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[Nvyseal]

images/news/vista.jpgNo. We expected it this October or November. Now, however, a note published by the US Department of Justice says that "Microsoft anticipates that beta code will be available by the end of the year." That could push Service Pack 1 into next year.

Last year, Microsoft's Bob Muglia suggested it would appear with Windows Server 2008, codenamed Longhorn. This is at the beta 3 stage of testing, and already in use on Microsoft.com.

Both Vista and Server 2008 are based on the same code base: Server 2003. The Longhorn development continued, of course, after Vista shipped on November 30. Improvements to Server 2008 could be rolled up with this year's patches to create Vista SP1. Everyone liked that idea.

Also, large enterprises traditionally like to spend the first year of a new Windows doing pilots, testing the programs they have developed in-house, preparing user training courses, and so on.

Thanks Roadrunner for the link..
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[VROSA]

What exactly M$ have to change in the way that Vista handles desktop search ?

~update~

I was reading this and decided to share:

http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/winvi...gle_changes.asp

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From what I can tell, the software giant is now using this new set of changes as its semi-official excuse for delaying Vista SP1, though to be fair, the company will publicly claim it's never made any promises about the schedule for that release.

I dont agree with this part, Microsoft has interests in releasing Vista SP1. Many people are just waiting for the service pack to buy Vista.

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So what does this complaint allege? When it was publicly revealed a week ago, the complaint seemed completely baseless, and I wrote as much in a June 10, 2007 editorial in WinInfo Daily News. Now, however, we have more details about the complaint. And while I still believe Google's complaint to be baseless given the history of desktop search and the fact that Google is pursuing its own monopoly in Internet search and attempting to extend that monopoly to PC desktops, we can at least see the full picture. Here's what Google complained about.

First, Google believes that desktop search, or what Microsoft calls Instant Search in Vista, is middleware subject to the same requirements as other Windows middleware. That is, like Web browsers, email applications, instant messaging applications, and media players, consumers and PC makers should be able to swap out Microsoft's desktop search feature for third party desktop search products.

Second, Google asserts, sort of, that Vista, generally, or Instant Search, specifically, makes its own desktop search product, Google Desktop Search (GDS), perform poorly. In truth, the issue is less dramatic: What's really happening is that both Instant Search and GDS work in similar fashion: Any time a file on the PC changes, the index in both services needs to be updated so that later search results are accurate. With two indexes running simultaneously, the performance of the PC suffers and the entire PC, and not just GDS, runs more slowly.

Third, while Microsoft has provided UI entry points for Instant Desktop search in Windows Vista, these entry points--which include search boxes in Windows Explorer windows, and the Search item in the Start Menu--are not configurable for third party search products. Google would like to be able to turn off Instant Search when GDS is installed and access those UI entry points.

Where do they want to arrive... Google's complaint is completely baseless for me...

[Roadrunner]

Do you want to try the Beta of SP1?

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details...;DisplayLang=en

It came out yesterday!!

[m.oreilly]

i think this is just the docs...

[VROSA]

Yes, just docs - 2,6 MB