Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 delayed

Vikingod · Mar 4, 2008, 05:21 PM

Microsoft has admitted that service pack one (SP1) for its Ultimate edition of Windows Vista will not be made available to everyone in mid-March as originally planned, because of a delay with 31 of its language packs.

Vista product manager Nick White said in a blog post yesterday that Microsoft will now ship Vista Ultimate SP1 in two "waves", with the second one coming "later in 2008".

Customers running the "premium" version of the operating system on their computers in English, French, German, Japanese and Spanish will be able to get the service pack shortly, according to White.

But the remaining Vista Ultimate computers around the world will not receive the long-awaited update until the 31 language packs, that the software giant is presumably tweaking, are supported in SP1.
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Source: The Register

|2A|N · Mar 4, 2008, 05:26 PM

There is always some kind of excuse with Microsoft I swear...

Judas · Mar 4, 2008, 05:40 PM

interesting....

i'll be picking up my retail copy of home premium SP1 x64 very soon

***craig5320*** · Mar 4, 2008, 06:19 PM

I don't get it? I'm on ultimate and I have SP1? am I missing something? or does it only affect those using the language packs?

Zelig · Mar 4, 2008, 07:07 PM

Yeah, SP1 isn't delayed for ultimate, it's only delayed for people running alternative langauge packs on it.

Same as the language packs were delayed in the first place, although a much shorter delay.

mike2h · Mar 4, 2008, 07:16 PM

zelig got it rt. the blurb is slightly misleading in the way it is worded.

Vikingod · Mar 4, 2008, 07:21 PM

Guys, it says that right in the news post above

Quote:

Vista product manager Nick White said in a blog post yesterday that Microsoft will now ship Vista Ultimate SP1 in two "waves", with the second one coming "later in 2008".

Customers running the "premium" version of the operating system on their computers in English, French, German, Japanese and Spanish will be able to get the service pack shortly, according to White.

MitchRapp · Mar 4, 2008, 11:11 PM

i dunno how people are already running SP1
my windows update shows nothing ... I have Windows Vista Ultimate x64

Zelig · Mar 4, 2008, 11:24 PM

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Originally Posted by pepiman

i dunno how people are already running SP1
my windows update shows nothing ... I have Windows Vista Ultimate x64

It's been available for MSDN subscribers for a couple weeks now.

Al_Vampyre · Mar 4, 2008, 11:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Zelig

It's been available for MSDN subscribers for a couple weeks now.

Yeah, and it 'accidentally' showed up on Windows Update until someone at M$ spotted it and it was pulled again...unfortunately before I got it!

Zardon · Mar 4, 2008, 11:28 PM

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Originally Posted by pepiman

i dunno how people are already running SP1
my windows update shows nothing ... I have Windows Vista Ultimate x64

It won't show up for everyone, and there is a reason. There are some issues with some systems/drivers.

Trust me, you don't want to bypass this and just install it (from one of the leaked download sites etc), wait until it appears on the update site for your computer. I manually forced an install onto one of my systems and I got a major BSOD loop issue.

mike2h · Mar 5, 2008, 01:00 AM

another great avatar z!

Iria · Mar 5, 2008, 01:47 AM

This isn't even new. Microsoft said they would be shipping two waves from the very start. People just didn't read the info, so they felt they had to post a blog entry to cool their jets.

OldBuzzard · Mar 5, 2008, 02:57 AM

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Originally Posted by |2A|N

There is always some kind of excuse with Microsoft I swear...

So, what do you want them to do...release it early with major bugs in it so you can bitch about THAT ???

There's always some kind of gripe from some people no matter WHAT Microsoft does I swear...

Mar 4, 2008, 05:21 PM	#1
Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,187 Rep Power: 109 System Specs	Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 delayed Microsoft has admitted that service pack one (SP1) for its Ultimate edition of Windows Vista will not be made available to everyone in mid-March as originally planned, because of a delay with 31 of its language packs. Vista product manager Nick White said in a blog post yesterday that Microsoft will now ship Vista Ultimate SP1 in two "waves", with the second one coming "later in 2008". Customers running the "premium" version of the operating system on their computers in English, French, German, Japanese and Spanish will be able to get the service pack shortly, according to White. But the remaining Vista Ultimate computers around the world will not receive the long-awaited update until the 31 language packs, that the software giant is presumably tweaking, are supported in SP1. __________ Source: The Register __________________ *How You Can Help DriverHeaven By Using Digg*

Mar 4, 2008, 06:19 PM	#4
*craig5320* HH Administrator Join Date: May 2002 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 8,282 Rep Power: 428 System Specs	I don't get it? I'm on ultimate and I have SP1? am I missing something? or does it only affect those using the language packs? __________________

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Zelig HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 3,187 Rep Power: 69 System Specs	Yeah, SP1 isn't delayed for ultimate, it's only delayed for people running alternative langauge packs on it. Same as the language packs were delayed in the first place, although a much shorter delay. __________________ --

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mike2h DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: norcal Posts: 6,483 Rep Power: 89 System Specs	zelig got it rt. the blurb is slightly misleading in the way it is worded. __________________

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mike2h DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: norcal Posts: 6,483 Rep Power: 89 System Specs	another great avatar z! __________________

Mar 4, 2008, 05:26 PM	#2
\|2A\|N SE7EN57 Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Virginia Beach, VA Posts: 353 Rep Power: 71 System Specs	There is always some kind of excuse with Microsoft I swear...

Mar 4, 2008, 11:11 PM	#8
MitchRapp a.k.a. pepiman Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Montreal Posts: 998 Rep Power: 49 System Specs	i dunno how people are already running SP1 my windows update shows nothing ... I have Windows Vista Ultimate x64

Mar 5, 2008, 01:47 AM	#13
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 87	This isn't even new. Microsoft said they would be shipping two waves from the very start. People just didn't read the info, so they felt they had to post a blog entry to cool their jets.