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Yes I know,a bit late and no I don't want to get a haircut(you know who you are). So after these cryptic messages do I have something new to tell you about this release? Not really,except that finally all those holding out until SP1 can finally install Vista and that SP1 comes packed with a few new cool features (e.g. the ability to apply Bitlocker encryption to all volumes including flash based ones...). In addition to that you may also want take a look at the list of incompatible drivers that...
I wrote about this approximately a week ago,saying that I could not understand why SP1 can not be slipstreamed. Well, a week passed an I noticed a post from Kevin Remde that explains why it can't be done (Thanks Kevin!). In essence what Kevin is saying is that since the mechanism that facilitates seamless integration of updates into offline WIM images is being updated by SP1 you can't update an offline WIM image. In other words you can't replace a broken pipe while the water is still...
Based on a post from the TechNet Plus team SP1 for vista is available for subscribers. In addition to that it is also available to MSDN subscribers:
After thinking about it, I came to the conclusion that this deserves a post of it's own. The installation process of SP1 for Vista backs up all the files that it replaces to allow you to uninstall it. If you are in dire need of free disk space you can use an integrated tool called Vsp1clean.exe (aka SP1 File Removal Tool). This tool will remove all the files that the installation backed up providing you with the additional disk space at the price of not being able to uninstall the service pack...
So since SP1 is finally final, I started playing around with it. One of the most important features for me was the ability to deploy it. So,wanting to hear it from the horses mouth, I downloaded the Windows Vista SP1 Guides for IT Professionals . After going over it I found a few points that surprised me: No option to slipstream. Integrating the SP into the OS is not possible although a version that will have SP1 integrated will be made available (?!?). The SP can not be applied to an offline...