Hotfix 网站创始人透露微软Windows Vista SP1内幕

【Vista之家特别关注】Hotfix 网站创始人透露微软Windows Vista SP1内幕

　　4月4日，微软前雇员、博客网站Hotfix的创办人伊桑·艾伦（Ethan Allen）日前在其网站上为微软Windows Vista首个服务包SP1开辟了一个专栏，并在上面预览了SP1的部分内容。

　　艾伦称，他从接近微软的知情人士那里获得了这些补丁信息。

　　据另一知情人士周一证实，微软当前正在对SP1进行测试。不过，微软官方并没有宣布这个软件包的具体发布时间，只表示将在今年下半年发布代号为Longhorn的下一代Windows Server前后发布。

　　据艾伦称，Vista SP1将包括设备驱动程序和许多用户曾希望微软一开始就在Vista中提供的软件兼容性技术。SP1中的软件兼容性技术将包括对第三方USB和防火墙设备的支持。

　　此外，SP1提供的补丁还将提升Vista中的电视回放和其它媒体中心功能，并将解决电源管理，如休眠等功能上存在的冲突问题。

　　艾伦支持，这个软件包最值得注意的缺失补丁将是对Vista安全性的升级。他指出，Vista原本就是一款较其前代Windows版本更安全的软件。

　　SP1不含这种补丁丝毫不会让人感到意外。

　　艾伦在其Vista SP1预览网站上公布了一份有望包含在Vista SP1中的补丁列表。他表示，在他得到相关消息后，会为这个预览网站补充更多的内容。

　　尽管微软官方的说法是Vista SP1将在2007年第二季度发布，艾伦却表示，他预计具体的发布时间将被定在11月和12月圣诞购物季节前后。

　　他说：“我认为微软会等待圣诞节大多数人开始购买电脑时发布这些补丁。到时Vista会与市面上的应用软件和产品具有更好的兼容性。”

　　Vista最初被认为会在2006年的圣诞购物季节推出，但微软后来被迫跳票到了2007年1月30日。

Vista之家特别提供英文原文如下：

The owner of a blog dedicated to software patches has posted online more than 100 fixes he said are expected to be included in Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1), Microsoft's first major update to its latest Windows client operating system.

Ethan Allen, owner of The Hotfix blog and Web site, has posted a preview and information center for SP1, a site that includes many of the software patches Microsoft will include in the package, he said.

Allen, a software quality assurance manager, said he received the fixes from someone close to Microsoft who has access to the technology.

Sources close to Microsoft confirmed Monday that it is currently testing SP1. However, the company itself officially has yet to announce a definite date for the software pack's release other than saying it will be out in the second half of 2007 close to the next release of Windows Server, code-named Longhorn. Microsoft also has been mum about specific details on what fixes will be included in the update.
Blogger posts Windows Vista SP1 fixes on Web site
Elizabeth Montalbano (IDG News Service) 04 April, 2007 09:28:32

According to Allen, SP1 will include device driver and software compatibility technology that many users had hoped would be available in the operating system from the start. Among them will be support for third-party USB and Firewire devices such as digital cameras, in particular products from Sony Corp. that have been having compatibility problems with Vista, Allen said.

Also, there will be patches to improve the TV playback and other media center capabilities in Vista, as well as to repair inconsistencies with the power management functions such as sleep and hibernation modes, he said.

What will be noticeably missing from the service pack, however, will be updates to Vista security, Allen said. "What's most surprising is there are hardly any security fixes at all," he said, adding that Vista is already more secure than any previous version of Windows.

A complete listing of patches that should be included in SP1 can be found on the Vista SP1 preview site, and Allen said he will be adding more as he gains access to them.

Microsoft typically releases service packs, or collections of software patches, for major software products within a year of a product's first full release to fix the software's initial glitches. Many products often have least two service packs, and Microsoft is expected to have a third service pack for Windows XP sometime this year.

Allen, a former Microsoft employee, has already posted on the Hotfix site patches that he expects will be a part of Windows XP SP3, although Microsoft has never confirmed that Allen's patches are valid.

Although the official word from Microsoft for Vista SP1's release date is the second half of 2007, Allen said he suspects the release will be timed closely with the busy holiday shopping season in November and December.

"I think what Microsoft is trying to do is patch this thing up so by Christmas time when everyone is starting to go out and buy their machines, Vista will be more compatible with applications and products out there," he said.

Vista originally was supposed to be available during the 2006 holiday buying season, but Microsoft had to push up the release until Jan. 30, 2007.