Finally it looks like there is a service pack for Windows Vista users. This service pack, in my opinion, is long overdue. The buzz I was hearing about the first service pack was that it was going to offer up some better driver management and support for peripherals and devices. I knew that this couldn’t possibly be the sole foundation for the service pack and thank goodness Microsoft took heed to what’s actually going on in the business world and addressed some of the performance issues that have been going on. I haven’t actually loaded the new service pack yet, although I am kind of anxious to give it a shot.
Here’s a description of SP1 for Vista that I pulled off of MSDN’s website: Windows Vista Service Pack 1 is an update to Windows Vista that addresses feedback from our customers. In addition to previously released updates, SP1 contains changes focused on addressing specific reliability and performance issues, supporting new types of hardware, and adding support for several emerging standards. Windows Vista SP1 also addresses some management, deployment, and support challenges.
Download and try at your own Risk!!! Also, if you are in charge of a large corporate network and made the plunge to Vista recently (I can’t think of anyone I know who did this, but if you did) and would lke to block the service pack upgrade from being pushed down there is also a link on the page (MSDN) that you can download and install a block for it. Good Luck!
Source: Windows Vista SP1
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