Выпуск RTM сдвигается на 8 ноября.

Delay due to a bug that would "totally crash the system," according to quality assurance team
Microsoft Corp. originally targeted Wednesday for Vista's release to manufacturing, but a last-minute bug that "took most of the Vista team by surprise," caused an unexpected delay, said Ethan Allen, a quality assurance lead at a Seattle high-tech company that tests its products for Vista. Allen also oversees TheHotFix.net.
Allen said the Vista team discovered the bug, which "would totally crash the system, requiring a complete reinstall," in Vista Build 5824 on Friday, Oct. 13. The team fixed the bug a week later in Vista Build 5840, he said, but it delayed the delivery of the OS to PC makers.
The team is now targeting a new date of Wednesday, Nov. 8, for Vista's release to manufacturing, Allen said. He also said that the business release of Vista, which Microsoft recently said is track for release next month, "will barely make the end of November deadline."

Коротко: из-за обнаруженной критической ошибки, которая полностью "сносит" систему и ведет к полной переустановке Vista, выход RTM переносится на 8 ноября, среда.