Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista SP1 RTM

As I broke earlier, Windows Server 2008 did in fact RTM today.  Windows Server 2008 Datacenter, Enterprise and Standard (x64) is available from TechNet and I have read of people downloading from MSDN as well.  You’ll probably have to wait another month until it is on shelves.

Also available now are WAIK for all platforms and MUI for x64.  Lanugages for all packages at the moment are English, French, German, Japaneses and Spanish.  Other platforms and languages are expected over the coming days.  Versions with RTM Hyper-V are not expected for six months.

Windows Vista SP1 has also been announced as RTM.  Unlike Windows Server 2008, you’ll have access to it from March onwards.  The initial public release will be via Windows Update.  It’s gonna be a big download so you might want to think about whether you’ll download that automatically or not if you have nested WSUS servers across your WAN – you probably shouldn’t have automated approvals anyway!

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