Friday, January 25, 2008

Microsoft refreshes Vista SP1

Microsoft released <A HREF="http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/01/25/Microsoft-ships-second-Vista-SP1-refresh_1.html?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/01/25/Microsoft-ships-second-Vista-SP1-refresh_1.html">a refresh of its first service pack for Vista</A> to beta testers on Thursday, indicating the final release might be near. On Thursday, beta users of SP1 received an e-mail from Microsoft alerting them that Vista SP1 refresh 2 is available for download. Microsoft released the latest build, which addressed a small number of bugs that testers encountered in the previous version, to around 15,000 beta users, the company said.

Microsoft issued Vista SP1 Release Candidate in December and a refresh earlier this month. It has said that the final Vista SP1 will be available to the public during the first quarter of this year, with some reports suggesting that it might come out as soon as Feb. 15.

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