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  • Windows Vista SP1 availability for technical customers

    Updated 2/14: SP1 is now available on both MSDN and TechNet for subscribers to download. On Monday (February 4th), we announced the release to manufacturing (RTM) of Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1).  Overall, people are excited to hear that we have reached this milestone, but some are disappointed they are not able to immediately ...
    Posted to Windows Vista Team Blog (Weblog) by mikenash on February 11, 2008
  • Announcing the RTM of Windows Vista SP1

    Hi, Mike Nash here from the Windows Product Management group at Microsoft.  Today we are excited to announce that we have released Service Pack 1 for Windows Vista to manufacturing (RTM) for our first set of languages (English, French, Spanish, German and Japanese). Service Pack 1 is a very important milestone because it addresses many of ...
    Posted to Windows Vista Team Blog (Weblog) by mikenash on February 4, 2008
  • Announcing Microsoft Assessment and Planning Beta Refresh for Windows Vista & Windows Server 2008

    Introducing Microsoft Assessment and Planning 3.0  For those of you who are considering the migration of your desktop and server infrastructure to Windows Vista SP1 and Windows Server 2008, we have good news for you! As we've announced at TechEd IT Forum 2007 in Barcelona last November, the Microsoft Solution Accelerators team is going to ...
    Posted to Windows Vista Team Blog (Weblog) by Baldwin Ng on January 26, 2008
  • Non-security update rolls out Tuesday

    Tomorrow, Tuesday 8 January, we are releasing several non-security update packages via Windows Update.  The updates include the regular monthly Malicious Software Removal Tool and Windows Mail Junk Mail Filter, two updates in our regular series of Windows Vista updates (KB943302 for application compatibility and KB943899 for ...
    Posted to Windows Vista Team Blog (Weblog) by nwhite on January 7, 2008
  • Windows Vista SP1 RC now available for public download

    We're making available today the RC release of Windows Vista SP1, found here on MSDN and here on TechNet, with an FAQ here.  I invite you to download, install and use the SP1 RC and let us know about your experience by providing your feedback here. Before you install SP1 RC, please bear in mind the following points of advice, detailed in ...
    Posted to Windows Vista Team Blog (Weblog) by nwhite on December 12, 2007
  • The right time to assess Windows Vista's performance

    Measuring the performance of an operating system is a tricky thing.  At the same time, it's the right and necessary thing to do, because performance is one of many criteria important to customers.  Part of the trick of measuring performance is to time testing execution with the product cycle such that the results are as meaningful as ...
    Posted to Windows Vista Team Blog (Weblog) by nwhite on November 30, 2007
  • Silicon Valley Install Fair next month

    Similar to last month's Redmond-based Install Fair, the Windows Vista SP1 Deployment Team is holding another Install Fair at our Silicon Valley campus early next month.  You're welcome to drop by if you find yourself in the neighborhood, provided you register beforehand. Windows Vista SP1 Beta Install Fair - Silicon ...
    Posted to Windows Vista Team Blog (Weblog) by nwhite on November 19, 2007
  • Redmond Install Fair later this month

    The Windows Vista SP1 Deployment Team wanted me to pass along notice of an upcoming Install Fair being held here in Redmond at month's end; we've held events like this before and they've always been well received.  You're welcome to drop by if you qualify and you're in the neighborhood. Windows Vista SP1 Beta Install Fair   Windows ...
    Posted to Windows Vista Team Blog (Weblog) by nwhite on October 2, 2007
  • SP1 Beta release available today

    Today we release the Beta of windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) to a private group of Beta testers via connect.microsoft.com.  Brandon over on the Windows Experience blog has installed and regularly uses SP1 on all of his machines (as do I) and discusses the more notable elements of it.  We'll review some of the changes made in SP1 later ...
    Posted to Windows Vista Team Blog (Weblog) by nwhite on September 24, 2007
  • Announcing Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Beta

    update @ 14:53 PDT:  The exec closest to the development process, Core Operating System Division (COSD) Sr. VP Jon DeVaan, gives his personal take on Windows Vista SP1 over at Press Pass -- check it out. Now is the time and the time is now:  let's talk about Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1).  Much has been made of ...
    Posted to Windows Vista Team Blog (Weblog) by nwhite on August 29, 2007
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