PurSuiT Posted February 6, 2008 Author Share Posted February 6, 2008 Microsoft Upgrades Vista Kernel in SP1 "One of the big features discussed in early speculation of Windows Vista SP1 was the kernel upgrade, which was supposed to bring the operating system into line with the Longhorn kernel used in Windows Server 2008. "early speculation" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParoxysM Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 Driver issues When Steve Sinchak's new Intel network card became "really slow" after upgrading his Windows Vista PC with a pre-release version of Service Pack 1, he tried uninstalling its software driver and replacing it with a new one. But to his dismay, the Chicago-area technology author and blogger found himself "stuck in a loop" during the InstallShield-managed process -- unable to replace his sluggish older driver with a new, peppier one. "It's messed up to the point where I may have to use brute force to uninstall the driver, or wipe my hard drive and reinstall Windows Vista completely," he said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PurSuiT Posted February 6, 2008 Author Share Posted February 6, 2008 Driver issues When Steve Sinchak's new Intel network card became "really slow" after upgrading his Windows Vista PC with a pre-release version of Service Pack 1, he tried uninstalling its software driver and replacing it with a new one. But to his dismay, the Chicago-area technology author and blogger found himself "stuck in a loop" during the InstallShield-managed process -- unable to replace his sluggish older driver with a new, peppier one. "It's messed up to the point where I may have to use brute force to uninstall the driver, or wipe my hard drive and reinstall Windows Vista completely," he said. "the Chicago-area technology author and blogger" = he bought a dell online last year and now blogs about how easy it was? He installs beta software and drivers on his computer and then whines about having to possibly reinstall windows? WTF? I say CRY MORE n00b! Don't install beta's on production equipment or just STFU! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PurSuiT Posted February 12, 2008 Author Share Posted February 12, 2008 Number of fixes in SP1 by catagory Fixes Category 75 Internet Explorer 41 Sleep/Hibernation & Power Management 38 Storage 35 Hardware and Drivers 35 Networking 28 Desktop and Shell 25 Printing & Scanning Technologies 25 .NET Framework, Data Components, Development Tools 24 Setup, Deployment, Backup, and Activation 24 Windows Media Center 23 International/Localization 20 Computer Management, Administration, and Tools 19 Application Compatibility 19 Multimedia 16 Performance and Reliability 16 Startup/Shutdown 13 Time Zone/Daylight Saving Time 13 Windows Media Player and Related Technologies 12 Security 12 Remote Access, VPN 8 IIS and WebDAV issues 7 Wireless Networking 7 Offline Files 6 Windows Mail and Web-based Software 5 Windows Sidebar and SideShow 5 Windows Portable Devices Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PurSuiT Posted February 12, 2008 Author Share Posted February 12, 2008 Microsoft Releases Windows Vista SP1 To Businesses This Week http://www.informationweek.com/news/showAr...cleID=206401787 "The company is releasing Vista SP1 in stages because the update has encountered some driver errors after re-installation of those drivers during the Vista update process. The final code for the service pack is in and ready, but Microsoft is working with hardware vendors to make their drivers compatible so that customers don't run into roadblocks when updating." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParoxysM Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 Only 550+ fixes..slipstream me!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PurSuiT Posted February 12, 2008 Author Share Posted February 12, 2008 Only 550+ fixes..slipstream me!! XP SP2 had 666 fixes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PurSuiT Posted February 12, 2008 Author Share Posted February 12, 2008 Microsoft: SP1 Drivers Not Malfunctioning http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2259442,00.asp Mike Nash from Microsoft's Windows product management group said in a blog post last week that SP1 would be rolled out gradually due to a driver problem Microsoft uncovered during the testing phase. Nash updated the Vista team blog Monday to say that it "was an issue with the way the device drivers were reinstalled during the SP1 update process, not with the drivers themselves – these drivers worked on Windows Vista release to manufacturing (RTM) and they work on Windows Vista SP1. For new PCs with Windows Vista SP1 preinstalled, this is not an issue," he wrote. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParoxysM Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 You are working hard to get that 2000th post...you already have 20 today!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PurSuiT Posted February 12, 2008 Author Share Posted February 12, 2008 You are working hard to get that 2000th post...you already have 20 today!! If you insist! post 2000 until I resync the forums this weekend and everyone loses 25 posts that have been moved to the trash can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParoxysM Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 I'm I going to lose 100s of posts like last time?? I've been working hard for that 2500!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.Ob. Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 Vista SP1 vs. XP SP2 - Part Deux "One of the main criticisms of my initial benchmark tests was that I overlooked the fact that, under the hood, Windows Vista SP1 works differently to XP SP2 in the file copy department. The difference is down to caching and how Vista carried out uncached I/O while XP caches the files. On top of that is the further complication that the file transfer progress bars are coded to work differently. Vista’s file copy dialog box goes away when the cache is committed, while under XP the copy dialog goes away while the committal is still pending. In other words XP is coded to appear fast. Mark Russinovich has the details:" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PurSuiT Posted February 22, 2008 Author Share Posted February 22, 2008 Vista SP1 will break these programs? Microsoft has published a list of programs that will not work or that will suffer from reduced functionality after the installation of Vista Service Pack 1. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/935796 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conan4Life Posted February 23, 2008 Share Posted February 23, 2008 its sounds like millions of people screamming and then calling work *crys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PurSuiT Posted March 4, 2008 Author Share Posted March 4, 2008 Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 delayed Microsoft has admitted that service pack one (SP1) for its Ultimate edition of Windows Vista will not be made available to everyone in mid-March as originally planned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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