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Vista Service Pack 1 (RC1 Refresh) Upgrade
Blog With many holding out on buying Vista until the first Service Pack it's really important to Microsoft to get it right with this release. If you are running Vista ok but want to squeeze more performance out of it then this service pack may be what...
[January 15, 2008, 15:42]
Microsoft Wants Help With Vista Service Pack
News Windows Vista is not even fully out of the door, but Microsoft is already laying the groundwork for its first service pack release of bug fixes and other enhancements for the operating system. We expect Windows Vista SP1 to be a standard service...
[January 24, 2007, 5:50]
Vista Service Pack 1 (RC1 Refresh) Upgrade
Blog Comment A small hack to remove that annoying evaluation copy stamp http://wannabegeek.org/index.php/Vista/Vista-Evaluation-Copy-Desktop-Watermark-Patch.html
[January 20, 2008, 21:47]
Vista Service Pack 1 (RC1 Refresh) Upgrade
Blog Comment Hello David, thanks for a very informative look at Vista SP1. Am I correct in my understanding from your article, and my assumption based on it, that it takes several hours to install the current SP1 pre-release, and that when the final SP1 release...
[January 17, 2008, 11:31]
Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) Confusion
Blog Comment I have now installed Vista SP1 on my Lifebook S6510, and it is working very nicely. Like you, I have several of the "questionable" drivers (fingerprint, sound and display), but so far, two days after installation, I have no problems.
[April 11, 2008, 11:10]
Vista Service Pack 1 (RC1 Refresh) Upgrade
Blog Comment Just had another look at this, because of your Review posting. Thanks again, for both. I find myself in the opposite situation that you are - I can wait, and I really don't want to go through installing the RC and then having to remove it before...
[February 13, 2008, 15:56]
Vista Service Pack 1 (RC1 Refresh) Upgrade
Blog Comment Our editors say the SP1 update "fixes hundreds of tiny problems " (as it should do, of course) and in some cases "degrades performance" (oops). If you want to check out the full review and see if you agree with their rating, the article is here...
[February 12, 2008, 11:04]
Vista Service Pack 1 (RC1 Refresh) Upgrade
Blog Comment The SP1 beta is time-restricted so that you are required to remove it by June whether the final release is out or not. The final release will not be designed to just update a beta users system - you manually have to remove it and then update to the...
[January 17, 2008, 12:16]
Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) Confusion
Blog Self built systems with components form obscure manufacturers may fair not so well but they are like having issues with Vista in the first place. I'm seeing a lot of posts on various forums and blogs with people complaining that SP1 although...
[March 20, 2008, 11:50]
Typo Leads To Vista SP1 Confusion
News Microsoft claims an error in a email led to reports that it has released a trial version of Vista Service Pack 1 when, in fact, no date has officially been confirmed for its launch. The confusion began on Tuesday when website WinBeta.org posted an...
[July 20, 2007, 9:55]
Microsoft Hopes SP1 Will Drive Vista Adoption
News The first Vista service pack may serve dual purposes for Microsoft: fixing the operating system's rough edges and, simultaneously, indicating that it's ready for mass adoption. Also, the company urged businesses not to wait for a service pack to...
[August 30, 2007, 14:59]
Microsoft Releases Windows Update Blocker
News Microsoft has released a toolkit to let businesses block service pack updates for Windows XP, Vista and Server 2003. XP service pack 3 (SP3) will be blocked for 12 months following its release due in the first half of 2008, as will Vista SP1, which...
[December 10, 2007, 14:39]
Multi-OS PCs Suffer Vista SP1 Installation Hitches
News Owners of Vista Ultimate and Vista Enterprise who also run a non-Microsoft operating system on the same PC may not be able to install Vista Service Pack 1 without changing the boot process of their machines.
[March 25, 2008, 8:13]
Microsoft Pulls Vista SP1 Update
News Microsoft has stopped automatically distributing a prerequisite piece of software for Vista Service Pack 1, following customer complaints that it had caused system problems. Servicing stack update KB937287, released last week, contained updates to...
[February 20, 2008, 15:24]
Symantec, Windows Users Beset By Vista SP1 Flaws
News Security vendor Symantec has said that updated drivers to replace those adversely affected by Windows Vista Service Pack 1 are not yet available. Microsoft released Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) to Windows Update on Tuesday.
[March 20, 2008, 15:44]
Microsoft Releases Vista SP1
News The first service pack for Windows Vista has been released. Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) went onto Microsoft's Download Center website on Monday, fulfilling Microsoft's claim that it would be made available by mid March.
[March 18, 2008, 16:15]
Microsoft: Vista SP1 Due Next Year
News After months of silence, Microsoft finally coughed up details on Tuesday about its plans for the first update to Windows Vista, saying the service pack will arrive in the first quarter of next year. In the next few weeks, Microsoft will start...
[August 29, 2007, 18:15]
Microsoft Makes Vista SP1 Release Candidate Public
News Microsoft has made the latest version of Vista's Service Pack 1 release candidate available for download to the general public, after initially restricting it to 15,000 beta testers when it debuted last week.
[January 14, 2008, 7:51]
Windows XP Outshines Vista In Benchmarking Test
News New tests have revealed that XP with the beta Service Pack 3 has twice the performance of Vista, even with its long-awaited Service Pack 1. Vista's first service pack, to be released early next year, is intended to boost the operating system's...
[November 27, 2007, 7:10]
Microsoft Trickles Out More Vista SP1 Features
News The first service pack for Microsoft Vista may not be due until early next year, but elements of the software are continuing to appear as part of Microsoft's ongoing support activities for the latest Windows.
[November 13, 2007, 8:07]
