Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1): Microsoft Deployment Tools Matrix
| Installation Type / Tool | Windows Update | Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) | System Center Configuration Manager 2007 | Systems Management Server 2003 | System Center Essentials 2007 | Windows Deployment Services | Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2008 | Business Desktop Deployment 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applicable use cases | Home users, small business, remote or unmanaged users | Small to large organizations | Medium to large organizations | Medium to large organizations | Medium organizations | Small to large organizations | Medium to large organizations | Medium to large organizations |
Updating Windows Vista PCs (Stand-alone Installation)
| Installation Type / Tool | Windows Update | Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) | System Center Configuration Manager 2007 | Systems Management Server 2003 | System Center Essentials 2007 | Windows Deployment Services | Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2008 | Business Desktop Deployment 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supports stand-alone installation | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No (not recommended as a package outside the OS image) |
No (not recommended as a package outside the OS image) |
No (not recommended as a package outside the OS image) |
| Date available to support stand-alone service pack installation | Ready | Ready* | Ready* | Ready* | Ready* | NA | NA | NA |
| Package size | X86: 65MB X64: 125MB |
X86: 65 MB to 662 MB* X64: 125 MB to 982 MB* |
X86: 436 MB to 662 MB X64: 725 MB to 982 MB |
X86: 436 MB to 662 MB X64: 725 MB to 982 MB |
X86: 436 MB to 662 MB X64: 725 MB to 982 MB |
NA | NA | NA |
| Fully unattended installation | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | NA | NA | NA |
| Destination computer disk space requirements | X86: 1170 MB X64: 1505 MB |
X86: 1170 MB X64: 1505 MB |
X86: 2515 MB to 5445 MB X64: 4105 MB to 7840 MB |
X86: 2515 MB to 5445 MB X64: 4105 MB to 7840 MB |
X86: 2515 MB to 5445 MB X64: 4105 MB to 7840 MB |
NA | NA | NA |
Installing a Complete Windows Vista SP1 Operating System (Integrated Installation)
| Installation Type / Tool | Windows Update | Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) | System Center Configuration Manager 2007 | Systems Management Server 2003 | System Center Essentials 2007 | Windows Deployment Services | Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2008 | Business Desktop Deployment 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supports operating system image installation | No | No | Yes | Yes (with OS Deployment Feature Pack) |
No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Date available to support SP1 integrated image installation | NA | NA | Within 45 days of SP1 release | Within 45 days of SP1 release | NA | Released. |
Released |
Released |
| Windows Vista SP1 compressed image size | NA | NA | >3 GB | >3 GB | NA | >3 GB | >3 GB | >3 GB |
| Destination computer disk space requirements | NA | NA | NA | 15 GB | 15 GB | 15 GB |
For more information and a detailed comparison of operating system deployment tools from Microsoft, see the System Center Configuration Manager 2007 OSD Comparison Matrix.
*WSUS requires a hotfix for WinVerifyTrust . SMS 2003, System Center Configuration Manager 2007, System Center Essentials 2007 and third party software update management products using Windows Server Update Services in Windows Server 2003 also require the hotfix for WinVerifyTrust (KB 938759 ).