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  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Windows Vista auto-updates to SP1

    Microsoft on Wednesday kicked off automatic distribution of Windows Vista Service Pack 1, the first major update to the year-and-a-half-old operating system.

  • Microsoft releases Windows update blocker

    Microsoft has released a toolkit to let businesses block service pack updates for Windows XP, Vista and Server 2003.

  • Microsoft fixes Vista SP1's endless reboot trap

    Microsoft is resuming automatic distribution of a SP1 prerequisite update, which sent some Vista users into an endless reboot cycle during installation.

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  • Ready to install SP2?

    Problems, delays dominate headlines; CNET expert offers advice for home users.

  • Much ado about SP2

    Two years ago, the IT community was abuzz with a Microsoft "breakthrough" called Service Pack 1. The mega software patch mainly comprised of security updates for Windows XP. Will things get any better with the much-publicised Service Pack 2?

  • Microsoft sends security update to home PCs

    Microsoft has started to send out its latest major security patch to home PCs--but some people won't get it for a while.

  • Why SP2 might crash Windows XP

    Installing Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 on a PC with a "Prescott" CPU and certain chip sets can cause it to fail to reboot completely. The problem can be solved with a workaround or a BIOS update.

  • Stumbling over SP2

    People have Bill Gates all wrong. He doesn't want to rule the world (or at least the computerised portion of it). And although he may secretly hope that all Linux source code spontaneously combusts, that isn't his biggest wish.

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Reviews (35)

  • Ready to install SP2?

    Problems, delays dominate headlines; CNET expert offers advice for home users.

  • Microsoft Windows Vista SP1

    A little more than one year after its release, Windows Vista will receive its first service pack update in March. Microsoft says the pack will offer better compatibility with third-party hardware, increased reliability, tighter security, and better performance. Our tests disagree.

  • Exchange Server 2007 SP1

    Service Pack 1 (SP1) reinstates a lot of the functionality that Microsoft left out in order to get Exchange Server 2007 out of the door last year.

  • Internet Explorer 6 (with Windows XP SP2)

    Venerable Internet Explorer is showing its age among the hot, young field of browsers led by Mozilla's Firefox.

  • First Look: Windows XP Service Pack 2

    The forthcoming Service Pack 2 for Windows XP is actually a significant upgrade for Microsoft's OS, delivering much-needed security enhancements. We highlight the key changes.

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