Microsoft Vista SP1 will be available online tomorrow for download and on Wednesday in stores, reported Microsoft.
The long awaited service pack was released as an RTM version in February but is now available to all genuine Windows Vista users. You can directly download the service pack from the Microsoft Download Center or as an optional update through Windows Update. The company did note however that if your system has drivers “which are currently known to be incompatible with SP1″, you will not be able to install the update.
“Customers who visit Windows Update can choose to install Service Pack 1. Any system that Windows Update determines has a driver known to not upgrade successfully will not be offered SP1,”added a Microsoft spokeswoman.
Customers will also be able purchase Vista with SP1 already integrated in retail stores and online for between $94.99 USD and $299.99 USD, with the cheapest being Vista Home and most expensive being Vista Ultimate.
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On Monday night it appears that users trying to record NBC TV shows using Microsoft Vista’s Media Center were unable to, the reason being that NBC sent off a broadcast flag that in turn activated Media Center’s built in DRM copy protection measures, and stopped recordings of over-the-air and cable broadcasts.
Both NBC and Microsoft stated that they have no explanation for the issue and noted that DirecTV and TiVo DVR users did not report any issues.
The two TV shows in question were the new “American Gladiator” and “Medium” episodes. Users received the following message when trying to record the shows. “Recording cancelled. [TV show] cannot be recorded. Restrictions set by the broadcaster and/or originator of the content prohibit recording of this program.”
All that seems to come out of this situation is the proof that Vista’s Media Center does indeed have built in DRM that can be triggered by broadcasters at any point, restricting the recording of content at will.
