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  • Windows Vista SP1 weighs in at 1GB

    Microsoft will release the first service pack for Windows Vista in Q1 2008 and the company has revealed that test versions of the update are currently 1GB; Redmond also admitted it is working on Windows XP SP3.

  • Public test next week for Vista SP1

    Microsoft on Tuesday said that it has reached the "release candidate" with the first service pack for Windows Vista, with plans to make the test software available publicly next week.

  • XP SP3 makes Vista SP1 a laughing stock

    New tests have revealed that XP with the beta SP3 has twice the performance of Vista, even with the long awaited SP1.

  • SP1 enhances Vista kernel with new APIs

    Microsoft has revealed more information on changes to the Vista kernel as part of the release of Service Pack 1, but has denied that the enhancements amount to an "upgrade" or "re-engineering".

  • Microsoft backtracks on Vista SP1 release hint

    For a brief time on Friday, it looked as if developers were going to be able to get their hands on a test version of the first Vista service pack, which is due for final release next year.

  • DiData races to Vista SP1 despite broken apps

    Dimension Data hasn't wasted any time jumping on the Windows Vista SP1 bandwagon, rolling out the service pack to its Australian users after just a 10-day pilot of the final release.

  • Antitrust prompts Microsoft Vista search revamp

    Microsoft has outlined the changes it plans to make to the desktop search feature in Windows Vista to satisfy antitrust concerns.

  • Businesses will dodge Vista in 2008

    Vista uptake is unlikely to increase dramatically during 2008, according to security vendor McAfee, who said that businesses are "leery" of upgrading from current Microsoft operating systems.

  • Windows Vista SP1 beta lacks 'wow'

    If you've been waiting for Windows Vista SP1 to come out before you make the leap to the new operating system, don't, says Microsoft.

  • Microsoft makes refreshing change on Vista SP1

    Microsoft has made the latest version of Vista's SP1 release candidate available for download to the general public -- after initially restricting it to 15,000 beta testers when it first debuted earlier last week.

  • Queensland's PC land grab is on

    The Queensland state government will simplify its purchasing of desktop and laptop PCs, and mid-range servers with a new two-year whole of government supply arrangement beginning in July.

  • Microsoft confirms SP2 for Vista, Office 2007

    While most of the excitement concerning Windows and Office centres around the next full versions of the products, Microsoft is also working on the next service-pack updates for each offering.

  • Human error led to Vista SP1 misinformation

    Microsoft has blamed a human error for incorrect reports that it has rolled out a preview of Vista Service Pack 1, however, a final date for its launch is yet to be confirmed.

  • Windows Vista take-up slower than expected?

    Businesses are moving to Windows Vista less quickly than expected due to problems with application compatibility and clarity around the date of Service Pack 1, according to analysts Forrester.

  • Microsoft fixes DNS flaw but warns of Word attacks

    Microsoft is warning that a Word flaw is being used for targeted attacks, and has also issued four 'important' patches, including one for a potentially serious DNS flaw in the latest Patch Tuesday bulletin.

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