Shipping a High Quality Vista Service Pack 1

Wow...I really like this and I think most of you are also aware of this by now. But still wanted to share as at-least I was waiting for it from long time :)

I was using Windows Vista SP1 from last 3 weeks but February 4th I saw this link somewhere in www.microsoft.com

Windows Vista SP1 released to manufacturing
Windows Vista SP1 will start being available to the public in March, starting with Microsoft Volume Licensing customers.

This is just awesome.....just adding a snapshot of it...you can go to link and read rest all :)

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Yes that was true...we announced Vista SP1 RTM officially and then mails started coming in from here and there with more information. So what else you want to know.....some insights??

 

Let me include few more details

Vista SP1 is one of the most complex releases shipped by the Microsoft.

This is the first time that a primary Client SP and a major Server release were jointly developed and released at the same time. This will not only reduce cost of servicing Vista & Win2008 over the next 10 years, but also positively impact our customer’s ability to deploy and manage future servicing fixes and SPs.

We promised our customers a high quality release that would address their key performance, reliability and compatibility issues while giving them a highly reliable setup experience.

This is the first time in the history of Windows that our international teams have signed off on all languages at English RTM. This not only enables us to ship high quality international versions, but also eases the cost of deployments for customers who deploy in multiple languages.

Delivering a high quality SP1 has been our core focus for the past 15+ months. It’s been a long journey for some of us, but looking at what’s being delivered everyone should be extremely proud of their contributions.

 

So When are we planning to ship it?

* Mile Stone 1 (Feb 4, 2008): Available to OEM and Retail Channel

* Mile Stone 2 (Early March 2008): Vista SP1 Volume Licensing Availability

* Mile Stone 3 (Mid March 2008): Vista SP1 availability through Windows Update/MSDN/TechNet

* Mile Stone 4 (April 2008): Will be pushed via Automatic Update

 

So what would be the Windows Version after SP1?

Windows Vista with SP1 - Windows Version 6.0.6001.18000