Vista SP1 due on February 15th?

Vista SP1 has already been previewed, gone through a Release Candidate cycle, and had a changelog released -- so all that's left is for Microsoft to hit us with it, right? Not so fast, Sparky -- according to various sources, you're still going to have wait three more weeks to get your hands on that hot SP1 action: circle February 15th on your Ballmer / Gates pinup calendar and start counting the days. Of course, Microsoft isn't confirming anything one way or another other than Q108, so don't get too excited, but after all we've been through together, we can't imagine the Redmond crew not giving us a (late) Valentine's Day present -- we're like, totally serious, right?

[Superevil @ Jan 23rd 2008 9:14PM]

That's cool and all but where's my WinXP Sp3?

[XGM @ Jan 23rd 2008 10:45PM]

Its installed on my MacBook Pro so i can play games, so i don't know what your complaining about. Then again so is Vista SP1 on my friend's PC.

[Brendan @ Jan 23rd 2008 10:03PM]

Where's my Ballmer/Gates pinup calendar?

[Adrian Williams @ Jan 23rd 2008 10:12PM]

Have you tried the Beta yet it still needs a lil work I tried on my daughters PC and it shut it down without installing twice

[Mark @ Jan 23rd 2008 11:17PM]

Good question. I've an install of XP that's slowly grinding to a halt (installed 2003 on a pIII 550 mHz) - has had a bad install of Norton, changed video card drivers a few times (can't seem to get rid of the nVidia special feature centre) and generally been abused beyond all belief. I'm just waiting on SP3 so I can slipstream the service pack and enjoy a fully updated install in ~1.5 hours as opposed to wasting the next two days patching it. C'mon Microsoft - no one who has Vista or is planning to buy it (outside of getting it on the next computer they buy) actually cares about SP1. Give us XP SP3!!!

[kle0012 @ Jan 23rd 2008 9:18PM]

Probably just holding off a little bit longer so they can steal the thunder of next massive Leopard update.

[Iain @ Jan 23rd 2008 9:24PM]

Won't the next Leopard update be v10.6, have a new name and cost a few hundred dollars?

[kle0012 @ Jan 23rd 2008 9:27PM]

Probably, but when Engadget sites that the next dot release is going to contain over a hundred fixes, I'd hardly call that anything less than a pretty major update.

Or maybe just fixing things that should have been right in the first place isn't really major news? Who knows. xD

[Bioretention @ Jan 23rd 2008 9:38PM]

LOL, yeah. Though for a lot us, a Valentine's Day gift from Microsoft is about as welcome as a note from a stalking ex-boyfriend.

http://www.filterra.com/bioretention

[Chris @ Jan 23rd 2008 10:15PM]

I personally would enjoy a note from a stalker. Always amusing until the kill you.

[JimD @ Jan 23rd 2008 10:23PM]

@ lain

"Won't the next Leopard update be v10.6, have a new name and cost a few hundred dollars?"

A few hundred dollars? We're not talking Micro$oft here. An OS X release is only $129.

[Jay @ Jan 24th 2008 12:38AM]

SPOILER: 10.6 is gonna be named for a cat

Coming Soon to a Mac near you.....Mac OSX Lion

Featuring Steve Jobs milking his Disney stock for all its worth by singing "I just can't wait...oh nevermind, I already am king"


On an unreleated (and halariously ironic if you think aobut it in the right context) note....February 15th also happens to be International That's What She Said Day

[Ishikawa @ Jan 24th 2008 12:59AM]

Wow...This is just something I've noticed, is it impossible to not mention Apple on a MS article, or vice versa?

[zfurie @ Jan 24th 2008 5:15AM]

It's like a certain portion of the world:

Death to Microsoft! Death to Apple!

All Morons just hate.

[Haxornick89 @ Jan 28th 2008 12:23PM]

wow u tard its the new operating system get a friggin brain

[Josh @ Jan 23rd 2008 9:33PM]

We'll see how it works...maybe I'll consider "upgrading" to Vista after the Service Pack.

[Ruben @ Jan 23rd 2008 9:35PM]

For me, it was running fine before SP1.

Its been running fine after i installed the beta.

It will be fine after its official release.

Ever since the driver issues were resolved, Vista has been fine for me.

[Sam Zebian @ Jan 23rd 2008 9:36PM]

That's funny, I just uninstalled the sp1 rc1 cycle 2, because it didn't have my printer drivers or cd drive drivers. I still haven't restarted after the uninstall.

[T-Bone @ Jan 24th 2008 1:14AM]

Weird. I went to HP's website to download the drivers for my all-in-one and it told me Vista comes with all the proper drivers for it. Everything I've plugged in has worked except for my video card that is pretty much only found on my particular laptop model.

[Jonathan Keim @ Jan 23rd 2008 9:36PM]

yawn... I'll wait for the reviews before upgrading my Vista

[Sauerkraut @ Jan 23rd 2008 9:46PM]

I wish apple would release leopard for windows, I own vista ultimate that I snagged off ebay for 120 dollars. 120 dollars too much. I'd rather spend 300 on leopard than use this. XP>Vista. Sure the graphics are nice, but this OS does not make anything simpler; rather more complex.

[kle0012 @ Jan 23rd 2008 9:48PM]

I think you mean Leopard for PC.

[carl @ Jan 23rd 2008 11:06PM]

I think he means leopard for non-Apple computers.

[Reader @ Jan 23rd 2008 9:51PM]

Sweet, maybe I'll finally install Vista on one of my systems. Don't usually bother until a few months after the first SP. I'm excited to finally get a shweet UI (although the Zune UI on xp is pretty nice, nothing like Aero).

[Sauerkraut @ Jan 23rd 2008 9:51PM]

lol yeah that's a bad error to make

[Kevin T. @ Jan 23rd 2008 9:55PM]

FWIW, I've heard through a few inside sources that the 'launch date' for Vista SP1 and Server 2008 (And possibly XP SP3 but my sources deal with Vista/2008 exclusively - SP3 may come later) will be Feb 27th. RTM of course could/should be earlier.

[ANutt3 @ Jan 23rd 2008 9:56PM]

I'm beginning to think I'm the only person on the planet who LOVES Vista. That being said.. I'm definitely ready to get rid of my BSOD.

[Jacob @ Jan 23rd 2008 10:15PM]

I like Vista too, a few annoyances here and there.
also I like Windows Media Player much better now, itunes seems to be buggy sometimes.
Never seen a BSOD on Vista yet.

[Deluxe @ Jan 23rd 2008 10:23PM]

I love vista too! I've not had a single problem with drivers, errors or devices.
I have another laptop with XP and it pains me to go back now, heh.

[kle0012 @ Jan 23rd 2008 10:24PM]

Count me in! I love Vista, to me it represents simplicity and elegance in one neat package.

I haven't had one single problem with Vista itself since I bought it. The one time I did, it was a corrupted boot file, and vista repaired it all for me anyway. =]

I find the best part about everybody wanting XP back is that it's only serving to drive down the prices of Vista anyway.

[Jim @ Jan 23rd 2008 11:24PM]

I like Vista specifically for Media Center. It looks so much nicer and has more features than Media Center 2005. I couldn't imagine giving up Vista to go back to XP's Media Center with how much I use it in Vista.

[Rex @ Jan 23rd 2008 11:27PM]

The only BSOD I have seen on Vista was cause by a bad stick of RAM. I haven't had a single one since I replaced the bad stick.

[wixostrix @ Jan 24th 2008 3:28AM]

I luv vista the day i got it. i had a couple of driver issues b4 and every now and then it gets annoying cuz there are bugs but as time goes bye i get less and less errors and there wasnt even that many to begin with. i couldnt see myself going back to XP 1 week after i was using vista

[Mickey Jones @ Jan 24th 2008 1:17PM]

Same here. I waited but finally installed it a few weeks ago. No problems at at. Better than XP. But I would have like a more significant upgrade. All the really innovative features were cut. I really can't seen anyone seriously holding on to XP until the next Windows release.

[DoctaDJones @ Jan 23rd 2008 10:12PM]

Why do they bother releasing this when people can already upgrade to XP?

[Dylan K @ Jan 23rd 2008 11:20PM]

This, folks, is an example of an original, hilariously witty comment.

[Viperbird @ Jan 23rd 2008 10:13PM]

Don't worry, I love vista too, that makes two of us! Hasn't been to much of a hassle getting used to it, just got to shut of that darn user account control and its all good. Hope SP1 doesnt mess it up as Microsoft loves to fix things that arent broken (such as XP, even though I do like Vista)

[Ryan @ Jan 24th 2008 9:24AM]

Why should users pay for updates that are not even a full version?? I never understood that about Apple OS X versions...

Pay $129 for fixes (improvements?)... That's insane.

[hayesb2 @ Jan 23rd 2008 10:34PM]

Vista is great. I love it. You dont like it, then make something better

[adam @ Jan 23rd 2008 11:27PM]

OS X: http://ptech.allthingsd.com/20071025/leopard-faster-easier-than-vista/

[Good_Bytes @ Jan 24th 2008 12:13AM]

@adam

Nice Apple add! How much they got paid?

[adam @ Jan 24th 2008 3:30AM]

Just because you don't want to drink the kool-aid, ii doesn't mean it tastes like crap.

[Jestine Chakkumcal @ Jan 24th 2008 12:14AM]

Hopefully it would convince me to buy it...

[ChrisG @ Jan 23rd 2008 11:40PM]

If SP-1 is terrible, then I'm definately switching to Leopard.

[T-Bone @ Jan 24th 2008 1:18AM]

Vista right now isn't as good as Vista SP1 by definition. Switch now if you want.

[Michael LaFramboise @ Jan 23rd 2008 11:46PM]

So will SP1 have the new file system along w/ all the other missing features? I just recall Microsoft promising it all in SP1... can anyone confirm or deny this? I just haven't been following Microsoft's doings too much lately...

[Good_Bytes @ Jan 24th 2008 12:12AM]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WinFS

[kal326 @ Jan 24th 2008 12:13AM]

Nothing much in the way of new features, its suppose to be more like a Win2k SP4 flavor. Rolled up security updates with a few minor fixes here and there. Nothing really ground breaking or impressive. I'm just waiting for the improved network transfers and unzipping of files. Unzipping a gig file with lots of individual files and folders it quite annoying regardless of what utility is used for the unzipping.

[Colin Jensen @ Jan 24th 2008 12:25AM]

You mean the new filesystem Microsoft has been talking about for the last fifteen years? In other words, the filesystem which has been vaporware nearly twice as long as Duke Nukem Forever? Hmmm, let me think.

[michael @ Jan 24th 2008 12:41AM]

Short answer : SP1 is mainly performance fixes. Changes under the hood.

And nowhere did Microsoft promise a new file system in SP1 plus other features. I don't know where you get your sources, but it seems to me they intentionally misled users to spark the old "Microsoft 'promised' this, but didn't do it" into fanboys.

And it's not hard to Y! Search "Vista SP1" or look at it in Wikipedia.