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Whats would be the point of releasing it now?  

Aside from SA customers/MSDN, there's no general availability of Vista until the end of January anyway.

So what's the difference between the Vista and XP/Server release of PowerShell?  Is it just the installer?  Why does it take 2 more months?

It does seem crazy that there is such a delay between platforms (XP and Vista)

I would be interested to hear the reasons for this, Im guessing around security (UAC) mostly?

Thanks Jeffrey for the post.  I've been a bit rough on PowerShell lately due to it not being available on Vista, but I will say that it is an awesome environment/language/cure-for-cancer/etc and I can't wait till I get to play with the final bits on Vista.  Thanks for making this possible!

Why not release a Powershell RC with an msi installer for Vista?  This new installer technology is not instilling alot of confidence if it takes a special team two months to create an installer.  Why can't we get PowerShell out there for Vista and build enthusiasm, instead of frustration?

What is CBS? Something like Windows Installer or a replacement!?

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wow, this is unfortunate, because now all the SA's I know have to choose between Vista and PowerShell for their primary workstation. They're installing PowerShell rtm and they are all going to install vista rtm in the next week. Seems like really poor timing. If possible someone should just hack the installer to work on rtm.

This seriously infuriates me to no end--cut the bureaucratic nonsense, the right thing for your core customers is to have someone spend a day building an MSI. I guess you can take this as a compliment, your product is awesome.

What a poor choice to make...

Please, a workaround to install on RTM.  How the heck am I supposed to learn this stuff with no way to intall the even a beta build!

The fact that this team can't release a finished product simply because they are waiting for another team within MS is competitors are being seen as being more innovative than MS.

For example, Google would just release it as beta and once they know that it works, they would release it officially - and it works - the public perception is that Google is far ahead in web apps. and innovation.

Microsoft has programs in place to help partners have applications ready at Vista *launch* - which is very close for corporations.

Yet, MS itself can't release and *already finished* product because of a simple installer issue.

Sorry - but this is unacceptable, period.  No excuses, no bullshit... the process is flawed.

Microsoft is a great company, PowerShell absolutely rocks, but this slowness, this bureaucracy must end.  MS needs to become much more nimble.  Fast.  Quick to market.

Microsoft tells its partners to have products ready for Vista launch, but can't pull the same feat off itself.  Same with Virtual PC 2007.  Should have been ready by now.

MS complains that there is a lack of finalized drivers for Vista - even though MS has provided the hardware manufacturers beta after beta of Vista so that they could be ready for launch.

Again, MS can't even deliver smaller products *already* finished until 2+ months after RTM.

Sorry, I'm not going to apologize or excuse this.  Microsoft needs to fix these problems or it will be known as the next slow, stodgy IBM stuck in mud and slow as molasses.

Vista FTW

PowerShell FTW

Microsoft - Get your act together.

This is very disappointing ...

I sincerely hope Microsoft reconsiders and releases PowerShell for Vista as an MSI package soon.

>> Whats would be the point of releasing it now? Aside from SA customers/MSDN, there's no general availability of Vista until the end of January anyway.

The point is that a significant number of professional developers for the Windows platform are also MSDN subscribers. The whole idea is to get technology to us first so that we can roll out updates when the "official" release hits the streets in January.

I have to say, it amazes me that they roll out an operating system that has issues with their premier development tools (Visual Studio 2005), they can't get installers built for technology that they're evangelizing, and all the rest (not to mention that PowerShell was originally supposed to be part of Vista).

Ah well, not much we can do but sit back and wait.

Hi, Please print these comments to your "Boss" and tell him we want the feature now. The RTM is out and there is people that would like to use it. It was out for RC1, why not the RTM? I consider it one more feature for compulsive buyers to go into the shelf and buy the product. _Stop_ the marketing thing and release this feature to us now.

Seriously consider it.

Have you got an update on availability for Vista?

One would have expected it today, but if you read the fine print in the original post, it's actually scheduled for tomorrow.

Powerfull tool, maybe to powerfull? (being a free download) Great functionality, Usablility could be better in some cases for instance, try finding the correct WMI class in this command

gwmi -list

Keep up the great work!

-regards,