Windows Vista Service Pack 1

Mark Williams [MSFT] (Expert): Q: hey guys.., I have a quick question... is there any search feature we are providing to search for any of group policies in the machine... i believe there are more than 1800 policy configurations being deployed A: Short answer is no - for Windows Vista. But... We are planning significant functionality in the Longhorn Server / Vista SP1 timeframe. We'll have search, filtering, comments and "templates". By the way, we'll be above 2,400 policy settings in Windows Vista so I do understand the value in this :-)

Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1, codenamed "Fiji") is due in late 2007 alongside Windows Longhorn Server, as is the next version of Windows Media Center, though Microsoft is still not sure how they'll ship that latter upgrade. Vista SP1, despite the name, is going to be a major upgrade: It will include a new version of the Windows kernel (version 6.1), bringing Vista up to date with the changes Microsoft is baking into the next Windows Server version.

As for Windows Vista R2 (codenamed "Vienna"), I think it's safe to say that the calm and calculating hand of Steven Sinofsky will ensure that this and other future Windows versions will arrive on schedule and be evolutionary, rather than revolutionary, upgrades. Sinofsky's record with Microsoft Office is as clear as it is successful, and there's little doubt he'll have a positive effect on the Windows Division.



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