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Windows Vista SP1 release candidate available for download
by Brad Linder Dec 12th 2007 at 3:27AM
You're probably better off going through Windows Update, as Vista will just install the packages that you need. But you may have to check for updates and reboot several times before you actually get SP1.
We're still test driving our copy of Vista SP1 RC, but we've been hearing so much about this update over the last few months that we almost feel like the magic wore off before it was even released. While there are a ton of bug fixes, reliability, and compatibility enhancements in Windows Vista SP1, users shouldn't expect a major performance boost.
Bear in mind, this is a release candidate, not a final release. That means Microsoft could still make some changes before pushing Service Pack 1 out to all customers early next year. It also means that if you don't want to be a glorified beta tester (we know, a release candidate is more stable than a beta, but no one ever talks about "release candidate testers") you might want to hold off on downloading SP1 RC. For a little while at least.
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hema said 7:46AM on 2-10-2008
thank u my frind
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Alex said 9:39AM on 12-12-2007
Fantastic stats, unfortunately they are for Office SP1 not Vista SP1 RC1!!
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TheWax said 9:45AM on 12-12-2007
My 360 HD-DVD drive is now called a HD-DVD drive.(It use to call it a DVD drive)
Nice :)
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moby said 9:19AM on 12-15-2007
I took the plunge. Overlooking the 2 hour and 15 minute install time, it was painless. LOL No false starts, no blue screens of death and no weird error messages.
I noticed right away the video off my graphics card seems a tad sharper. The load and shutdown times aren't really changed much.
I use a memory stick for RAM boost and it does seem to work a little better and faster.
A few of the random drivers and browser plugins seem to run a little faster as well.
Overall, an easy wait for the full release unless you just gott have the latest and greatest.
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