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Vista Service Pack One Almost Here

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the like-a-really-lame-christmas dept.

arogier writes "After numerous delays and an actual release reversal, the official release date for Vista service pack one has been set for Tuesday, March 18th on Windows Update and Microsoft Downloads. It will be released as an automatic update on April 18th. 'It's unclear so far how a February snafu will affect SP1's roll-out. Last month, after Microsoft pushed a pair of prerequisite patches to users, some reported that their machines refused to finish installing one of the fixes, then went into an endless series of reboots. Several days later, Microsoft pulled the update from automatic delivery, said it was working on a solution and promised it would "make the update available again shortly after we address the issue."' It would be a good time for those planning to adopt early to perform requisite backups and locate their restore media."

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  1. I got the, er, "early adopter" version. by arrenlex · · Score: 5, Funny

    Great news, but it doesn't matter to me anymore. I already pirated it from bittorrent. Read that again. I was so desperate to make it work I had to STEAL FIXES for an operating system I LEGALLY BOUGHT. Says a lot about Vista, doesn't it.

    1. Re:I got the, er, "early adopter" version. by Solra+Bizna · · Score: 5, Funny

      It's more like ordering a meal, then complaining that they DID immediately bring you the uncooked ingredients, hoping that they'll have time to cook it for the people who order later.

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    2. Re:I got the, er, "early adopter" version. by William+Robinson · · Score: 2, Funny

      No....It's more like ordering a uncooked ingredients, then complaining that the waiters were wasting time cooking the food unnecessarily confusing themselves without knowing what exactly customer has been looking for.

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    3. Re:I got the, er, "early adopter" version. by unbug · · Score: 2, Funny

      the lovely homely Penguin tavern next door where they're serving wholesome, nutritious and filling meals for nothing, and with free beer. I shudder to ask... Exactly what kind of wholesome, nutritious and filling meals are they serving in this Penguin tavern? Please tell me it's not what I think!
    4. Re:I got the, er, "early adopter" version. by street+struttin' · · Score: 3, Funny

      These analogies are confusing me. Can you explain it again, but use cars this time?

    5. Re:I got the, er, "early adopter" version. by CmdrGravy · · Score: 4, Funny

      No problem.

      Imagine if a car goes to a restaurant and having waited ages for it's meal is disappointed when the starter and main course arrive and are foul tasting and inadequate for a car of his appetite ...

  2. Awesome!! by moogied · · Score: 2, Funny

    Service Pack One is almost ready for release!! That makes it what, three more packs before its ready for release?? Not sure..

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  3. Somehow... by unbug · · Score: 3, Funny

    ... I can't help but pity those poor Vista users. What should be simply the release of a patch has become a major "event" which people actually have to prepare for and which, from what I hear, is even causing something quite similar to mild panic. But then again, you do get great DRM for your troubles.

  4. Re:Moment of truth... by DigitAl56K · · Score: 1, Funny

    Come on now Bill, enough with these alias accounts. We know it's you...

  5. funny by joaommp · · Score: 3, Funny

    Gentoo 2008.0 was schedulled to be released on that same day...

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    1. Re:funny by RiotingPacifist · · Score: 3, Funny

      unfortunatly nobody will be seen using the new gentoo until 2009, *begins compiling*....

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  6. Re:Updates? Ha! by plague3106 · · Score: 5, Funny

    The common component to all those failures is you.