Originally the Vista SP1 refresh was not available to the public but Microsoft has changed their mind. This should be a good thing for the consumer as Vista already has enough problems and a subpar SP1 final release wouldn’t help the public perception of Vista.
Just two days earlier, the new version, dubbed Windows Vista SP1 RC Refresh, had been handed out to a group of about 15,000 testers who had been working with the service pack for several months. At the time, Microsoft said the refresh was “not available for public download.”
Friday, it changed its mind, and posted instructions on its Web site for downloading and installing the new code using the Windows Update service.
According to the “Windows Vista Service Pack 1 RC Refresh Public Availability Program,” users must uninstall Vista SP1 Release Candidate — the earlier version offered to the general public a month ago — before attempting to download and install the refresh.
Vista SP1 refresh download instructions
Posted under Software, Tech News
This post was written by Veg on January 13, 2008
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