Comments on: No Vista SP1 beta in the near future – Why are all these speculations about service packs necessary? http://4sysops.com/archives/no-vista-sp1-beta-in-the-near-future-why-are-all-these-speculations-about-service-packs-necessary/ For Windows Administrators Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:14:56 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Michael http://4sysops.com/archives/no-vista-sp1-beta-in-the-near-future-why-are-all-these-speculations-about-service-packs-necessary/comment-page-1/#comment-20666 Michael Tue, 24 Jul 2007 18:55:32 +0000 http://4sysops.com/archives/no-vista-sp1-beta-in-the-near-future-why-are-all-these-speculations-about-service-packs-necessary/#comment-20666 I agree that Vista is much more reliable than many have expected. However, it is important anyway to know when SP1 is available. The point is that software (from Microsoft and third-party vendors) often can be installed only if you have the latest service pack on your machines. Thus, it can be quite annoying if it comes out shortly after a major rollout. The same applies to Windows XP SP3. I agree that Vista is much more reliable than many have expected. However, it is important anyway to know when SP1 is available. The point is that software (from Microsoft and third-party vendors) often can be installed only if you have the latest service pack on your machines. Thus, it can be quite annoying if it comes out shortly after a major rollout. The same applies to Windows XP SP3.

]]> By: Adam http://4sysops.com/archives/no-vista-sp1-beta-in-the-near-future-why-are-all-these-speculations-about-service-packs-necessary/comment-page-1/#comment-20625 Adam Mon, 23 Jul 2007 19:16:49 +0000 http://4sysops.com/archives/no-vista-sp1-beta-in-the-near-future-why-are-all-these-speculations-about-service-packs-necessary/#comment-20625 Well, with Vista, the Service Pack watch is a big deal due to the fact that many shops won't deploy a new OS until SP1 comes out. Many shops feel that this is when the OS is actually ready for "prime time". While I don't agree with that in this case, I think Vista is a pretty good OS over all. SP1 is supposed to fix a few bugs that I have found, specifically with Powershell and WMI retrieval. So I do find some interest in when it will be available. As for XP SP3, I don't think anyone is waiting to deploy XP until then so it probably isn't as big of an issue. Well, with Vista, the Service Pack watch is a big deal due to the fact that many shops won’t deploy a new OS until SP1 comes out. Many shops feel that this is when the OS is actually ready for “prime time”.

While I don’t agree with that in this case, I think Vista is a pretty good OS over all. SP1 is supposed to fix a few bugs that I have found, specifically with Powershell and WMI retrieval. So I do find some interest in when it will be available.

As for XP SP3, I don’t think anyone is waiting to deploy XP until then so it probably isn’t as big of an issue.

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