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Remaining Windows Vista SP2 Languages Released to Windows Update

Back on May 26th, we announced Windows Vista SP2 and Windows Server 2008 SP2 hit the RTW milestone. The first wave of languages (English, German, French, Spanish, and Japanese) was made available on Windows Update at that time. Today, we are releasing...


Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 SP2 RTW

On April 28 th , we announced that Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 (Service Pack 2) SP2 had RTM’d. Today, we are pleased to announce the Release to Web (RTW) for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 SP2. Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 SP2...


Releasing Windows Vista SP1 for more languages

It has been almost a month since we released Windows Vista SP1 to Windows Update in 5 languages. To date: millions of people have successfully installed Windows Vista SP1 on their PCs. So we're happy to announce the next step for Windows Vista SP1 availability...


Windows Vista SP1 Released to Windows Update

Today, you can now download Windows Vista SP1 via Windows Update. For those of you eager to receive the benefits of Windows Vista SP1, you can now do so. We've seen quite a bit of questions in our comments so we want to communicate as much as possible...


Update on Windows Vista SP1 Prerequisite KB937287

UPDATE 2/21: When calling 1-866-PC-Safety - be sure to let the support agent know you are calling in reference to a Windows Update issue. Also: Microsoft has released KB949358 containing information regarding the issues related to KB937287 . We've heard...


Improving reliability and performance: Update preview release available today

Surely it's no news to you that we use Windows Update to continually deliver ongoing improvements to our customers so that Windows is always up-to-date. Plus, doing so eliminates the need to wait for larger releases like service packs. Some updates are...


New Updates to Windows Vista available via Windows Update this week

As you probably know and as we've mentioned in previous posts, we use Windows Update to periodically deliver updates for Windows Vista. We do this so that customers need not wait for a service pack or another larger release to benefit from the ongoing...


Addressing a Windows Update failure after repairing from XP CD

Microsoft/Windows Update Program Manager Nate Clinton has just posted on an issue we've learned of that affects some users of Windows Update repairing their systems using a Windows XP CD. The symptom is that some Windows XP customers are unable to install...


An explanation of Windows Update automatic updating

The Microsoft Update team has posted a statement addressing the current community discussion on Windows Update's self-updating behavior. The upshot is that a longstanding procedure in Windows Update requires it to self-update before it is able to recognize...


Microsoft Released New Version of the Windows Vista Hardware Assessment tool

Hi Folks, Windows Vista and 2007 Microsoft Office are here! And, you are probably thinking that it's time to take advantage of these 2 great technologies. But, you need to get answers on a few practical questions first: Would my existing PCs run Windows...


(Not) an update on SP1

A HotFix.net blogger today posted a collection of individual Windows Vista hotfixes as a supposed Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) preview. However, those of you who've been closely following discussions on Windows Vista will quickly notice that what...


Zune software and firmware 1.3 update

Earlier this week, the Zune Team released an update to the Zune client software and Zune device firmware. Some of the major improvements include fixing a skipping problem affecting content acquired from the Zune Marketplace, and FM tuner changes to prevent...


Windows Vista Hardware Assessment Guidance Pages now available in 8 new languages

Hi all, We are happy to announce the availability of Windows Vista Hardware Assessment guidance pages in 8 new languages in addition to the already-available US English version. The list of localized web sites is listed below, please click the individual...


Sven Hallauer: Windows Vista, Windows Update and Beyond

I was recently able to sit down and talk to Windows Release Manager Sven Hallauer to discuss next steps now that Windows Vista has RTM'd, in particular regarding product updating via Windows Update. Sven discusses the goals behind instituting Windows...


Updating a Brand-New Product

Now that Windows Vista has released to manufacturing, you might think that there is no opportunity for the product to get better before you get to use it. Pre-Internet and before Windows Update, that was generally the case. But things are different today...


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