Vista Service Pack 1 Available

**Lemur** · 01-14-2008, 19:38

I know, I know, it's just a release candidate, but still, if you're interested, here it is.

**Husar** · 01-14-2008, 20:30

Ehm, I like being a beta tester but only if I can play the final thing over this one without reinstalling the whole OS. That's possible, isn't it?

**Lemur** · 01-14-2008, 20:34

Two thoughts: Release candidates are not betas. In the normal world, they are usually quite polished. Hence they are candidates for release. No idea what Microsoft's track record is with them, though.

Also, Windows has been able to do system rollbacks since XP. Not sure if you can do that with Service Packs, but I can't see why you wouldn't be able to do so ...

**Whacker** · 01-14-2008, 21:25

Some thoughts to build on our Lord Prosimian's comments

Originally Posted by Lemur

Two thoughts: Release candidates are not betas. In the normal world, they are usually quite polished. Hence they are candidates for release. No idea what Microsoft's track record is with them, though.

MS has had mixed track records with SPs throughout their past, however it is safe to say they've generally got better at it. The old adage, "3rd time is the charm", really holds true with MS. NT 4.0 was finally reasonably stable at SP3, Win2k was decent at SP3, and WinXP, while not bad, could stand another SP also. Vista however seems to be on track to surpass that (as in they'll need more to get it right), given what I've seen both firsthand and from other experienced knowledgeable folks.

Also, Windows has been able to do system rollbacks since XP. Not sure if you can do that with Service Packs, but I can't see why you wouldn't be able to do so ...

This is true, but in reality one should always expect problems when trying to back out of a patch the size and scope of a service pack. You can do it, but I would never recommend it, both in commercial and consumer settings. Just my $0.02 USD.

**Husar** · 01-14-2008, 22:05

I know it's a RC but without using an abbreviation it's a longer word to write...

Ehm, anyway, like Whacker, I'm not very fond of anything that says rollback or repair because in my experience it either won't work or produce unexpected problems so I guess I'll wait for the final thing.

Vista Beta 2 and RC1 ran pretty fine for me except that one or two features seemed incomplete or buggy, like setting the standard browser to Opera was impossible.

**Lemur** · 01-14-2008, 22:08

Originally Posted by Husar

IVista Beta 2 and RC1 ran pretty fine for me except that one or two features seemed incomplete or buggy, like setting the standard browser to Opera was impossible.

That's not a bug, that's a feature.