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Microsoft Vista SP1 Finally Issued
By Newsdesk | March 18, 2008
Microsoft gives consumers a crack at Windows Vista
As reported by DailyTech yesterday, Windows Vista SP1 is now available for download from the Microsoft Download Center.
The long-awaited service pack for Microsoft’s latest consumer operating system is available in both 32-bit and 64-bit versions. The 32-bit download weighs in at 434.5 MB while the 64-bit download is a bit larger at 726.5 MB — both versions include English (US), French, German, Japanese, and Spanish (Traditional) languages.
SP1 ushers in a number of updates for the Windows Vista operating system including the following:
- Adds support for new UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) industry standard PC firmware for 64-bit systems with functional parity with legacy BIOS firmware, which allows Windows Vista SP1 to install to GPT format disks, boot and resume from hibernate using UEFI firmware.
- Read the full article at Daily Tech
Topics: Microsoft |
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