Download Windows Vista SP1 Beta 1 in Mid-July

July 9, 2007 in Microsoft, Windows Vista by

Microsoft will deliver the Beta 1 of Vista SP1, the first service pack for Windows Vista, in mid-July 2007.

The news source claimed that Microsoft will release Beta 1 version of Vista SP1 at around July 16, 2007. The final version of Vista SP1 will be released in November 2007. Note that Windows Server 2008 is also scheduled to release in November 2007.

What’s new in Vista SP1?

Vista SP1 will include alterations to Windows Vista desktop search and the following features:

  • Performance tweaks for faster files copying and windows shut down
  • Improve transfer performance and decrease CPU utilization
  • Support for ExFat, Windows file format for flash memory storage
  • Improvements to BitLocker Drive Encryption
  • Ability to boot EFI on an x64 machine
  • Improved success rate for firewalled MeetingSpace and Remote Assistance connections.

[via ZDNet.com]

My two cents

As far as I know, many new adopters of Windows Vista are not satisfied by the Vista performance. Hopefully the Vista SP1 will “greatly” improve Windows Vista performance. Let’s see…


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  • Mr. Bear

    Bear CTO said no. lets wait for SP2 or 3 before moving to vista, he said.

  • http://skorcareer.com.my/blog Zul

    I like the look…. but performance wise…. no comment.

  • http://www.sabahan.com/2007/07/05/search-engine-optimisation-for-msn-search/ gaman

    I actually find Vista performance much much better than XP after I upgraded my system:


    http://www.sabahan.com/…-my-thoughts/

    The SP1 improvements sound cool.

  • Mr. Bear

    Bear finds vista performance vote over here interesting…. will see how many ppl thinks vista will perform faster after sp1…. hehehehe… wish it does so for vista survival sake…. hehehe… then after sp1 update u guys tell me k? bear dun hv vista machine now… back to XP, with the all familiar experience…. hehehe.

    Bear

  • http://vhanded.blogspot.com vhanded

    So fast?? Just 6 months only!

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  • http://www.home-network-help.com picohat

    As usual, there is SP 1 and then SP2, SP3…finally there is new Windows OS.. Typical Microsoft product life cycle! However I like the look of Vista..

  • Cougar

    well i think it will help, and seeing as how ive had vista since Day 1, it will be much needed. the only reason ive got it is my dad builds computers and built this one for testing to see if he should reccomend it to customers or not.
    Now i would like to know where i could get this beta as soon as its out. Also if anyone has a good free firewall and anti spyware to replace the windows ones.

  • Fahad

    As per my opinion performance vise windows VISTA is batter then XP but there is some problem found I unable to install some software I don’t understand why I will be happen. Some program blocked.

  • LcF

    @Fahad: it is probably because some programs does not support Windows Vista

  • Mr. Bear

    http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2007/aug07/08-29vistasp1beta.mspx

    Wait till April 2008 I guess.

    Ok on with the real stuff, linux on quad core!!!! heh!!

    Bear

  • http://Nesla Mr. Lancelot

    Vista has obvious bugs if the wrong version of realplayer 10 or beta version is installed. It could screw up IE7 and the original mediaplayer 11 on some websites and the usual fixes like reinstalling IE7 or Mediaplayer 11 for vista [which doesn't exist] forces some to use a restore disk or a copy of Vista itself to repair the problem for a non tech [non tweaking programming]. It is likely fixable by making default player and browser fixes [which failed by the way]. If microsoft was liable for time and effort fixing a operating system supposedly better than XP, then who thee thou lieth 3 times and its gone. It’s losing it’s baseball game to its competitors if it keeps this up in simple jargon.