Windows Vista Service Pack 1

I have been running Microsoft Operating Systems since MS-Dos came onto the scene and have evolved through all versions of Windows and have never in my life seen a bigger mess than we have now with Microsoft Vista.  I have been hopeful that Microsoft would release it’s Service Pack to address some key issues for a while now but so far they haven’t yet.  Honestly, I like a few things Vista has brought to the table but I would gladly trade them in if I could on a next generation version of XP.  Here’s the official release on Technet I found tonight on the upcoming Vista SP1, it’s available if you are brave: (and I’m not liable if you download this thing and it hoses up your PC)

The Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Release Candidate (RC) is now available to the public. In addition to previously released updates, SP1 contains changes focused on addressing specific reliability and performance issues, supporting new types of hardware, and adding support for several new technologies. SP1 also addresses some management, deployment, and support challenges.

For me, it’s not only Vista that’s hosed up either, it’s the entire 2007 Office Suite as well.  Microsoft Word was probably the most unfamiliar to me out of all of their products, although I dont spend a lot of time in the others I have to admit.  Microsoft Outlook, which is by far my most widely used Microsoft App, underwent some major revisions for 2007 as well but knock on wood it’s still functioning for me. 

Here’s the link to the Technet announcement, Windows Vista Service Pack 1, If they don’t get things straight before too long I am not for sure what I will do, possibly roll back to XP if I can find the time to do a rollback with all of my programs and data, I would prefer not to do this though.  My partners and I have even discussed going to the Mac platform, gosh, did I say that?  Don’t worry, all of our servers still run good old reliable Linux!