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Download Windows Vista SP1 RTM Standalone DVD ISO

Over two months since Windows Vista SP1 was released to manufacturing on February 4, 2008, and almost a month since it became available to the general public on March 18, the first service pack for the latest Windows client is once again available for download.
download - comments - 15.4.2008

XP SP3 and Vista SP1 September 2008 Security Release ISO Image

Following the four security bulletins released on Patch Tuesday, September 9, 2008, Microsoft has bundled all the Windows updates into a single ISO image offered through the Download Center.
download - comments - 10.9.2008

Vista SP1 and XP SP3 Security Release ISO Image December 2008

On December 9, Microsoft made available for download the last bouquet of security updates for 2008. the company released no less than eight security bulletins, six of them Critical and two rated as Important.
download - comments - 11.12.2008

Vista SP1 RTM Slipstream (Integrated ) DVD ISO Image - Leaked to Torrent Websites

hile Microsoft continues at a slow pace toward the general availability of Windows Vista SP1 RTM, the service pack has already slipped through the company's fingers, so to speak.
windows - comments - 4.3.2008

Download 32-bit and 64-bit Vista SP1 RTM Slipstream ISO Images

Microsoft is offering for download both the 32-bit and 64-bit Windows Vista SP1, the slipstream versions as ISO images. A slipstream version of Windows Vista Service Pack 1 is essentially nothing more than the RTM version of the latest Windows client with the service pack already integrated.
windows - comments - 29.2.2008

Windows Vista Iso BillGates to MSDN patch 2

Second Little path for BillGates ISO of Windows Vista RTM to transform this release into legit MSDN release.
download - comments - 18.11.2006

Windows Vista Iso BillGates To Legit MSDN PATCH

Little path for BillGates ISO of Windows Vista RTM to transform this release into legit MSDN release.
download - comments - 13.11.2006

Vista SP2 RTM DVD ISO Images Available for Download

Microsoft released Windows Vista Service Pack 2 to manufacturing on April 28, 2009. As was the case with Vista SP1, the RTM and General Availability dates failed to coincide.
windows - comments - 15.5.2009

Windows Vista Service Pack 2 -SP2 Beta Standalone DVD ISO

As of December 2, 2008, Microsoft made available for download the first fully-fledged Beta of Windows Vista Service Pack 2, via MSDN and TechNet subscribers.
download - comments - 5.12.2008

Windows Vista with SP2 RTM Slipstreamed/Integrated DVD ISO Image

Microsoft has finalized the Service Pack 2 (SP2) for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008, which has been RTMed as version 6.0.6002.18005.
download - comments - 27.5.2009

Vista SP2 and XP SP3 June 2009 Patches ISO Image Available

This months release addresses 31 total vulnerabilities with 15 rated as 1 on our Exploitability Index, meaning there is a high likelihood that reliable exploit code may be developed in the next 30 days, stated Jerry Bryant, Sr. security program manager lead.
download - comments - 12.6.2009

Vista SP2 and XP SP3 Patch Security Release ISO Image Available

A DVD5 ISO image file containing all the security bulletins made available on November 10th, 2009 for all supported Windows platforms, is now up for grabs via the Microsoft Download Center.
windows - comments - 13.11.2009

.NET Framework 3.5 SP1 for XP SP3 and Vista SP1

Microsoft has made Service Pack 1 for .NET Framework 3.5 for Windows Server 2008 available for download. Designed to integrate seamlessly with Windows Vista SP1, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008, .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 is now live on the Microsoft Download Center.
download - comments - 11.8.2008

Making 64-bit Vista SP1 Say It's Vista SP1

Making a 64-bit copy of Windows Vista Service Pack 1 confirm that it is actually Vista SP1 might require a minimum amount of effort on behalf of the end user, such as right-clicking My Computer and selecting Properties, but things are a tad different when an application is programmed to identify the operating system versions or the service pack releases.
windows - comments - 25.8.2008

32-bit Vista SP1 = 1GB 64-bit Vista SP1 = 1.5GB

If you think that Windows Vista was a fast operating system, then just wait for the first service pack. According to data released by Microsoft, Vista SP1 with weigh in at a maximum of 1.5 GB.
windows - comments - 30.8.2007

Free Create-Burn ISO 2.0

Free Create-Burn ISO is a professional data CD / DVD burning tool. With this software you can burn CD-R, CD-RW, DVD+R/RW, DVD-R/RW discs directly, or you can quickly create ISO image file from your computer, and burn ISO image file to your CD / DVD disc.
download - comments - 3.8.2007

How to create .ISO from .VHD file

The way in this guide can only be done from Windows 7! And you need to have WAIK installed.
windows - comments - 17.6.2009

Windows 7 ISO Verifier download

The final RTM release of Windows 7 should be released later this month, and blogger and developer Long Zheng has created a small application designed to verify that your download is the real thing.
download - comments - 6.7.2009

Windows Seven 7229 Language Pack ISO

Here is the language packs (mui) for the latest Windows 7 Build (32-Bit).
download - comments - 12.6.2009

Convert BIN to ISO with Portable WinBin2Iso

Often we get software and OS in the form of ISO and BIN file format. ISO is the most popular format among software pirates since you can instantly burn on CD or DVD dics or mount as drive.
download - comments - 15.8.2009

Install Any Version of Windows 7 with Universal ISO

Those of you who own an official copy of Windows 7 from MSDN or TechNet may have faced a scenario where you wanted to install a different edition of Windows, only to find out that you will have to download a separate ISO file just to install your desired edition.
download - comments - 9.11.2009

January 2007 Security Releases ISO Image

This ISO-9660 CD image file contains the security updates for Windows released on Windows Update on January 9th, 2007.
download - comments - 13.1.2007

July 2007 Security Releases ISO Image

This DVD5 ISO image file contains the security updates for Windows released on Windows Update on July 10th, 2007.
download - comments - 12.7.2007

August 2007 Security Releases ISO Image

This DVD5 ISO image file contains the security updates for Windows released on Windows Update on August 14th, 2007. The image does not contain security updates for other Microsoft products.
download - comments - 16.8.2007

September 2007 Security Releases ISO Image

This DVD5 ISO image file contains the security updates for Windows released on Windows Update on September 11th, 2007.
download - comments - 12.9.2007

November 2007 Security Releases ISO Image

This DVD5 ISO image file contains the security updates for Windows released on Windows Update on November 13th, 2007.
download - comments - 21.11.2007

January 2008 Security Releases ISO Image

This DVD5 ISO image file contains the security updates for Windows released on Windows Update on January 8th, 2008.
download - comments - 8.1.2008

Bureaucracy swamps ISO meeting on Microsoft format

FRANKFURT/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A meeting to hammer out a consensus on whether a Microsoft (MSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) document format should become an international standard descended into near chaos this week, people close to the meeting told Reuters.
microsoft - comments - 2.3.2008

Bureaucracy swamps ISO meeting on Microsoft format

A meeting to hammer out a consensus on whether a Microsoft (MSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) document format should become an international standard descended into near chaos this week, people close to the meeting told Reuters
microsoft - comments - 3.3.2008

64-bit Vista SP1 Runs Faster than 32-bit Vista SP1 and 32-bit XP SP3!

The 64-bit edition of Windows Vista delivers not only support for larger quantities of system memory, with the high-end editions supporting as much as 128 GB of RAM, but also some extra horse power hidden under the hood.
windows - comments - 29.4.2008

I Spy the Windows Vista SP1 x64 Full DVD (integrated)

Keith Combs: The Windows Vista SP1 x64 .ISO file is now online in the TechNet Subscriber Downloads center. It's the fully integrated SP1 thus allowing you to install the operating system from scratch. Although it says English, it's my understanding it includes French, German, Japanese and Spanish as well.




winbeta.org - 29.02.2008

Windows Vista SP1 Deployment Info

A few quick bits that are noteworthy from the Windows Vista SP1 Whitepaper regarding deployment.



Windows Vista SP1 will support the following delivery methods:As also stated in the Whitepaper, "customers cannot apply SP1 to offline Windows Vista images," meaning that the Vista SP1 update cannot be manually slipstreamed into a Vista RTM ISO. However, a method of repacking an install.wim with Vista SP1 integrated is available using our Vista SP1 Integration Guide which still requires a complete install of Vista RTM in order to reverse integrate it. While this may not be the most ideal method, it is at the moment the only method if one doesn't have access to Microsoft's fully slipped SP1 ISO since availability will be limited.




winbeta.org - 29.08.2007

Why installing Vista SP1 might fail via Windows Update

When you try to install Windows Vista SP1 via Windows Update you can get error: Windows Vista Service Pack 1 is not available for installation from Windows Update and is not offered by Automatic Updates.

To help ensure a positive update experience, Windows Update will temporarily not offer Windows Vista SP1 to systems that have the following device drivers. In some cases, these device drivers are problematic on Windows Vista-based computers when you update to Windows Vista SP1. By installing updated device drivers, you will resolve the issue and enable Windows Update to offer Windows Vista SP1.

Click read more to view a list of drivers that don't work well with Vista SP1:


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neowin.net - 20.03.2008

Vista SP1 Integration Guide

As we reported a few days ago, the latest build of Vista SP1 released to testers (6001.16633) is in the EXE standalone update format. Many of you will no doubt be wondering as to how exactly the bits can be integrated into a Vista RTM ISO if at all possible.



There's some good news and there's also some bad news.



First of all, it must be noted that we are still unsure if the SP1 update will remain in the EXE format and that anything noted below is subject to change. The primary reason being Microsoft's documentation for Vista Service Packs state that they will be provided in the MSU format whereas it is currently being offered to testers in the EXE format.



Unlike previous service pack updates for older Windows OSes, Microsoft do not provide any switches in the EXE to allow for simple integration. Part of the problem has to do with the completely different format that the Vista Setup DVD uses where each edition of Vista is a separate index in the install.wim and that each index needs to be separately updated. While Microsoft could implement a switch to allow the user to select which index to update or a switch to update all the indexes, it will turn out to be a very lengthy and time-consuming process as we are talking about gigabytes of files that need to be updated/replaced, saved and recompressed. Unfortunately, Vista also does not implement an Updates folder unlike Office 2007 where one could stick all the latest updates in the folder in the ISO and setup would pick them up and install them...
winbeta.org - 28.08.2007

Photos: Installing Vista SP1 beta

Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Earlier today I downloaded the standalone installer for Windows Vista SP1 build 6001.16659 and installed it on a few systems to see what it was like -- and I thought you might like to take a look at it.



Don't expect huge UI changes after installing SP1 -- the changes are small and subtle. In fact, if you're not familiar with Windows Vista, you might miss the SP1 changes. I've put together an image gallery showing some of the most significant changes.




winbeta.org - 28.09.2007

Recover "Create a recovery disc" on Vista SP1 RTM

Long Zheng: During the betas, one of the few new functionality Windows Vista Service Pack 1 added was the ability to create a Windows recovery CD with an easy-to-use GUI interface. Up and until then, it was slightly harder but still possible to do so through a command line.



Whilst all Vista install DVDs include the recovery functionality natively, it’s probably useful to burn yourself a spare copy to take with you. You can also download an ISO from NeoSmart.net but you might not have bandwidth to spare...




winbeta.org - 24.03.2008

Improved startup repair tool, media throttling among Vista SP1 changes

To reassure customers that it really has been addressing consumers' concerns about Vista, Microsoft has made its change log to Windows Vista SP1 publicly available early...
betanews.com - 11.12.2007

Changes to UAC in Vista SP1: Much less than meets the eye

A video is making the rounds showing how Vista SP1 has significantly improved Vista's immensely annoying User Account Control (UAC). But there appears to be less to the improvement than meets the eye --- hardly any changes were made to UAC in SP1, and it remains a very big Vista annoyance.



Microsoft blogger Michael Kleef has made a video that he says illustrates how much better UAC is under SP1 than before SP1. It very nicely shows that when you create a new folder in Program Files, you only need to go through one UAC prompt under Vista SP1, rather than four previously.




winbeta.org - 17.05.2008

Windows Vista SP1 Application Non-Compatibility List

Service Pack 1 for Windows Vista is an important update for Windows Vista. Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) contains many security, reliability, and feature updates for Windows Vista. A program may experience a loss of functionality after you install Windows Vista SP1. However, most programs will continue to work as expected after you install Windows Vista SP1.



This article lists programs that have been reported to experience a loss of functionality when they are installed on a Windows Vista SP1-based computer.




winbeta.org - 19.02.2008

Language Packs and Windows Vista SP1

Nick White: We have some information we'd like to share in regards to Windows Vista SP1 and folks running Language Packs. Some of you may have noticed that after installing Windows Vista SP1 on Windows Vista Ultimate - the Language Packs fail to appear on Windows Update (KB947875).



We will be releasing Windows Vista SP1 in two "waves". The first wave will only provide Windows Vista SP1 to Windows Vista Ultimate PCs running the following 5 Languages: English, French, German, Japanese and Spanish. The second wave will follow shortly after - supporting all 36 languages.




winbeta.org - 04.03.2008

Vista SP1 to be just 45MB over Windows Update?

Mary Jo Foley got a chance to see a note sent to certain testers of Vista SP1 earlier this month and quite a few interesting factoids have turned up in it:


Q: How big is SP1?


A: Windows Vista SP1 is approximately 45 MB when delivered over Windows Update and is designed to not significantly change the UI or regress application compatibility.


Q: What are some examples of support for emerging technologies and standards?


A: With SP1, Windows Vista can boot via EFI (Extensible Firmware Interface) on an x64 machine. SP1 supports ExFAT, a new file format that will be used in flash memory storage and consumer devices Support for SD Advanced DMA Support to improve transfer performance and decrease CPU utilization is part of SP1



winbeta.org - 30.07.2007

The Vista SP1 saga: the best ad for Mac and Linux yet?

Alex Zaharov-Reutt: First, it was a 5 year delay for Vista minus plenty of features, drivers and software compatibility. A year later, Vista SP1 launches, but few can get it yet. Then two SP1 pre-updates launch, only to have many reports of endless rebooting. What more can Microsoft do to convince people to try a Mac or Linux?



I wouldnt exactly call the delay of Vista SP1 a comedic situation, but the whole thing seems to have gone from comedic to shambolic in less than three weeks since the February 4 announcement that Vista SP1 had gone to RTM.




winbeta.org - 21.02.2008

Vista SP1 x86 appears on Torrent Sites

In the last few days, certain Neowin forum members have reported that an image of Vista SP1 x86 Final has leaked to torrent sites. This file is supposedly a slipstreamed image of the final Service Pack 1 for Vista x86. It is allegedly available in various languages, including English. Since many believe that this is indeed the download that Microsoft will provide in the upcoming weeks, I would like to emphasize that this is not the case. This release is not official, nor is it genuine. I repeat: Vista SP1 has not gone final.

Neowin members are reporting that the file in question may be SP1 Refresh 2 slipstreamed or simply a malware-filled release. I would like to remind our members not to post links to any Vista SP1 build, unless it comes directly from Microsoft’s servers.

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neowin.net - 28.01.2008

Microsoft acknowledges Vista SP1 Refresh 2 = RTM

Which build of Vista SP1 became the release to manufacturing (RTM) edition? This was definitely a topic of high speculation in the last few weeks, even before SP1 hit the RTM milestone. Many were adamant that SP1 RTM was, or would be, different from the final release candidate, while those on the other side grasped at straws to prove their suspicions. The Microsoft Watcher, also known as Mary Jo Foley, has finally received confirmation from Microsoft that the Vista SP1 RTM build (6001-18000) is none other than Vista SP1 RC Refresh 2. The latest official statement from the software giant is:
"RC Refresh 2 code is the same as RTM. In final stages of a product Microsoft likes to get as much validation as possible before releasing. The release candidate ended up being a high enough quality to be approved to release to manufacturing."



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neowin.net - 08.02.2008

Windows Vista SP1 downloadable now, ships tomorrow

Just a few hours after Amazon told its customers that Windows Vista SP1 packages would be shipping tomorrow, Microsoft made Service Pack 1 for Vista generally available. The update is 435MB for the x86 version...
betanews.com - 18.03.2008

.NET Framework 3.0 SP1 & 2.0 SP1 on Vista RTM?

Aaron Ruckman: I've received the following type of question a few times and would like to give the answer with some background:



Q. Where is the .NET Framework 3.0 SP1 & 2.0 SP1 for Vista RTM?



A. .NET Framework 3.0 & 2.0 released with Vista as OS Windows Components, which means that they are serviced as any other windows Component.  Therefore, the .NET Framework 3.0 & 2.0 Service packages will be officially released as part of the Vista Service packages. When Vista SPX is shipped then .NET Framework 2.0 & 3.0 might also include updates in that service package. 



In this case the .NET Framework 3.0 & 2.0 have a service package that will be shipped with Vista SP1.  Vista SP1 RC is available now (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsvista/bb738089.aspx)



NOTE: The same logic stated for Vista and .NET Framework will also be true for Windows2008 & .NET Framework 2.0 & 3.0, only Windows Server2008 will release with .NET Framework 2.0 SP1 & 3.0 SP1 in the OS.




winbeta.org - 21.01.2008

Vista SP1 serves up its own sets of problems

Every technology site is full of information regarding Vista SP1, even our own. But, not everyone is happy with the way it performs, for some, entirely new problems have cropped up after installation.



While Vista SP1 will not fix existing compatibility problems with older applications and hardware, it can improve the reliability of most systems but may introduce new complications.



The Daytona Beach Journal Blog reports in its test that one laptop was upgraded to Vista SP1 without problems but the test desktop reported that Vista was no longer valid after the installation and wanted a new license key.




winbeta.org - 19.12.2007

Windows Vista SP1 RC released to public

Windows Vista Service Pack 1 RC is now available through Windows Update. Experience the WU based Vista SP1 installation by following 4 simple steps. Windows Vista SP1 RC distributed through Windows Update will be applicable to Windows Vista machines that are running on any of the 36 languages supported by Vista RTM.

If you already installed the Service Pack to your machine by using the standalone package, you must uninstall before you scan Windows Update for Windows Vista SP1.

Systems running on Windows Vista RTM require as many as three updates before SP1 can be installed. These updates are permanent to your Windows Vista systems. Windows Update will detect your system configuration and offer the prerequisite packages that are applicable to your system.


neowin.net - 12.12.2007

Windows Vista SP1 availability for technical customers

Mike Nash: On Monday (February 4th), we announced the release to manufacturing (RTM) of Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1). Overall, people are excited to hear that we have reached this milestone, but some are disappointed they are not able to immediately download it.



<...> We've heard the feedback and I want to update you on our plans and progress for making SP1 available to our beta participants, our Volume Licensing customers, and our MSDN/TechNet Plus subscribers:



For broad availability, we are still planning to release in mid-March, since we want to be sure that everyone has the smoothest experience possible.



I want to be super-clear on one point: Windows Vista SP1 is final. It has been fully released to manufacturing and we do not plan to make any changes to the SP1 code prior to public availability. We are confident in the quality of Windows Vista SP1 and know that it will help improve our customers' experiences with Windows Vista.




winbeta.org - 11.02.2008

Why you can't have Vista SP1 yet: Microsoft fixing driver problem

Despite being released to manufacturing last week, Windows Vista Service Pack 1 is not being made available to all customers because Microsoft is trying to resolve an issue in which hardware devices may stop functioning after SP1 is installed...
betanews.com - 12.02.2008