Major Windows Vista Update Available Today
The update is called Service Pack One, or just "SP1" in Windows talk. A service pack is the traditional term for a giant batch of updates all rolled into one massive download. On its site, Amazon lists the SP1 version available for pre-order, and now lists the non-SP1 editions as "old version." The site now indicates that the SP1 editions will be shipping tomorrow, but if you happened to have just purchased one of those "old version" editions of Vista, don't worry: The update download is free from Microsoft. Still, you might want to burn that download to a CD or something, otherwise you're going to have to pull it from the company's site again and again every time you have to re-install. At 434 megabytes for the full download, it's not something you're going to want to do twice.
If you're a Vista user and are ready to take the plunge, you can head on over to Microsoft's site to start your downloading.
From Engadget
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MIKE @ Mar 18th 2008 11:48PM
I'LL Believe it when I don't have to plug my win98 and my winXP machine in anymore until then how about a free downgrade patch
Dean @ Mar 19th 2008 10:43PM
I think that they should fix the problems with the vista system free since they took us initialy with a crap product. It will be long remembered what a fiasko changing over to vista was and will probly boost sales in Mac systems in the future just to avoid this happening again.
Rob @ Mar 20th 2008 4:09AM
There isno way in Hell I will ever buy anything again from Microsoft. I had and experience with both Microsoft and Dell which has left an irreversable taste in my mouth to the point I purchased on behalf of our staff 62 Apple laptops, send the people to school for 3 days to learn the new type system and frankly other than very few minor clitches (namely with the people operating them) there have been "0"Zero problems. Like so many my loyalities have changed significantly despite having made thousands of dollars on original issue MS Stock
joe @ Mar 20th 2008 2:39PM
Vista is still better than any mac. I have been using both mac and windows computers for 10 years. The Macs are the only ones that give promblems. That is why I wouldn't buy anything from apple. There products suck
Hummer 1 is the only one @ Mar 21st 2008 1:37AM
Yeah I dont know why they are charging for fixing this piece of crap OS...only 2000me was worse..XP should have not been replaced by Vista..what a crap OS..and as far as charging for this upgrade F U Bill Gates!
Barbara ElJizi @ Mar 21st 2008 8:30AM
I agee with Hummer 1...This vista system is a piece of crap.