Microsoft: Ignore Third Party Vista "Service Packs"

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Source: BetaNews
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For years, tech enthusiasts have been compiling hotfixes into unofficial service packs for Windows, offering brave users a quick way to update their operating systems before Microsoft finishes its own. But for Vista, Microsoft is warning users not to trust these third-party roll-ups.

In a blog entry posted Tuesday, Vista product manager Nick White specifically mentions one such "Service Pack 1 preview" for Microsoft new operating system. The fact that Microsoft is preparing SP1 for Vista is a given, but the company has remained coy about its potential release date.

In turn, some bloggers at thehotfix.net have taken it upon themselves to create their own. While such updates would have gone largely unnoticed in the past, social news Web sites have helped spread the word through eye-catching titles such as "Blogger Posts Windows Vista SP1."