As detailed on Monday, Vista's first service pack is now available for download on the Windows Update site. Both 32-bit (434MB) and 64-bit (726MB) flavors are available, and Microsoft notes that the Automatic Updates version - which will be detected on April 18th - will cut the download size to roughly 65MB. Among DirectX 10.1, Service Pack 1 apparently boasts greater reliability in applications including Media Player, and various performance improvements across the OS.
We were the first to break the news on the release of Windows Vista Service Pack 1 and the final RTM schedule of Windows XP Service Pack 3. Now, we will be the first to release the full details on Microsoft's Windows XP Service Pack 3, which as we know will be available for manual update on April 29, 2008. That's just a few days away!
With the launch of XP's third service pack slowly brewing, a report has been published revealing that, whilst using OfficeBench, performance improves by around 10% over service pack two.
After we broke the story on the release of Windows Vista Service Pack 1, we now have updated news and more details of the long-awaited Service Pack 3 for Windows XP. Microsoft has also made some changes to when and how Windows XP Service Pack 3 will be released. Here are the details…
Speculation has surfaced that suggests Vista's first service pack will appear on the Windows Update site tomorrow, or March 18th for those who like numbers. When asked to comment, Microsoft continues to keep its cards close to its chest, stating that SP1 will be available from Windows Update in "mid-March". A different spokesman then added that Automatic Updates won't detect the Service Pack until "mid-April" - though this has been narrowed down to April 18th.
We were the first to announce that Microsoft would be releasing Service Pack 1 for Windows Vista to manufacturing on February 4, 2008; and now we will be the first to announce Microsoft's confirmed schedule for the release of Windows Vista Service Pack 1 to the world. Here's how it's going to work... As we mentioned in our February 4 update, release to manufacturing (RTM) means exactly that - Windows Vista Service Pack 1 is final and is now released for manufacturing, and to the OEMs for integration with their systems. Public upgrades would come later. In April, as it turns out.
We were the first to announce that Microsoft would be releasing Service Pack 1 for Windows Vista to manufacturing on February 4, 2008; and now we will be the first to announce Microsoft's confirmed schedule for the release of Windows Vista Service Pack 1 to the world. Here's how it's going to work...
After years of development, Microsoft finally released Windows XP Service Pack 3 for downloading early last month. Earlier, we covered how the Windows XP SP3 RC didn't support high definition audio because Microsoft apparently "forgot" to add the Universal Audio Architecture (UAA) driver for High Definition Audio devices in the latest release candidate of the Windows XP Service Pack 3. Now that the final Windows XP Service Pack 3 has been released, one, especially yours truly, wonders if it now supports high definition audio, or if Microsoft forgot to add the driver once again?
It seems that XP's final service pack will hit Automatic Updates later today. This news follows a Microsoft spokesman claiming that the update will arrive "shortly".
