Microsoft: XP SP1 "Within 10 Days"

[Asendin]

Originally expected today, and then delayed until the end of this week, Windows XP Service Pack 1 (SP1) will now ship within ten days, according to Microsoft. The software giant announced the delivery schedule late Tuesday in an effort to comply with part of its proposed settlement with the US Department of Justice (DOJ), which specifies a time table for delivering compliance changes. These changes are part of SP1, Microsoft says.

XP SP1 includes Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 (SP1), support for USB 2.0, a number of security and bug fixes, along with the new Set Program Access and Defaults UI component, which was required by Microsoft's DOJ settlement proposal. Set Program Access and Defaults lets users choose whether to hide certain XP middleware applications, including Internet Explorer, Outlook Express, Windows Media Player, Windows Messenger, and Microsoft's Virtual Machine for Java. Third party applications can register with the UI and have their icons appear in a list of available middleware applications.

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[TJolly]

The Service Pack is available on the cover disc of the next issue of 'Microsoft Windowsxp The Official Magazine' on sale from 05/09/02.

[ssjenkins]

Is it downloadable ? or only available on CDROM ?
Paul

[Jubal]

Are they going to add the Java VM so people can decide whether or not they want to use it? At the present time Microsoft does not have their VM as part of XP.

[Asendin]

Originally posted by pmcmill
Is it downloadable ? or only available on CDROM ?
Paul

when available (final) , it will be downloadable

[Asendin]

Originally posted by Jubal
Are they going to add the Java VM so people can decide whether or not they want to use it? At the present time Microsoft does not have their VM as part of XP.

yes JVM is part of SP1