The Windows team stepped up a gear and have released SP1 RC (Release Candidate) Refresh 2 today. In the past this probably would of been called RC3.

Microsoft said this release would reach just 15,000 official beta testers who can download it through Windows Update or as a stand alone file. As with previous builds, the Service Pack requires an RTM version of Vista without earlier SP1 updates applied.

Service Pack 1 is expected to be made available in the middle of next month.


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(1 reply) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #1 Posted by FuhrerDarqueSyde on 25 Jan 2008 - 15:38
Why did they stop goin' like RC2 RC3 n such and went with refreshes?
Quote this comment #1.1 Posted by +Lt-DavidW on 25 Jan 2008 - 16:55
Because they probably have a set of targets they need to reach for each RC build that they haven't reached yet.
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #2 Posted by RanCorX2 on 25 Jan 2008 - 15:44
guess to make us wait longer? wonder how many refreshes there will be before RC2?
(1 reply) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #3 Posted by Swift33 on 25 Jan 2008 - 15:45
Already posted?

http://neowin.net/news/main/08/01/25/micro...-sp1-test-build
Quote this comment #3.1 Posted by Neobond on 25 Jan 2008 - 15:49
Mine's cooler. Why the hell are we getting this news elsewhere anyway?
(2 replies) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #4 Posted by torrentthief on 25 Jan 2008 - 16:03
build number? size of .exe for 32bit and 64bit? size of vista sp1 integrated 32/64bit iso?

thanks.
Quote this comment #4.1 Posted by Neobond on 25 Jan 2008 - 16:09
That would be breaking NDA and unless you are a tester I don't see the importance of the data you requested!
Quote this comment #4.2 Posted by LPC on 25 Jan 2008 - 17:52
Build 6001.18000

Pulled it via Windows Updates ... the 64bit version was around 880Mb.
(2 replies) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #5 Posted by torrentthief on 25 Jan 2008 - 16:12
i wanna know how big the .exe will be when its released in 3 weeks ish. and how much room i'll need to integrate sp1 with my vista dvd.
Quote this comment #5.1 Posted by phiberoptik on 25 Jan 2008 - 16:25
With a name like "torrentthief" I hardly believe you.
Quote this comment #5.2 Posted by Izlude on 25 Jan 2008 - 20:23
that's gotta be the coolest user name ever. but that was my original reason for wanting to know that info.
(1 reply) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #6 Posted by torrentthief on 25 Jan 2008 - 17:17
you obviously dont know there are legal torrents then!
Quote this comment #6.1 Posted by phiberoptik on 25 Jan 2008 - 18:04
Obviously I do, or else I wouldn't have made light of your nick having "thief" in it.

Why do you have to be a torrentthief if they are free? hmmm
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #7 Posted by Jugalator on 25 Jan 2008 - 17:28
RC Refresh 2..? Hmm, sure can't be long until the RTW then...
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #8 Posted by paesan on 25 Jan 2008 - 19:11
I just installed this version from WU and system properties shows it as "service pack 1" , plus there is not any watermark on the desktop (yes I did reboot). Running slmgr -dlv does not show any timebomb etc.
Build 6001.18000
Could this be the final code?
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #9 Posted by torrentthief on 25 Jan 2008 - 20:33
they will prob change it to another nice number for the final build: 6001.18000 to 6001.19000 or something.
(5 replies) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #10 Posted by ady199 on 25 Jan 2008 - 21:43
My system now seems to run very smoothly - Startup and Shutdown times have increased dramatically with this update
Quote this comment #10.1 Posted by xinary on 26 Jan 2008 - 01:12
(ady199 said @ #10)
My system now seems to run very smoothly - Startup and Shutdown times have increased dramatically with this update

*decreased
Quote this comment #10.2 Posted by BigBoy on 26 Jan 2008 - 01:51
+1 for me too, on a not-top-of-the-line laptop... seems to be snappier overall too
Quote this comment #10.3 Posted by bjc4ever on 26 Jan 2008 - 01:54
(ady199 said @ #1)
My system now seems to run very smoothly - Startup and Shutdown times have increased dramatically with this update


LOL
Quote this comment #10.4 Posted by michael.dobrofsky on 26 Jan 2008 - 02:29
That's the MS we love!
Quote this comment #10.5 Posted by ady199 on 26 Jan 2008 - 17:23
(ady199 said @ #10)
My system now seems to run very smoothly - Startup and Shutdown times have increased dramatically with this update


Sorry I meant 'Decreased'
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #11 Posted by martinDTanderson on 26 Jan 2008 - 11:44
I installed the Public beta version of Vista SP1, if I uninstall and go back to Windows Update, will I be able to get the latest 2nd refresh?
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #12 Posted by s0121 on 26 Jan 2008 - 17:09
@echo off

reg delete HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionWindowsUpdateVistaSp1 /f > NUL 2>&1
reg delete HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREWow6432NodeMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionWindowsUpdateVistaSP1 /f > NUL 2>&1

reg add HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionWindowsUpdateVistaSp1 /v Beta1 /t REG_SZ /d dcf99ef8-d784-414e-b411-81a910d2761d /f
IF NOT %errorlevel% == 0 ( goto ERROR)

: SUCCESS (remove space)
@echo.
echo ===========================================================
echo Windows Vista SP1 registry key has been set successfully.
echo Please check for updates in Windows Update.
echo ===========================================================
@echo.
goto END

:ERROR
@echo.
echo ===========================================================
echo FAILED to set Windows Vista SP1 registry keys.
echo Please run this script by right clicking and selecting
echo "Run as Administrator".
echo ===========================================================
@echo.
goto END

:END
pause

use this reg entry to get v.18000 or RCR 2
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #13 Posted by zachleez on 26 Jan 2008 - 17:47
did that last night it works!
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #14 Posted by Chrono951 on 26 Jan 2008 - 22:25
I am so tired of uninstalling and reinstalling these refreshes. I'm just gonna wait for the final version now.
(1 reply) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #15 Posted by Shelby_gt on 26 Jan 2008 - 22:56
I did not uninstall to update mine - just added the regs and checked windows update and installed kb937287 build 6001.18000 (x86).
Worked nicely and seems to be fine - but I still have the evaluation copy on the desktop here...
Quote this comment #15.1 Posted by CMG830 on 28 Jan 2008 - 12:03
that's just a pre-requisite update for sp1
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #16 Posted by mikeyjames on 30 Jan 2008 - 04:06


Last edited by mikeyjames on 30 Jan 2008 - 04:27
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #17 Posted by mikeyjames on 30 Jan 2008 - 04:26
Maybe bit late with the comment - I'm enjoying the sun in thailand and not spending much pc time.

Anyway refresh 2 seems like the reral deal to me. No more time bomb in winver - simply reports 'service pack one' and properties page simply reports "service pack one" too. No more "eval version" on desktop. Also no more playing around with my product I like happened last rc1 install and unistall.

Finally seems to be no more playing around with my product ID after unistall of rc's which resulted in several call to recative





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