Microsoft Pulls Vista SP1 Update

1shooter writes "news.com reports that Microsoft is withdrawing SP1 for Vista. Nick White, Microsoft product manager blogged 'We've heard a few reports about problems customers may be experiencing as a result of KB937287,' wrote White. 'Immediately after receiving reports of this error, we made the decision to temporarily suspend automatic distribution of the update to avoid further customer impact while we investigate possible causes.'"

Amiable Caucasian

[Stanistani]

>Nice White, Microsoft product manager...

Could some please inform Dave Chapelle of this person's name? ...and videotape his unedited response?

They need to think about this differently

[Anonymous Coward]

If they imagine Vista to be a horrible cancer, and SP1 to be chemotheraphy, then this all seems better. Sure, it's going to make some sick and die, but for a few, it's going to be a cure for their problems. I say let it out and let people take their chances.

Re:Amiable Caucasian

[Tablizer]

No, that's the color he'll turn when Balmer finds out he bungled Vista again. There's a couple of chairs missing from the lobby.

Possible causes

[esocid]

'Immediately after receiving reports of this error, we made the decision to temporarily suspend automatic distribution of the update to avoid further customer impact while we investigate possible causes.'

It's Vista. Just downgrade to XP. Problem solved. Profit!

Re:Possible causes

[Elbart]

You mean upgrade to XP, right?

Re:Classic MarketSpeak!

[Tablizer]

causing hard disk errors and requiring re-formats ... and it only affects a minority of users in "unique circumstances" to begin with. I love these guys.

In other words, Russian Roulette is not problematic because it is only harmful under "unique circumstances".

Re:Exactly!

[The MAZZTer]

Don't you mean 1 out of 6?

Re:Amiable Caucasian

[Hoi Polloi]

I hope he has a daughter named "Snow"

Well...

[brennanw]

... I suppose that depends on how you define winning the game. :)

Re:Amiable Caucasian

[Tablizer]

["Nice White"] The article actually says the person's name is Nick White.

Don't tell me, Microsoft OCR for Vista(TM)

       

I have the URLs for the *REAL* Sevice Packs

[Anonymous Coward]

for Both Windows Vista and Windows XP.

Click Here [umn.edu] if you have a 32-Bit processor.
Click Here [umn.edu] if you have a 64-Bit processor.

Re:Exactly!

[Opportunist]

You have very obviously never played Warhammer...

Re:"Nice" White?

[e4g4]

C'mon guys, the e isn't anywhere near the k on the keyboard!

Yes, but they both require a middle finger - I know my middle fingers get a little twitchy when I talk about Microsoft.

Re:Amiable Caucasian

[Fex303]

I'm a Microsoft Vendor, and have access to the MS phonebook via Outlook...

While you're checking, what's Steve Ballmer's direct line? I just wanted to share some, uh, customer feedback with him.

Re:Amiable Caucasian

[spun]

Do you find it wisable when I mention my fwiend at Micwosoft, Nice White?

E and K

[mopslik]

C'mon guys, the e isn't anywhere near the k on the keyboard!

I use a dvorak keyboard [wikipedia.org], you insensitive clod!

Re:Amiable Caucasian

[UncleTogie]

Be sure to post it here anon the day before you quit. ;)

So Vista's not working right.

[electrictroy]

Gee.

Gosh.

What a surprise.

My brother just bought a Vista machine after I specifically told him *not* to buy Vista, but to get an XP machine instead. Of course he insisted he HAS to have the newest thing (never mind that new often equals buggy). But does he listen to his engineer brother's expertise??? No because he's a truck driver, and of course a truck driver knows better than an engineer, because truck drivers use computers all the time, and.....

Ahem.

Anyway. I swear his vista machine with 3 gigahertz processor runs *slower* than my 0.4 gigahertz laptop with Windows 98!

Win98 > Vista in speed?
Sad. Vista's a kludge.
I'll stick with XP thank you.

XP is not perfect, but runs a lot faster than Vista ever will. So Vista's Service Pack 1 caused problems for users? Gee. Shocking.

Re:The irony, it burns.

[C R Johnson]

For a couple of months two years ago, I was troubled by a noise that my XP laptop would make.... sometimes. Shuuck-Shuuck. Like a slow camera shutter.

I searched my system and google in vain of finding what this was.

Then one day I had the search window open and sitting on top of the desktop and I looked at it at just the right time. There was the answer.

The f-----g dog scratches his ear.

Re:Amiable Caucasian

[holyspidoo]

No lines may reach Ballmer, only chairs.

Re:Amiable Caucasian

[Anonymous Coward]

What's his wife's name?

Re:Amiable Caucasian

[spun]

What's his wife's name?

Memowy. Memowy Weaks.

Re:Amiable Caucasian

[Galactic Dominator]

Even better--> "Introducing the daughter of Nice White: Snow"

Re:The irony, it burns.

[QRDeNameland]

The f-----g dog scratches his ear.

Maybe it would have been more obvious if he licked his balls instead.

Re:So Vista's not working right.

[McFadden]

So Vista's Service Pack 1 caused problems for users?

Yes, but don't worry, Service Pack 1 Service Pack 1 will sort those out.