Windows Vista SP1 RTM Released
Corporate Vice President of Microsoft Windows Product Management, Mike Nash announced that official final version of Windows Vista SP1 (Service Pack 1) RTM has been released. But ‘officially released’ is probably applicable to selected users only, and majority of users will have to wait one more month.
Windows Vista SP1 will be available will available through Windows Update in mid-March. But don’t pin your hope too much if you’re using non-English version. The initial roll out will be limited to English, French, Spanish, German and Japanese editions of Vista only. Vista users can choose to let Windows Update detects and installs SP1 automatically, or for those who can’t wait, download the standalone full SP1 setup package from Microsoft Download Center on microsoft.com. Vista users who don’t care and let Automatic Updates to do its job will only start to get SP1 from mid-April, which still limited to 5 languages above.
However, even if you’re using one of those 5 languages, you’re not guaranteed to be able to automatically see Windows Vista Service Pack 1 in Windows Update. This is because Microsoft has identified an issue with a small set of device drivers which do not follow Microsoft guidelines for driver installation, and will have to reinstall after SP1 is installed to avoid problems. As a result, to improve user experience, Microsoft requires those device drivers to be updated before delivering SP1 to system with these device drivers installed.
The rest of SP1 remaining languages will RTM in April through Windows Update and Microsoft Download Center. Other channels of delivery for SP1 RTM including integration by OEMs to new PCs running Windows Vista with SP1 pre-installed, and retail DVD product of Windows Vista with SP1. Both expected to be available in probably next month onwards. DVDs for corporate and enterprise customers with Volume Licensing program will also be distributed.
It seems like Windows Vista SP1 RC Refresh 2 is the version that RTM (Microsoft confirmed Vista SP1 RCR2 from WU is indeed RTM). Both has version build of 6001.18000.080118-1840. If you believe and bet that both are the same, you can now download and install via Windows Update or torrents.
As of mid April end of March, Windows Vista SP1 for 5 core languages has been released, while Windows Vista SP1 all languages, 32-bit and 64-bit, has also available available for download while all 36 languages of Vista SP1 will be released early April. Both copies from OEM Partner Center has earlier leaked.
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February 5th, 2008 07:34
Someone NOT wishing to install SP1 (at least for now) should look .
February 5th, 2008 07:36
Someone NOT wishing to install SP1 (at least for now) should look here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=D7C9A07A-5267-4BD6-87D0-E2A72099EDB7&displaylang=en
(sorry for double posting)
February 5th, 2008 20:30
what about the oem bios hacks?
the RC SP1 runs with the bios hack.
i thought the SP1 will disable this hacks?
thats why i don´t think the RC is the same as the RTM.
February 5th, 2008 23:50
So far there is no claim that OEM BIOS hack been disabled in Vista SP1 RTM. It’s either RC2R2 is not actually the RTM and confusing everybody, or Microsoft has dropped the plan in SP1.
February 6th, 2008 21:23
Plz someone or this site make article the leaked link for Sp1 and confirm that is it rtm. Usually this site is good at that :). About the oem bios hack, microsoft has mention it in pdf, that they disable the oem bios hack and unlimited grace period.
February 7th, 2008 09:37
I just used the method described in the article linked by “Windows Update” in the next to last sentence of this article to install SP1.
A check of my registry at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion
now shows the following:
BuildLab = 6001.longhorn_rtm.080118-1840
BuildLabEx = 6001.18000.x86fre.longhorn_rtm.080118-1840
So download and install the RTM version from M$ rather than risk torrents or Usenet.
February 7th, 2008 21:36
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February 8th, 2008 07:22
6001-Activatorx86×64-Bootldr2121F
From Team China- Work 100%
http://depositfiles.com/en/files/3366878
February 8th, 2008 15:25
Someone check that url. ( Take care. )
February 9th, 2008 01:33
You can find the instructions for installing Vista SP1 here.
http://windowsforums.org/?showtopic=154#entry518
Its original. Not Fake. Full guide on install Vista SP1 RTM
February 11th, 2008 04:59
SP1 RTM KILL PARADOX OEM CRACK!!! SHIT!
Just install now SP1… then install again paradox crack… but Vista is NOT active!!!
February 11th, 2008 05:24
6001-Activatorx86×64-Bootldr2121F
From Team China- Work 100%
http://depositfiles.com/en/files/3366878
this is a bootloader
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