While Microsoft doesn't plan to release the final version of Windows Vista Service Pack 1 until early next year, ZDNet's Mary Jo Foley reports that you may be able to get your hands on the release candidate of SP1 in just a few weeks.Foley's sources tell her that Microsoft will be sending out the SP1 RC to beta testers next week with a public release available in mid-December. Of course, while a release candidate is a step above beta software, Microsoft hasn't deigned to call this a full release, which means early adopters are taking their computers into their own hands. There's no guarantee against data loss or other problems.
Of course, given the problems many users have reported when upgrading from XP to Vista, we totally understand if you want to get SP1 as soon as possible. The operating system update reportedly includes a number of reliability and compatibility improvements that should improve performance with whatever hardware you happen to be using. On the other hand, don't expect too much in the way of a speed boost from this service pack. Microsoft didn't promise one, and it doesn't look like they delivered one.
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11-29-2007 @ 6:19PM
kojo87 said...
speaking of Vista updates, is anyone else having problems with the NET Framework 1.1 Service Pack 1 update? i can't get that stupid thing to install!
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11-29-2007 @ 11:10PM
HES said...
Yeah..looks like part of the package may be missing? Microsoft's instructions suggest trying to get around the problem by deleting install history and all download files, and then trying again. No thanks, I'll wait until they really fix the problem.
11-30-2007 @ 3:49PM
kojo87 said...
well i got it to work now. i just googled NET Framework 1.1 Service Pack 1 and hit the first link to a MS website. downloaded the install package from there and installed it. of course Vista said it did not install using the correct settings so i reinstalled it. rebooted, did a Windows Update, said it was installed successfully.
i had tried all that deleting the install history and stopping the Update service but it didnt help.
11-30-2007 @ 9:24PM
HES said...
The Microsoft Net Framework 1.1 SP1 update works today. Microsoft reloaded it.
11-30-2007 @ 9:35AM
Ezra M. said...
Nope I can more or less verify that this will not be happening. I just spent the day at the Power Together system builders conference with Microsoft and AMD and they confirmed they will not be releasing SP1 until january.
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11-30-2007 @ 1:31PM
proberts said...
I have noticed an improvement of some operations under Vista SP1 RC1. It isn't an over all performance gain but file, menu, and windows operations are faster. These improvements can't be tested with the normal seep testing tools. But they do provide a visible but not functional improvement in speed when working in the GUI.
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11-30-2007 @ 1:40PM
proberts said...
I have noticed an improvement of some operations under Vista SP1 RC1. It isn't an over all performance gain but file, menu, and windows operations are faster. These improvements can't be tested with the normal speed testing tools. But they do provide a visible but not functional improvement in speed when working in the GUI.
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12-01-2007 @ 9:29AM
Marc Savoy said...
Windows Vista SP1 available here
http://dailyapps.net/2007/10/hack-attack-download-vista-sp1-through-windows-update/
Windows XP SP3 avaialable here
http://dailyapps.net/2007/11/hack-attack-get-windows-xp-sp3-through-windows-update/
I've downloaded the XP SP3 without a hitch.
12-01-2007 @ 2:12AM
Marc Savoy said...
Windows Vista SP1 available here
http://dailyapps.net/2007/10/hack-attack-download-vista-sp1-through-windows-update/
Windows XP SP3 avaialable here
http://dailyapps.net/2007/11/hack-attack-get-windows-xp-sp3-through-windows-update/
I've downloaded the XP SP3 without a hitch.
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