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Microsoft has confirmed it will release the first service pack for the Windows Vista operating system next year. So far, only an unofficial patch for Windows Vista has been circulating among Netizens. Microsoft in a statement distributed to some domestic and overseas experts said the trial version of the Windows Vista service pack will be released to 10,000-15,000 testers in a few weeks. The 50-MB service pack comes out less than a year after Windows Vista was released last November. Some IT companies plan to develop the service package into a 1-GB standalone package.
The service pack will be formally released in the first quarter next year after the test run of the trial version. Windows Vista¡¯s service pack 1 is focused on stability and improving performance. There will be no big change in either user interface or compatibility. The initial version of the service pack will come in five languages: English, French, Spanish, German and Japanese. The full version will be released in 36 languages three months later.
Microsoft is also releasing service pack 3 for Windows XP in the first half of next year. The XP service pack will include all security updates, hotfixes and patches that have been provided until now. No other special functions than network access protection will be offered, it said. Windows Server 2008 will be released in the first quarter of next year. The IT giant is expected to launch simultaneous marketing campaigns for it together with Visual Studio 2008 and SQL Server 2008 scheduled for release on Feb. 27.
(englishnews@chosun.com )
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