Windows Vista SP1 Installation Bug Fixed, Microsoft Says

Microsoft said Tuesday that it's resumed distribution of a prerequisite file for Windows Vista Service Pack 1 after fixing a bug that caused some users' computers to enter a cycle of reboots during installation of the file.

The fix applies to Microsoft's Servicing Stack Update for Vista SP1. Users need to install the update before downloading SP1.

"This fixes an issue that a small number of customers experienced when we first issued the SSU in February," said a Microsoft spokesman.

Microsoft said it plans to start distributing Vista SP1 in five languages, including English, in mid-April through its online Automatic Update system.
Microsoft made Vista SP1 available to some developers and commercial users as a download from its business Web site last month. It's also been slipstreamed into boxed versions of Windows Vista now available from Amazon.com and other retailers.

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