Microsoft releases Windows Vista SP1 RC Refresh 2

Microsoft releases Windows Vista SP1 RC Refresh 2

Steven Parker on 25 January 2008 - 15:37 · 30 comments & 47295 views

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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) #1 FuhrerDarqueSyde on 25 Jan 2008 - 15:38

Why did they stop goin' like RC2 RC3 n such and went with refreshes?

#1.1 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.

#2 RanCorX2 on 25 Jan 2008 - 15:44

guess to make us wait longer? wonder how many refreshes there will be before RC2?

(1 reply) #3 Swift33 on 25 Jan 2008 - 15:45

Already posted?

http://neowin.net/news/main/08/01/25/micro...-sp1-test-build

#3.1 Neobond on 25 Jan 2008 - 15:49

Mine's cooler. Why the hell are we getting this news elsewhere anyway?

(2 replies) #4 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.

#4.1 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!

#4.2 LPC on 25 Jan 2008 - 17:52

Build 6001.18000

Pulled it via Windows Updates ... the 64bit version was around 880Mb.

(2 replies) #5 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.

#5.1 phiberoptik on 25 Jan 2008 - 16:25

With a name like "torrentthief" I hardly believe you.

#5.2 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) #6 torrentthief on 25 Jan 2008 - 17:17

you obviously dont know there are legal torrents then!

#6.1 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

#7 Jugalator on 25 Jan 2008 - 17:28

RC Refresh 2..? Hmm, sure can't be long until the RTW then...

#8 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?

#9 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) #10 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

#10.1 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

#10.2 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

#10.3 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

#10.4 michael.dobrofsky on 26 Jan 2008 - 02:29

That's the MS we love!

#10.5 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'

#11 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?

#12 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

#13 zachleez on 26 Jan 2008 - 17:47

did that last night it works!

#14 +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) #15 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...

#15.1 CMG830 on 28 Jan 2008 - 12:03

that's just a pre-requisite update for sp1

#16 mikeyjames on 30 Jan 2008 - 04:06

Last edited by mikeyjames on 30 Jan 2008 - 04:27

#17 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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