. What a joke.
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If you have Vista, you'll have to wait still...
by Robynsnest613 February 4, 2008 8:56 AM PST
According to http://windowsvistablog.com/blogs/windowsvista/archive/2008/02/04/announcing-the-rtm-of-windows-vista-sp1.aspx we will have to wait to get sp1 thru windows update sometime in March. I can't believe this why say it's rtm'd and they won't release it to the public!!
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Death to Vista! Death to HP!
by BigCatOne February 4, 2008 3:29 PM PST
After Vista was terminated by my attempt to remove HP boatware, I took it to the shop and told the tech, "Drive a silicon stake through Vista's heart and install XP SP2. End of problem. Also, DON'T buy HP-their bloat ware cannot be removed now without requiring a $200 investment in a new OS.
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Who cares, the product is still awful
by NSL February 4, 2008 3:29 PM PST
My business clients still won't purchase Vista, with good reason, it doesn't work very well, and still won't work with many older printers. On laptops it still kills batteries and this SP won't do anything for that. It's just a lousy product. On our web servers we see that fewer than 15% of Windows users use Vista. Gee, I wonder why!!!
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Windows Vista is Terrible
by Jords007 February 4, 2008 3:50 PM PST
Really, I've used it. It is terrible. I like OS X. It is much quicker and more responsive. I hate Vista. Vista is terribe.
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Too little, too late (for me)....
by twyrick February 4, 2008 3:56 PM PST
I've finally completed switching all of my home computers over to Macs running OS X. I used Vista enough to know that even *if* Microsoft fixes all the bugs/issues with a service pack, I didn't care for the overall design of the operating system enough to put up with it on a daily basis. Not only that, but the oppressive "we phone home to make sure your CD key is in compliance with our usage policies" installation completely turns me off to the product! I don't know how many times I've had to wipe a drive and do a full re-install of an OS over the years, but it's PLENTY of times. Sometimes it's a virus or spyware you just can't be 100% sure is removed otherwise. Sometimes it's hardware failures or upgrades. Whatever.... I expect the OS to "just install" when I tell it to, without Microsoft telling me I've "installed more than my allowed number of installations" and making me call in to ask big brother for permission. If I really need a Windows-only app, no problem. I installed a copy of XP Pro in a virtual machine on one of my Mac Pros. Runs great for anything but 3D gaming (and I have a Playstation 3 for that!).
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Vista? I tried, honest
by drstockton February 4, 2008 5:07 PM PST
Against the advice of my IT team I bought a new Sony laptop with Vista Business; boy am I sorry. I am still using my old computer two weeks later and have ordered the XP downgrade DVD. The hardware platform is great, but Vista didn't (or doesn't) work right with our domain. Also, even after I got it working the GUI is incomprehensible to me. Folder displays are confusing rather than informative; Explorer windows are similarly foreign looking and hard to manipulate. The system feels slower on a 2.2 GHz machine with 2 GB DRAM than XP does on this 1.2 GHz/0.5GB system. I hope the downgrade to XP lets me enjoy my new hardware!
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Please bring back XP
by philsherrod February 4, 2008 7:26 PM PST
I recently purchased a Sony notebook computer. I'm pleased with the computer, but I hate Vista. There was no purchase choice to get XP, but Sony is kind enough to allow you to order an XP "downgrade" DVD for $9.99. I have placed my order. Sony's web site said "Due to popular demand... XP is being offered". How did Microsoft screw up so badly with Vista? It is bloated, slow and has bunch of annoying changes that provide no functional advantage. I don't even like Aero.
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...but where's SP3 for XP?
by digital_beyond February 4, 2008 8:57 PM PST
I think it's great that Microsoft has rolled out a service pack to help Vista's performance, but no matter what they do, you'll still need a top end Pc to pull it. Maybe by 2009 computers will be powerful enough to make Vista fly like XP does now. On the other hand, where the hell is SP3 for XP? It's been in development just as long as Vista SP1 has been and still no sign of it RTMing.
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The truth is that...
by kamaboko! February 5, 2008 2:42 AM PST
people who complain about Vista don't know how to set it up. I'm writing this on a Linux box, so I'm not a Vista or MS fan boy. That said, when I hear people **** and moan about Vista and I take a look at their computer, their problems are "always" user error. Vista is a fine OS. I set my dad up with Vista Home Premium on his HP laptop. He has not had one problem in the past six months. Zero! Why? Because it was set up properly. I love to read posts from so called "IT people" that complain about Vista and enterprise integration. The bottom line is that they don't know how to do it. It's not a Vista problem. It's a user problem. Hit the books boys and girls.
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