Little fanfare, Microsoft Windows Vista availability to move to Service Pack 1 (SP1) and Microsoft's TechNet developer network to the subscriber, saying that the update will be able to download, at the latest Friday.

It was the second time in three days the release of eyes changed, but Microsoft's release to manufacturing (RTM) version of SP1, Vista IT professionals and developers who, for hundreds of dollars each year also have the right to pay to download and test software before it is presented to the public.

Saying "We heard," an unidentified employee of Microsoft's MSDN subscription blog spell out a new timetable: "Windows Vista SP1 expected to be available by the end of the week Depending on the MSDN subscribers, "wrote a Blogger.

TechNet is positive, the blog, where subscribers criticized Microsoft's decision to delay until early next month the final code - and then, on Monday announced a change and mistiness "at the end of this month" - the other is Microsoft's B l oggerSP 1 can be used to make sure TechNet subscribers on the same day. "This is a time for both programs to become available," said Microsoft KYASHIDIKUSON.

Dixon is in response to users for MSDN subscribers, according to availability and change.

Microsoft did not specify a date, even though Friday is the most likely candidate; early this week, the company said it is a volume license customers to download and bit me on Thursday.

Old deadline
Feb. 4, when they were immersed in the company, according to a long-term service pack and ship it expected to use the OEM for a new copier and a personal computer to start the process of assembling a retail package, it According to the most users of the current Vista not until mid-March. MAIKUNASSHU, vice president of product management for Windows, then explained that the company identifies the hardware device drivers necessary when using some of the problems might provide an upgrade.

TechNet subscribers in the most positive comments on the blog to leave admitted that the delay in delivery of SP1 is convinced that through Windows Update, they question the rationale of it is technical crowd through to be able to use Microsoft's documentation can be downloaded from the website. Some IT administrators, in fact, admitted that they had downloaded pirated copies to begin testing, while others claimed that the delay would jeopardize their Vista deployment plans or push them into dropping their TechNet subscriptions.

Sometimes, the comments are glowing. "Microsoft is currently the only place you can not download from," said a user identified as "idontgetit" TechNet before Saturday, plus blogs. "I felt lied to."

After the decision was announced by the blog Thursday MSDN subscription, users were optimistic. "This is very good news," said someone using the alias "kizzer."

What's in it SP1
Vista SP1, and has been tested since September, includes more than 550 security patches and bug fixes. In addition, a number of improvements in performance and reliability features such as changing the desktop search and antipiracy technology.

Based on the service pack - Some members of the press were given in spite of the final code and T echNet M SDN many subscribers legally acquire it could not have -- has been mixed. Computerworld review, for example, applauded the change is the way Vista, the user can handle that detect when a counterfeit copy of the test to see Note that the highly touted speed and copy files to Most of the increase Mirage.