Original sources reported a release date of March 18th, others were just incline to say mid-march. Of course as with XP SP3, Sweden is in the second wave and as I have not found or looked for with intensity RC versions in Swedish, I will just have to wait for the official release.
This is what ChannelWeb reported:
Much to the continued confusion and chagrin of users, Microsoft (NSDQ:MSFT) has again postponed the release of Windows Vista Service Pack One for some users, citing snafus with language packs that fail to appear on Windows Vista Ultimate. The release had been slated for mid-March.
"We will be releasing Windows Vista SP1 in two waves," wrote Nick White, a Vista product manager, in a Microsoft blog posting on Monday. "The first wave will only provide Windows Vista SP1 to Windows Vista Ultimate PCs running the following five languages: English, French, German, Japanese and Spanish." The second wave will follow shortly after, supporting all 36 languages, White said.
According to White, for Windows Update, PCs that run the five initial languages from the first wave only will be provided with Windows Vista SP1.
PCs running Windows Vista Ultimate with any of the other language packs installed will not be offered Windows Vista SP1 through Windows Update until they are released. Once the language packs are released, Windows Vista SP1 will then be offered for installation. Calls to Microsoft for comment were not returned at press time.
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