Microsoft has issued tools that let enterprises block the distribution of Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1) when the upgrade launches next year.
Such toolkits are standard practice by Microsoft, which regularly ships blockers prior to shipping major Windows, Internet Explorer (IE) and Office updates.
The appearance of the toolkit is another hint that Microsoft is getting close to releasing Windows 7 SP1. In 2009, the company issued a blocker for IE8 about two months before delivering the finished software.
Microsoft has not publicly set a ship date for Windows 7 SP1, saying only that it would release the service pack in the first quarter of 2011.
Windows 7 SP1 moved to "release candidate" (RC) status three weeks ago.
More: http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9196598/
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Such toolkits are standard practice by Microsoft, which regularly ships blockers prior to shipping major Windows, Internet Explorer (IE) and Office updates.
The appearance of the toolkit is another hint that Microsoft is getting close to releasing Windows 7 SP1. In 2009, the company issued a blocker for IE8 about two months before delivering the finished software.
Microsoft has not publicly set a ship date for Windows 7 SP1, saying only that it would release the service pack in the first quarter of 2011.
Windows 7 SP1 moved to "release candidate" (RC) status three weeks ago.
More: http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9196598/
