Windows Vista SP1 to appear today?
Microsoft Corp. will release Windows Vista Service Pack (SP1) on Monday, Feb. 4, according to reports Friday from Tech ARP, a Malaysian Web site. Other sources, meanwhile, claimed that Windows Server 2008 will also reach RTM (release to manufacturing) in the coming week. Vista SP1 will make RTM on Monday, said Tech ARP, with computer makers receiving media later in the week to install the updated operating system on new laptops and desktops. Bits will also be posted for download on Monday, the site claimed. “Microsoft will be deploying SP1 in two ‘waves,’” said Tech ARP. The first, on Monday, will include just five of the 36 available language packs — English, French, German, Japanese and Spanish. The second wave, slated for one to two weeks later, will include all 36 language packs.
Previously, Microsoft has said it would break SP1 into two stand-alone installers for businesses: a 450MB package that includes the five packs, and a 550MB installer that offers three-dozen languages. Both are expected to be available for download from Microsoft’s Web site. SP1 will also be offered to users through Windows Update, Microsoft Update and presumably Windows Server Update Services (WSUS). That update will weigh in at around 65MB. Microsoft explained the smaller size in a change-log posted to its support site: “Windows Update…utilizes an efficient transfer mechanism to download only the actual bytes changed.” I guess the following hours will tell us if this rumour is based on truth or not.
Source: Computerworld
Comments(151)
Is this a fact? Allready?
windows vista sp 1? oh, ok… i’m more of a windows xp myself, so i’ll just wait for SP3 to reach windows xp and rub it on windows vista’s users
awesome
i think dis is ah faikd un get yah hops up peepole i wud not waiste tieme four dis
I checked Microsoft’s website and it’s not there yet!! I wounder at what time exactly it will be published
@4:
wtf did you just say?
Installing it now, im in the uk btw, it’s 193.9 meg
also, remember, its still only sunday here in the states, and wont be monday in redmond for 7-8 hours or so still…
@4 unknown: You are correct, people should use the time for spelling practice instead.
@6
He said that this is f*cked and that people shouldn’t get their hopes up and that he wouldn’t waste his time on this.
“i think dis is ah faikd un get yah hops up peepole i wud not waiste tieme four dis”
How I understand that, I have no clue.
@6, defunkt:
I think he tried to say something like “I think this is a fake, don’t get your hopes up, people – I would not waste time on this.”
Anyone installed this on the bios cracked version of Vista yet?
so will this sp 1 be available on windows update for home users?
I’m not in the states and it’s already an hour on Monday!!! Hmmmmmm wierd!
just turned midnight, in sunny scotland (happy monday)….not
FYI if u have a cracked version of Vista, the SP1 will kill your OS. I tried it with SP1 RC and thats what happened….
blah hell with vista, i want sp3 for xp…
where are the screen shots of this one
I just spoke to a tech support agent for HP and they said that ” right now we can not download and upgrade the Operating System free of cost.”
Will this work with a cracked vista ultimate?
sp rc1 killed your os. i don’t think so lol.
but sp1 will do by all accounts
Boycott Gates…. who needs Vista ..all hype..no improvements
@ 20
yea but if this will work like the sp2 update for xp you have to rip the vista ultimate to your hdd and use cmd or some prog to upgrade to sp1. than burn and reinstall, than crack
“i think dis is ah faikd un get yah hops up peepole i wud not waiste tieme four dis”
….just forwarded this to a professor of linguistics at Oxford Uni to see if he could crack it
Vista SP1, aka Vista Beta 2.0
This from change-log……
SP1 also includes updates that deal with two exploits we have seen, which can affect system stability for our customers.
• The OEM Bios exploit, which involves modifying system files and the BIOS of the motherboard to mimic a type of product activation performed on copies of Windows that are pre-installed by OEMs in the factory.
• The Grace Timer exploit, which attempts to reset the “grace time” limit between installation and activation to something like the year 2099 in some cases.
@ 25
Im from princeton and i just cracked it
“I thinl this is a fake dont get your hopes up people, i would not waist time for this”
haha…I always knew those idiots at Oxford are speds
@ 23
ok, hm well dosnt seem to diffucult, tho its registred etc so it’s layer looks “legal”
@27
“I thinl this is a fake dont get your hopes up people, i would not waist time for this”
I think thinl is supposed to be think… Princeton, shminceton. lol
looks like they are backstepping a little tho…
PressPass: What will happen to systems which have those exploits?
Sievert: Although our overall strategy remains the same, with SP1 we’re adjusting the customer experience that differentiates genuine from non-genuine systems in Windows Vista and later in Windows Server. Users whose systems are identified as counterfeit will be presented with clear and recurring notices about the status of their system and how to get genuine. They won’t lose access to functionality or features, but it will be very clear to them that their copy of Window Vista is not genuine and they need to take action.
isn’t this similar to what happened in XP? they just tell you it’s counterfeit and nothing else happens?
@ 29
dam you making fun of a person with a phd (pretty huge d!ck) for a type-o
waist lol don’t you mean waste
thinl lol.
are you stupid?
@ 32
i was typing fast cuz my porno just downloaded
i will be back in a couple of minutes
bah forget sp1 for vista one really, unless you have a top of the line machine…go with sp3 for xp i can wait
Yeah, don’t install SP1 if you are using a pirated copy of vista… wait for a crack.
ya dawgz dun be getnin dis up in dis ma, ya heer?
ya’ll dun der b waitn fur de ofshel tingy….
@ 36
brain over heating…..cant crack…..hartford send backup…
lol @ 36, 37
Did someone say crack?!?!
GIMME GIMME!!!
@36
You had me at “Ya dawgz”….sob
cooling my head with my zalman 9700 cooler
feels so good
Will definitely download, but will make a system restore point before installing. I have a top of the line laptop, so this shouldn’t be a problem for me.
wheres the xp sp3, better than vista
Cracked no problem, I’ll post link soon
@ 41 NERD!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
cn any teel me lyke wer i cn lyke find zc effrn!!?!?
HE SO CUUUUUTEEE!!! xoxoxoxo
omg i luv him so much!!
http://blogs.cnet.com/8301-13506_1-9837180-17.html
sez it all
Ei BRAINS post the link please….
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Ill wait for the Axxo version
@ 14 & 15
i hate mondays
Isn’t it a bit abnormal for them to want to release it on Monday? Most of the patches Microsoft releases are on Tuesdays.
Either way, I hope it comes out… Im using the SP1 RC1 and I like the fixes so far, it CAN be better.. but its at least progress.
The Bill Gates has left the M$ i just hope that the best…or will WIndows have even more problems,bugs,issues and so on.
Steve Balmer is more a klown than a CEO or whatever…
@35 allready cracked. I’m using this crack from tpb http://thepiratebay.org/tor/3992809/Vista_Service_Pack_1_Activation_Crack__Tested_by_me.
I have vista sp1 v.744
sp3 is out already
I guess than installing it when it’s released won’t be helpful, I believe than our PCs will be flooded with crappy M$ messages, something like the WGA release, “Your PC is using a pirated Vista version”… and all that crap. I’ll wait the scene release better.
Microsoft is planning a launch event Feb. 27 in Los Angeles and is likely to release both Windows Server 2008 and Vista SP1 close to that event.
GO PATRIOTS!!!
GO PATRIOTS!!!
GO PATRIOTS!!!
GO PATRIOTS!!!
GO PATRIOTS!!!
GO PATRIOTS!!!
lol @ 49
@49
Me too, much better =p
@51 – dan
But its not a patch, its a big virus…
I have the Vista Premium that came with my computer, will I get a free upgrade, or will the updates just come in as updates???
Nice touch having THE EYE cam release article and then Microsoft Vista Sp 1 article.
Big Brother anyone?
lol
the topic asks if it will appear *today* then says Monday, but “today” is still Sunday at the time this article was posted. Since microsoft is based in the US you go by their time, not Euro time.
I stupidly decided to try Vista SP1 beta…
4 hours later I had a clean install of Xp..
Jack_Johnson-Sleep_Through_The_Static-2008-RLSLOG
I have the Dell cracked version. Anyone heard anything saying it won’t work with the dell versions?
i have a muh big dik. suk my long spasm colon u fux
lol. why would it say WGA something something, when you already activated via other methods? XD
Windows XP and Vista has been hacked already and to have REAL legit activation methods out there.
If you cannot make your windows vista and windows xp legit using those “free” activation methods then you FAIL as a leecher and a pirate. XD
vista sucks ive heard and ive heard lots of ppl are going back to XP. on another note……
IF PATRIOTS WIN THE SUPERBOWL ITS GONNA BE BULLSH*T B/C THEY ARE CHEATERS. HAHA RECORDING PLAYS ON THE SIDELINES EARLY IN THE SEASON…LEGACY? UMMM NOO FAR FROM
well Anon give me some methods! please!
Thousand, you’re an idiot
First of all Vista Must me activated to install SP1, once you install SP1 use voatktools v2.2 to uninstall previous cracks, reboot, then run Vista Bootmgr v1.0.3 to activate Vista, Reboot. Will work 100% on vista SP1 if done correctly.
Mac OS X is better…..
And im not even talking about the newest one….
I don’t know why google is scared of a yahoo and microsoft merger. Outside of the Xbox, whens the last time microsoft made something that was any good?
Windows has been pretty mediocre for a while, no?
Hey, dont install sp1 if you got a cracked version of vista just look at this:
SP1 also includes updates that deal with two exploits we have seen, which can affect system stability for our customers.
•
The OEM Bios exploit, which involves modifying system files and the BIOS of the motherboard to mimic a type of product activation performed on copies of Windows that are pre-installed by OEMs in the factory.
•
The Grace Timer exploit, which attempts to reset the “grace time” limit between installation and activation to something like the year 2099 in some cases.
These are the the only 2 cracks that i have seen over the net so microsoft have made a protection for those activation cracks, pls reply me if i am wrong
pls 
i have a cracked version of Vista Ultimate via OEM so i think i am in trouble.
Will the OEM Bios update cripple genuine protection featured in the OEM activated releases of vista?
Perhaps a new crack will be released.
for example, will this:
http://thepiratebay.org/tor/3969461/Microsoft.Windows.Vista.Ultimate.x86.Integrated.January.2008.OEM
be crippled?
I’m wondering, cuz this is possibly not the same “OEM Bios” hack I think, or is it?
balls read #71 idiot
@53 yeap
this thing works for real 
Microsoft are warned about that crack and they havent got any protection against it but they have wroted at the support that they will eliminate it with the future updates. @74 download the crack you will need it if you are planing to install Vista SP1 
you can download it from the link writed in post @53
@ Anom
Mac OS X is better than Windows in many ways, but I’m running Vista with aero disabled, and its actually very fast and much better than XP. And Sp1 will make it even better.
However, I believe that Ubuntu Linux is much better than everything else. Try it out at http://www.ubuntu.com! Its legally free
p.s. sorry for triple post
is the method in 71 tested and foolproof 100% for sure?
Cracks work fine with sp1 already using SP1 RTM 6001.18000.080118-1840
@Balls if there is anykind of a BIOS emulation or something with OEM it can damage your motherboard so dont try it
if you uninstall the cracks vista will show blackscreen and the OS will not boot either in safe mode or not. 
@80
so 6001.18000 is going to be the final version???
81: “if you uninstall the cracks vista will show blackscreen and the OS will not boot either in safe mode or not. ”
absolutely not true, it will say you have 15 days to activate when you unsinstall the crack, trust me it works
@83 But you must have a new instalation on the pc with not expired trial, i have tried to uninstall my crack after 3 months of using vista and it shows me black screen, but after that i was wondering why a black screen, so i install vista again and i have installed the same crack and i was waiting for a 5 days, when i uninstalled the crack it shows me 25 days left
correct me if i am wrong, maybe the crack that i am using is bad 
omgwtf. what’s malaysia?
and and and… WHAT THE FUCH happened to AXXO?!?!
If they release it 2 months before it is planned then they rushed it out the door like vista itself.. BEWARE BETAWARE SP1.. The Service pack that almost made it to gold status.
How About Them Giants!!!!!!
@85
axxo is FXG_team
http://thepiratebay.org/user/FXG_team/
6001.18000.080118-1840 was suppose to the final version im not sure only can tell by tomorrow when its released
but i hope 6001.18000.080118-1840 is b/c i dont feel like uninstalling it
Meh, the patriots lost…
and the giants won the superbowl!!!!! party
any links for SP1 please? Can’t find it anywhere
Hell yeah…what a game. Go Giants!
GO GIANTS!!!!!!!
is The Pirate Bay not working for anyone?
Yeah, thepiratebay works fine for me, maybe you caught it at the wrong time… And what the heck does the superbowl have to do with anything here?! haha
What will Vista’s SP1 bring that’s new (other than a virus or screw-up)?
HAHA LOSER SIDELINE PLAY RECORDING LOSERS! PATRIOTS LOSE, GIANTS WIN. IT GOES TO SHOW CHEATING DOESNT PAY!! HELL THE COACH OF THE PATS IS A SORE LOSER AS WELL. COULDNT EVEN STAY ON THE FIELD, BADDD SPORTSMANSHIP. WHAT A SWEET VICTORY!
^^ LOL
so when is SP3 coming?
Off topic.. BUT…. THE GIANTS WON!!! WHERE IS THE POST FOR THE GAME! GO NY BABYYY. GIANTS GIANTS GIANTS!!!
Don’t install XP SP4. It will kill your PC.
I got word from a MS employee that SP4 performs software overclocks of all major components which can result in lower end PC kit to fry.
Vista SP2 increases performance by 33% over SP1, which means it will speed up your system even if you don’t install SP1…
The future looks promising for Vista; not so much for XP.
I cant wait for the SP3 final release, because i need it in Spanish and at the moment it’s only available in English, Japanese and German.
Anyone knows the release date for the SP3 for XP??
Thanks in advance.
Greetings from Mexico
@100
WTF?
And this makes it better…yeah ok
Rofl @100… wow must be a really secretive release if he has it before production
@100…… I want what your smokeing!!!!!!!!!!!!
Quote “Don’t install XP SP4. It will kill your PC.
I got word from a MS employee that SP4 performs software overclocks of all major components which can result in lower end PC kit to fry.
Vista SP2 increases performance by 33% over SP1, which means it will speed up your system even if you don’t install SP1…
The future looks promising for Vista; not so much for XP.
” end quote
will Vista sp1 change the o/s into windows xp pro sp2 ?
if not then why bother ? seriously , do we have a guestimate on total size of sp1 ?
@100 you’re my new hero
@ 101-108 LOL
I thought that would turn some heads, but yes- that’s what I was told. I’m quoting someone else there.
make of it what you will.
I am still running Win2000 Professional on my notebook, and it is doing everything I want.
well its technically monday in parts of the US, and I still see no update on MSUD. I hope it comes out soon- fix this broken OS and to 110, you obviously dont play games that use DX10…anyhow I just enable classic mode, turn off all fancy effects, and it looks like any other windows. I micro-managed all my services and all their startup modes, and, with the help of 4 gigs of ram, I can fly thru vista. But I get you. I want XPsp3 that uses dx10. that’d end it.
@111
6 minutes here… no notices.
jonnyBoy, how much of obviously extra quality pot do you have to smoke to meet the person who told you this??? O_o
@110 noone gives a fu.k what are you running on your notebook. comments are here to update readers on news regarding vista sp1; or for people like jonnyBoy (best bit I’ve read in 2008); or for people commenting on either vista sp1 or jonnyBoy and jonnyBoy-alikes. and btw win2000 sucks
@113
Glad I could entertain…
@jonnyBoy
What are you talking about? We want some too!
gonna masturbate through vista oem cd hole
@116 sorry to hear you thing is THAT small..
I downloaded the update and mine is a cracked version of vista and my system rebooted fine?!
I dont think this update stops the OEM versions
Its say it stops the timecrack version but the BIOS version is not the OEM crack!
BIOS hack was one of the first vista workarounds!
=( i stained all over oem cd already
I keep trying windows update but nothing.. is there somewhere I can download it at?
FAKE NO SP1 AVALABLE TO DOWNLOAD IN THE VISTA UPDATES
@120 sp1 is gold but hasn’t been released yet.
there’s a RC refresh 2 that is very stable and doesn’t show any build version on your desktop or computer properties when you install it, but it’s not RMT.
wait a day or two… or a week.
All of this is so much a guessing game. Why do you think there is a ‘?’ at the end of all of these stories titles? This is ALL based off this post:
http://www.techarp.com/showarticle.aspx?artno=505&pgno=0
The guy who wrote this cites no sources or anything. Just that “We just received word”.
I want Vista to run smoother as much as the next guy, but lets wait until a REAL news source reports this. Not a bunch people quoting this lame TechARP article.
Windows updates are generally released in the second week of the month, thats why I found this news surprising, probably just another article with no basis in fact
i thought vista sp1 was already out….it’s called XP!!!!!!!
lol @ 100 “Don’t install XP SP4. It will kill your PC.”
and while your at it fix your time machine!
thanks for the warning i guess ill just install SP3 and stick with that
Hi Guys,
Since I have stepped back from my duties at Microsoft I thought Id take the time to post here. Vista SP1 will resolve any of the issues experienced using Vista. XP sp3 will be released also this month however I think you all should give Vista a go. If you`re thinking of using a cracked copy of my software then think again as I`ll be dedicating my time to tracking down and ass raping you pirate scum. I`ll make sure I have your mother and your sisters too.
Bill
@126 give the guy a break, he must be using the time fix and changed his time into 2020 or sthg
Anyway, Vista SP1 isn’t out yet at least here in Europe.
I just want 2 know who spread this rumor?
@128
I heard that some jews spread this rumor, Im not lying u will see!
vista is a piece of crap and l will stay with what l have thank you
lol at @129 you remind me of a friend during my university days. blamed everything on the jews..
ah wells, gonna re-install windows now…with sp3
slipstreamed. its great 
@130
You’re welcome but who knocked your door and asked u to install it
@131 is SP3 for XP out yet??
God!! I can’t stop laughing at NO.100. hhhhhhhh what’s killing me is that he’s so confident of what he’s saying!!!!
Well, this is truly a crazy world
Xp sp3 all we need ,Vista it´s for corporative morons.
Dx10 its pure crap
this isnt a rumour, its just not accurate. the service pack is finsihed, its RTM, but for download it will be available in the mid march, and over the automatic update mid april.
http://windowsvistablog.com/blogs/windowsvista/archive/2008/02/04/announcing-the-rtm-of-windows-vista-sp1.aspx
“…
Here’s the timing for SP1 availability for current Windows Vista users:
* In mid-March, we will release Windows Vista SP1 to Windows Update (in English, French, Spanish, German and Japanese) and to the download center on microsoft.com. Customers who visit Windows Update can choose to install Service Pack 1. If Windows Update determines that the system has one of the drivers we know to be problematic, then Windows Update will not offer SP1. Since we know that some customers may want to update to SP1 anyhow, the download center will allow anyone who wants to install SP1 to do so.
* In mid-April, we will begin delivering Windows Vista SP1 to Windows Vista customers who have chosen to have updates downloaded automatically. That said, any system that Windows Update determines has a driver known to not update successfully will not get SP1 automatically. As updates for these drivers become available, they will be installed automatically by Windows Update, which will unblock these systems from getting Service Pack 1. The result is that more and more systems will automatically get SP1, but only when we are confident they will have a good experience.
* The remaining languages will RTM in April.
…”
“i think dis is ah faikd un get yah hops up peepole i wud not waiste tieme four dis”
I faxed this to my street smart people on the Street University of Booz and Drugs and they cracked it. It says that “The crack trail will be coming later this day, around the fifth and yooo, I bee telling yaaa that, I ain’t feelin’ it because it’s whacked out. So go smoke some weed n bang a prostitute cuz it’s better time spent.”
I believe it says that, these guys that cracked it are high quality university professors from the University of Booz and Drugs U.B.D
Windows XP Service Pack 3 RC has been out, you can get it by doing the following.
Make a text document on your desktop, copy and paste the text below into the text document and save it as “SP3.bat” run the SP3.bat file then check for updates at http://www.update.microsoft.com
Put the following without quotes in the text document.
“reg delete HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\XPSP3 /f 2> NUL
reg add HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\XPSP3 /v RCPreview /t REG_SZ /d 1c667073-b87f-4f52-a479-98c85711d869 /f”
http://windowsvistablog.com/blogs/windowsvista/default.aspx
—
Announcing the RTM of Windows Vista SP1
Posted by Mike Nash
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
—
Windows Vista SP1 Release to Manufacturing – http://windowsvistablog.com/blogs/windowsvista/archive/2008/02/04/announcing-the-rtm-of-windows-vista-sp1.aspx
This new release of SP1 addresses reliability and performance issues, and provides support for new hardware and several emerging standards. Windows Vista SP1 will be available to the public in March, starting with Microsoft Volume Licensing customers.
SP4 = sp3 eh? I have been using sp3 refresh2 for a week and it doesnt seem to bad. I do notice that when I go to my other harddrive it take a while to see the contents. I wonder if it is sendinf info of my harddrive to MS.
@fart and @anthony kinson:
how about reading comments instead of spamming them
too bad is good for the costumer? hell knows in god where spirit runs around.
http://download.microsoft.com/download/a/e/4/ae43e777-d69b-4b96-b554-d1a2a0f40fac/windowsxp-kb936929-sp3-x86-enu.exe
but some people here said they have downloaded it!!! how do u explain that???
Anyone could post a link?
I am downloading it as I type, thank you for telling me about it RLS; To get it simply click on the cooler looking start button (cooler than the green one from XP) and go to All Programs > Windows Update. This will start the process.. and get you sp1. VOILA. It’s around 160 MB, I didn’t take too much time to check it out really.
Remember when nobody wanted to run XP; they stayed with Win98?
@146
I checked updates so many times but nothing there!
Microsoft says Service Pack 1 was released today to computer makers. It will be available to consumers in March.
taken from http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/6420ap_wa_microsoft_sp1.html
Associated Press – Feb 04, 2008
Microsoft says Service Pack 1 was released today to computer makers. It will be available to consumers in March.
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/6420ap_wa_microsoft_sp1.html
Mega dumb, perhaps it will be leaked from the factories
Windows Vista SP1 Standalone Installer (32-bit English RTM)
http://thepiratebay.org/tor/4014643
Windows Vista SP1 Standalone Installer (64-bit English RTM)
http://thepiratebay.org/tor/4014681
Windows Vista SP1 Integrated x86 Eng RTM
http://thepiratebay.org/tor/4011992
Windows Vista SP1 Integrated x64 Eng RTM
http://thepiratebay.org/tor/4007215
Btw, the final RTM version is 6001.18000.080118-1840, not any other, which matches Windows WAIK for SP1 RTM -> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=94bb6e34-d890-4932-81a5-5b50c657de08&DisplayLang=en (check the version number!)
I have the Dell cracked Vista and guess what? Installed SP1 through Windows Update and it works 100% fine. No problems whatsoever.