Windows Server 2008 - Service Pack 1 already?!

[Guest Mr. Benjamin Strauss]

Having just installed Windows Server 2008 RTM I was surprised to find

that the O/S already claims to be at Service Pack 1. A look at System

Properties (right-click on Computer, select Properties -or- Control

Panel/System) shows the following:

 

Windows Server Standard

Copyright 2007 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Service Pack 1

 

In addition WMI returns the following O/S info:

Caption: Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 Standard

CSDVersion: Service Pack 1

 

I know there are a lot of folks who won't adopt a new O/S until SP1

comes out, but starting off with SP1 would be a pretty nervy marketing

move.

[Guest Thee Chicago Wolf]

Re: Windows Server 2008 - Service Pack 1 already?!

 

>Having just installed Windows Server 2008 RTM I was surprised to find

>that the O/S already claims to be at Service Pack 1. A look at System

>Properties (right-click on Computer, select Properties -or- Control

>Panel/System) shows the following:

>

>Windows Server Standard

>Copyright 2007 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

>Service Pack 1

>

>In addition WMI returns the following O/S info:

>Caption: Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 Standard

>CSDVersion: Service Pack 1

>

>I know there are a lot of folks who won't adopt a new O/S until SP1

>comes out, but starting off with SP1 would be a pretty nervy marketing

>move.

 

It was my understanding that Server 2008 and Vista SP1 are the same

thing under the hood. http://blogs.zdnet.com/Ou/?p=988

 

- Thee Chicago Wolf

[Guest Bruce Sanderson]

Re: Windows Server 2008 - Service Pack 1 already?!

 

Server 2008 uses a lot of the code base from Vista that is now at the SP1

level. My understanding is that designating Server 2008 as "SP1" is related

to the process for making and distributing updates (e.g. security updates

and other hotfixes), many of which will be the same for Vista as for Server

2008, and is not really a "marketing" thing.

 

--

Bruce Sanderson

http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders

 

It is perfectly useless to know the right answer to the wrong question.

 

 

 

"Mr. Benjamin Strauss" <benstrauss@imtt.com> wrote in message

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Having just installed Windows Server 2008 RTM I was surprised to find

that the O/S already claims to be at Service Pack 1. A look at System

Properties (right-click on Computer, select Properties -or- Control

Panel/System) shows the following:

 

Windows Server Standard

Copyright 2007 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Service Pack 1

 

In addition WMI returns the following O/S info:

Caption: Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 Standard

CSDVersion: Service Pack 1

 

I know there are a lot of folks who won't adopt a new O/S until SP1

comes out, but starting off with SP1 would be a pretty nervy marketing

move.

[Guest DD]

Re: Windows Server 2008 - Service Pack 1 already?!

 

Hi,

Than how would Microsoft Differetiate between this Version of Win

2008(sp1) and when the actual Service Pack 1 for 2008 shall be released.

 

Best Regards,

Darshan Diora

 

"Bruce Sanderson" <bsanders@newsgroups.nospam> wrote in message

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> Server 2008 uses a lot of the code base from Vista that is now at the SP1

> level. My understanding is that designating Server 2008 as "SP1" is

> related to the process for making and distributing updates (e.g. security

> updates and other hotfixes), many of which will be the same for Vista as

> for Server 2008, and is not really a "marketing" thing.

>

> --

> Bruce Sanderson

> http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders

>

> It is perfectly useless to know the right answer to the wrong question.

>

>

>

> "Mr. Benjamin Strauss" <benstrauss@imtt.com> wrote in message

> news:0a7046df-661d-4757-8b54-61045e424375@e10g2000prf.googlegroups.com...

> Having just installed Windows Server 2008 RTM I was surprised to find

> that the O/S already claims to be at Service Pack 1. A look at System

> Properties (right-click on Computer, select Properties -or- Control

> Panel/System) shows the following:

>

> Windows Server Standard

> Copyright 2007 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

> Service Pack 1

>

> In addition WMI returns the following O/S info:

> Caption: Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 Standard

> CSDVersion: Service Pack 1

>

> I know there are a lot of folks who won't adopt a new O/S until SP1

> comes out, but starting off with SP1 would be a pretty nervy marketing

> move.

[Guest Frankster]

Re: Windows Server 2008 - Service Pack 1 already?!

 

The first stand-alone SP release would be SP2.

 

-Frank

 

"DD" <darshan.diora@infrasofttech.com> wrote in message

news:egrw%23zykIHA.3636@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

> Hi,

> Than how would Microsoft Differetiate between this Version of Win

> 2008(sp1) and when the actual Service Pack 1 for 2008 shall be released.

>

> Best Regards,

> Darshan Diora

>

> "Bruce Sanderson" <bsanders@newsgroups.nospam> wrote in message

> news:%23gDX%23U6bIHA.6060@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>> Server 2008 uses a lot of the code base from Vista that is now at the SP1

>> level. My understanding is that designating Server 2008 as "SP1" is

>> related to the process for making and distributing updates (e.g. security

>> updates and other hotfixes), many of which will be the same for Vista as

>> for Server 2008, and is not really a "marketing" thing.

>>

>> --

>> Bruce Sanderson

>> http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders

>>

>> It is perfectly useless to know the right answer to the wrong question.

>>

>>

>>

>> "Mr. Benjamin Strauss" <benstrauss@imtt.com> wrote in message

>> news:0a7046df-661d-4757-8b54-61045e424375@e10g2000prf.googlegroups.com...

>> Having just installed Windows Server 2008 RTM I was surprised to find

>> that the O/S already claims to be at Service Pack 1. A look at System

>> Properties (right-click on Computer, select Properties -or- Control

>> Panel/System) shows the following:

>>

>> Windows Server Standard

>> Copyright 2007 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

>> Service Pack 1

>>

>> In addition WMI returns the following O/S info:

>> Caption: Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 Standard

>> CSDVersion: Service Pack 1

>>

>> I know there are a lot of folks who won't adopt a new O/S until SP1

>> comes out, but starting off with SP1 would be a pretty nervy marketing

>> move.

>

>