Vista Update Already Set

Jan 25, 2007

On the verge of the release of Windows Vista, Microsoft is already accepting 
orders for features to go in the operating system's first service pack.

Compiling Wish List

Microsoft is taking feedback from testers who are part of its Technology 
Adoption Program (TAP), which lets certain partners evaluate prerelease 
software,
a Microsoft spokesman in London said on Wednesday. Service packs typically 
consist of a mix of bug fixes and new features.

Microsoft is set to release
Vista
for consumers next Tuesday, although it
has been available
to volume-license customers since November 30.

The company doesn't mention future update plans for Vista on its
service pack road map .
The spokesperson said a release date for the first service pack was not yet 
available.

The company, however, will continue to push out "critical" fixes for Vista 
through Windows Update, Microsoft's automated patch rollout system, the 
spokesperson
said.

Comparing XP's Schedule

With Windows XP, Microsoft released the
first service pack
in September 2002, 11 months after the initial release of the OS. XP's second 
service pack--which added a host of security features to combat increased
hacking--
was released
in August 2004.

Microsoft has said another service pack will ship for Windows XP, but the 
company has pushed its release to 2008 and some
customers are skeptical
that Microsoft will continue to update the operating system once Vista ships.

http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,128645-pg,1/article.html

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