宣佈窗口景色SP1 RTM
餵，麥克Nash這裡從窗口產品管理小組在微軟。 今天我們被激發宣佈我們發布了服務組裝1為窗口景色給製造業(RTM)為我們的第一套語言(英語，法語，西班牙語，德語和日語)。
服務組裝1是一個非常重要里程碑，因為它直接地演講我們的顧客辨認了與窗口景色在最後一年期間的許多主要問題，和通過節目像顧客經驗改進方案。 與服務組裝1，我們在表現、可靠性和兼容性獲得了偉大的進展。 其中一件巨大事關於我的工作是我得到演奏以我們的產品最新的修造-我親自相當完全是連續窗口景色SP1幾個月，并且我注意我的系統比他們做了與窗口景色快速地和更加可靠地運行「金」發行。
當我們去年首先發布了窗口景色，有有巨大經驗的許多顧客，但一些有問題發現在窗口景色很好運作的應用; 其他有問題發現正確的設備驅動程序為他們使用的某些硬件裝置。 這些問題的原因是為了改進窗口景色可靠性和安全，我們做對系統的一些重要建築變動。 近期時當這導致了有些問題，我們從長遠來看知道這些投資在窗口將改進顧客經驗的可靠性和安全。 檢查 這個blog崗位 關於第一年窗口看見怎麼的景色安全其中一些變動付清。
好消息是這去年是一個大年進展為窗口景色根據改進應用和設備兼容性。 例如， 98出於暢銷的100種應用有版本可利用為窗口景色。 并且通過我們的硬件夥伴了不起的工作，我們現在安排78,000個設備和組分由Windows Update支持，從大約34,000起在2006年11月。 結果，我們迄今准許了100窗口景色的百萬個拷貝。
服務組裝1帶來根據反饋我們收到我們的顧客的來信的新的改善。 它進一步改進窗口景色可靠性和表現。 The information we collect thanks to tools like the Customer Experience Improvement Program, Online Crash Analysis, and Windows Error Reporting help us learn about where and when customers are having issues with Windows Vista and the applications that run on it. Since these issues have a direct impact on our customers’ experiences, we’ve invested time and energy to make this better. While Windows Vista Service Pack 1 is an important milestone, we will continue to invest in the continuous improvement process.
SP1 also includes changes focused on improving the performance of Windows Vista in areas that impact the customer experience the most. For instance, with SP1, copying or moving files around your PC, your home network or your corporate network should now be much faster — up to 50% faster in some scenarios (according to our internal tests). In addition, on many kinds of hardware, resuming a Windows Vista-based PC from sleep is faster on Service Pack 1.
The key learning over the last year is that when we change the operating system, it takes time to let the ecosystem make sure that the hardware and software that they build works well with Windows Vista. So as we release Windows Vista SP1 to manufacturing, we are going to be thoughtful about when and how it gets distributed.
With today’s RTM of SP1, a number of processes kick off as we deliver the update to customers. Our OEM partners will get SP1 and start producing new PCs running Windows Vista with SP1 pre-installed. We will also start the manufacturing process for retail product of Windows Vista with SP1. Both will be available in stores for new Windows Vista customers in the coming months. Today we also start the process to manufacture DVDs for our enterprise customers who get our software via our Volume Licensing program.
As we update our customers to SP1, we want everyone to have a great install experience. We are going to stage our rollout of SP1 for current Windows Vista users to be approximately concurrent with the availability of Windows Vista SP1 on new PCs and in stores. There are a couple of reasons for this. Our beta testing identified an issue with a small set of device drivers. These drivers do not follow our guidelines for driver installation and as a result, some beta participants who were using Windows Vista and updated to Service Pack 1 reported issues with these devices. Because the issue was with the way the drivers were installed and not the drivers themselves, the solution was simply to reinstall the drivers. While this worked fine for our more technical beta testers, we want to deliver a better experience for customers as we make the update broadly available.
While we know that most customers who update from Windows Vista to SP1 will NOT be affected, our approach is to improve the experience for all our customers. To do this, we will begin making SP1 available through Windows Update in mid-March, giving us time to work with some of our hardware partners to make adjustments to the installation process for the affected drivers. As SP1 gets delivered through Windows Update, we will only offer it to PCs that we detect don’t have any of the affected device drivers installed. We’re taking the next month or so to continue our work of identifying as many of these devices as possible.
Here’s the timing for SP1 availability for current Windows Vista users:
- In mid-March, we will release Windows Vista SP1 to Windows Update (in English, French, Spanish, German and Japanese) and to the download center on microsoft.com. Customers who visit Windows Update can choose to install Service Pack 1. If Windows Update determines that the system has one of the drivers we know to be problematic, then Windows Update will not offer SP1. Since we know that some customers may want to update to SP1 anyhow, the download center will allow anyone who wants to install SP1 to do so.
- In mid-April, we will begin delivering Windows Vista SP1 to Windows Vista customers who have chosen to have updates downloaded automatically. That said, any system that Windows Update determines has a driver known to not update successfully will not get SP1 automatically. As updates for these drivers become available, they will be installed automatically by Windows Update, which will unblock these systems from getting Service Pack 1. The result is that more and more systems will automatically get SP1, but only when we are confident they will have a good experience.
- The remaining languages will RTM in April.
New customers should feel great about buying Windows Vista today, knowing that when everything is ready, SP1 will be available to them via Windows Update. In the meantime, remember that you can take advantage of the benefits of Windows Vista (including many improvements delivered via Windows Update) even without Service Pack 1.
This is an important milestone for our current and future Windows Vista customers around the world. I want to take a minute to thank our customers for their feedback on Windows Vista and the beta of Service Pack 1. I also want to thank our hardware and software partners for their continued efforts to deliver the best experiences on Windows Vista.
-Mike
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