Microsoft has announced the availability of a major upgrade for their Vista operating system. Jeff Putt Director, Windows Client Business Group Microsoft Australia has said that the Windows Vista SP1 contains changes focused on fixing reliability and performance issues that have been discussed in online forums. Among problems singled out are fixes for such problems as copying files and shutdown times.

He has also said that the Vista upgrade supports new types of hardware and emerging standards, like EFI and ExF and will  include some management, deployment and support improvements, such as adding the ability to detect and correct common file sharing problems to Network Diagnostics.

 Windows Vista SP1 will also include secure development Lifecycle process updates, where Microsoft  identify the root cause of each security bulletin and improve their internal tools to eliminate code patterns that could lead to future vulnerabilities.

 

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