Ed,
My personal experiences with Vista SP1 is that the driver support for devices isn't that good, because i have been getting 'BlueScreen' problems after getting my vista sp1 update. by chance do you face any such issues?
Regards,
Balaji Baskar
Windows Vista Service Pack 1
by Ed Bott | March 18, 2008 2:30pm PDT | Image 1 of 13
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You'll find SP1 in Windows Update
By Ed Bott
On March 18, 2008, Microsoft made Windows Vista Service Pack 1 available for general download via Windows Update. Here's what you can expect from the installation process.
Vista SP1 isn't being delivered automatically until mid-April 2008 or later. Until then, you'll have to check Windows Update manually. Click View available updates to see if it's listed.
Read the full report here: Want Vista SP1? Here's what to expect.
On March 18, 2008, Microsoft made Windows Vista Service Pack 1 available for general download via Windows Update. Here's what you can expect from the installation process.
Vista SP1 isn't being delivered automatically until mid-April 2008 or later. Until then, you'll have to check Windows Update manually. Click View available updates to see if it's listed.
Read the full report here: Want Vista SP1? Here's what to expect.
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Installing SP1 has really made a difference in how Vista performs -- my Firefox browser crashes much much more often than it did before.
On the other hand, my wireless "connectivity" is still as dysfunctional as it has been before, remaining far far worse than with a laptop running XP.
And the ability to send/receive faxes that was stripped out from XP is still missing.
Where does one go to sign up for the class action suit?
On the other hand, my wireless "connectivity" is still as dysfunctional as it has been before, remaining far far worse than with a laptop running XP.
And the ability to send/receive faxes that was stripped out from XP is still missing.
Where does one go to sign up for the class action suit?
Update came down today for 64 bit, installation went perfectly, haven't tested much yet but have noticed a difference in media centre performance
Absolutely no problems, total time was 55 minutes with one requested restart and one automatic at the end of phase 2 before phase 3 installation.
georgeis
georgeis
I checked thru WU, but sp1 wasn't listed. I had to go to the MS download center. The manual, 5-language download runs 434Mb. Whew!
I installed the SP1 pack in less than an hour. Now every time I open a ZD newsletter all my attempts to open a link to an article get a Gateway timeout message! Links to non ZD URLs from all other emails work fine.
Any suggestions?
Any suggestions?
I am in Europe presently on a business
trip.updated my vista with the sp1,only to find it
crashing & eventually could not even get it to
start!!!with the restore discs back home in India,i
could'nt have lived thru it without my backup usb
drive.i got fed up with living with bugs & searching
& wondering endlessly to tweak the OS.i got
myself a mac with a dream of an OS named
leopard which is a zillion times smarter than any
OS that shipped out of redmond & FINALLY found
the relief of being able to work without worrying
abt viruses, tweaks, updates, blue screens, startup
& performance managers.wud never depend on
unstable piece of bug ridden crap from microsoft.
trip.updated my vista with the sp1,only to find it
crashing & eventually could not even get it to
start!!!with the restore discs back home in India,i
could'nt have lived thru it without my backup usb
drive.i got fed up with living with bugs & searching
& wondering endlessly to tweak the OS.i got
myself a mac with a dream of an OS named
leopard which is a zillion times smarter than any
OS that shipped out of redmond & FINALLY found
the relief of being able to work without worrying
abt viruses, tweaks, updates, blue screens, startup
& performance managers.wud never depend on
unstable piece of bug ridden crap from microsoft.
I've installed Vista SP1 & have no problems with it!
It did improve the Windows Experience Index score for Windows graphics: Desktop performance for Windows Aero from a score of 3.1 to now being 3.3!
It's running on a Dell Inspiron 531 computer.
It did improve the Windows Experience Index score for Windows graphics: Desktop performance for Windows Aero from a score of 3.1 to now being 3.3!
It's running on a Dell Inspiron 531 computer.
cool. i'll wait until it's pushed out via windows update so hopefully i won't have probs with drivers; i don't think i have any that are on the list, but i'll double check to be sure. i like the screen shots, so i kind of know what to expect.
Even with SP1 for Vista, there still is no help in getting the networks to see each other, Networks consist of 98SE, 2000pro, and XP pro. HEY BILL GATES!!!!! Why didn't you PLAN for the networks all to comunicate???????? Netsetup, and nmsetup DON'T WORK!!! Error is there is ALREADY a NEWER VERSION installed!! Let's MAKE what we have USABALE before we put little cutsey crap that I don't give 2 cents about! At this point Windows Vista is a worthless pile of coding for little kids to play computer games on.
Installed sp1 on 3 machines: two (Acer and Toshiba entry level laptops both with Vista home and 2GB ram) saw the update when windows update was checked manually. The slightly higher level Compaq (dual core processor with 2GB ram) did not have SP1 installed and, strangely, said no updates were available even when forced to check again. When the update completed, the sound card was no longer installed. A download of the current sound card driver solved the problem, and the sound card involved is one of the drivers that is noted for Vista SP1 issues. Still, I think that this windows product will require sp2 before it is up to the level of XP. A shame, because Apple could eat their lunch, or Google could decide to support Linux. That would be interesting, wouldn't it.
Hooray for the POSITIVE! Same Here! - I have had no problems from Day one (Before SP1) and now with SP1 I would not trade this VISTA Ultimate w/service pack 1 for ANY system. I have never understood all the complaints. I am running DELL XPS Generation 5 w/4GB 64 bit OS and consistently get 4.8 Index (before and after SP1). I have never seen a blue screen Loading and shutdown is FAST Programs load fast and run effeciently. IE is MUCH MUCH faster with SP1. Copying is Much Much Faster with SP1. What is there to complain about?? It baffles me. I suppose it is the same people who complain with each OS update and don't keep their computers clean and working and we never hear from thousands of people like me who never have problems? People need to understand computers are not like kitchen appliances where you just flip a switch or plug it in and it keeps working without any attention. You need to know how to maintain and keep up a computer (simple and easy built-in tasks. Maybe you folks with problems are overlooking this?
I think your problems may be a result of computer choices. Acer? Toshiba? COMPAQ? - UGH!
Apple should eat a Macatosh for lunch. Maybe a healthy diet will some day bring it up to the Level of Windows VISTA (The best OS Ever!)
Apple should eat a Macatosh for lunch. Maybe a healthy diet will some day bring it up to the Level of Windows VISTA (The best OS Ever!)
"Even on a dial-up line the download should take no more than a few hours, and it will work in the background".
According to the last slide, actual size may approach 500M. Assuming 4k per second as a best-case dial-up modem speed (as I see when using download accelerators, else 2.5k more typical) then that would take 34 hours to download. That is a large value for "few".
Then again, these updates usually come down more slowly, so as to reduce impact on bandwidth. In which case it may take several days. Even "just" 80M is ugly, on dial-up.
If your dial-up is done through a telco that charges per-second billing on local calls, or your broadband sets a 1G monthly cap, you're in trouble.
According to the last slide, actual size may approach 500M. Assuming 4k per second as a best-case dial-up modem speed (as I see when using download accelerators, else 2.5k more typical) then that would take 34 hours to download. That is a large value for "few".
Then again, these updates usually come down more slowly, so as to reduce impact on bandwidth. In which case it may take several days. Even "just" 80M is ugly, on dial-up.
If your dial-up is done through a telco that charges per-second billing on local calls, or your broadband sets a 1G monthly cap, you're in trouble.
Getting from Akamai servers (as Microsoft downloads usually are), you can approach a 5.5-6.0 KBps speed, assuming dial-up. Besides, we're not talking about the standalone package, just the 100MB you need to download to get your installation patched.
A good rule of thumb is ~20MB per hour for a V.90 or V.92 connection. 80-100MB is about 5 hours. Which is fine if you set it up to download while you're at work.
This is in Australia, I admit. in Malaysia, your speeds would be closer to 5KBps than 6, but the ~20MB figure still holds close to true. Anyways, my broadband is an all-you-can-eat package, so I don't much care.
A good rule of thumb is ~20MB per hour for a V.90 or V.92 connection. 80-100MB is about 5 hours. Which is fine if you set it up to download while you're at work.
This is in Australia, I admit. in Malaysia, your speeds would be closer to 5KBps than 6, but the ~20MB figure still holds close to true. Anyways, my broadband is an all-you-can-eat package, so I don't much care.
For an x86 system, the download will typically be 65-70MB. The 500MB is for the standalone installer with all languages on an x64 system.
I repeat, it should only take a few hours, even on a dial-up connection. And the updater supports resume, so you don't have to do all at once.
I repeat, it should only take a few hours, even on a dial-up connection. And the updater supports resume, so you don't have to do all at once.
Just wanted to pass it on for those that have slow I-net connections. Newegg.com is selling a Vista SP-1 DVD for $5.00 with free shipping. Even though my connection is fast, I've considered buying the DVD so that I have it available if I ever have to reinstall VISTA.
Have now tried to install SP1 twice...FAILED TWICE!
Dual Core AMD in an Acer desktop...2GB of RAM
No way to figure out why it fails???
Lots of fun...
Scary
Dual Core AMD in an Acer desktop...2GB of RAM
No way to figure out why it fails???
Lots of fun...
Scary
Vista plays badly with Realtek components. See if the soundcard is Realtek. If so, check for the latest driver update from Realtek. If all else fails get a non Realtek card. This is a big issue with Acer.
Have tried four times to install Vista SP1 on an HP with an Intel quad CPU. It gets to stage 3, 64% each time and then sits there grinding for 15 minutes before realizing the install stalled and then it takes fifteen more minutes to uninstall the partial install. can't say why. emailed microsoft for help. Will here from them tomorrow or the next day, they say.
I have tried 4 time to install SP1Vista on a new HP desktop with Intel Core 2 Quad, 3meg. Each time it goes fairly quick to stage 3, 64% and then stalls out. Eventually it starts to remove the failed install. Emailed Microsoft's Vista help page( thanks Ed) and may get some help tomorrow or next day
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