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Overview of Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Beta

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Overview Microsoft continuously improves Windows Vista by providing ongoing updates while working with software and hardware vendors to deliver application compatibility and device driver improvements. Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) will be another vehicle through which Microsoft provides operating system improvements to customers. This white paper presents an overview of Windows Vista SP1 and the improvements it will contain.

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Publisher	Microsoft	File Format	PDF
Date Published	August 2007
Format	White Papers
Topics	Windows Vista, Application Development

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