of the Microsoft watchers and users I realize are expecting Microsoft to ship the first company pack (SP) for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 earlier than the stop of 2010. based on a newly published Usually Asked Issues (FAQ) document around the Microsoft TechNet online site, Microsoft is preparation to release SP1 while in the to start with 50 percent of 2011. me say upfront that this statement doesn’t necessarily mean that Microsoft won’t deliver SP1 this year. The Windows team is still chanting the underpromise/overdeliver mantra. With recent Windows releases, the team has provided estimated delivery dates that were considerably later than what they expected they could achieve,
Windows 7 Enterprise Serial Key, in order to make sure there were no (public) missed ship dates. So despite the latest proclamation,
Windows 7 32bit, it’s still hard to say for sure if SP1 will be a 2010 or a 2011 deliverable. an excerpt from the TechNet FAQ, which addresses SP1 timing: When will SP1 be released?
A: Services Pack 1 will be released within the primary half of calendar year 2011. here’s a screen capture including this, in case someone at Microsoft gets overzealous in editing the site after I publish this post. Hey,
Office 2010 Generator, accidents happen….) around the text box above to enlarge) officials happen to be adamant that consumers and business clients don’t need to wait for SP1 to deploy Windows seven and/or Windows Server 2008 R2. Still,
Office 2007 Enterprise, a number of business prospects use the release of SP1 as a milestone in terms of preparation their deployments of a new operating system. week,
Office 2010 Professional 32 Bit, Microsoft released a public beta of SP1. (The Windows team released a private beta to selected testers a week or two before this.) Microsoft officials have said repeatedly that there will be no new features in Windows 7 SP1 and two new virtualization features from the server SP1 variant. reality, Windows seven SP1 includes a few pieces of functionality that Microsoft hasn’t made available via Windows Update or through various security patches. Company officials still insist these are “enhancements,” rather than new features.These “enhancements” include things such as support for more third-party federation services; improved HDMI audio device support; and XPS printing fixes. businesses out there waiting on SP1? Why or why not? Microsoft actually posted the “very first half 2011″ date as part of a (much longer) blog post about the beta availability of SP1 back on July 12 about the Windows Blog. (Looks like I wasn’t the only one who missed it, based on reader feedback I’m getting.) The new rumored target date is supposedly April 2011, I hear. Not sure why it will take that long for something that doesn’t include new features (maybe it’s more an issue from the server SP1 holding up the client?)… But there you have it.