Vista 64-bit SP1 OUT!

So I just got an update via Windows Update...Vista SP1 is OUTTTTT!!!


yay!

It's showing up for me too. "Total: 1 important update, 120.0MB - 711.6MB"

I have to wait since I'll be moving over to a new motherboard Saturday. I don't want to chance messing up my main desktop before then.

Originally Posted by pxc

It's showing up for me too. "Total: 1 important update, 120.0MB - 711.6MB"

on a side note...7.3 years??!?! wow.

Well I guess that's still in the 2000's. But still! That's a long ass time!

Originally Posted by bass_ec

on a side note...7.3 years??!?! wow.

I lurked for 6 months or I would have an even older date. I've been reading [H] for even longer than that.

me tooooooooooo

I just installed it. Nothing wrong at the moment. Anyone know what kind of updates or upgrades SP1 has?

beside the fact I find out my loading on websites is a lot faster but that maybe because of a fresh restart haha :P

Originally Posted by acee

Anyone know what kind of updates or upgrades SP1 has?

It has all the monthly patches since Vista release rolled up, plus whatever other improvements MS waited to release with SP1.

A general overview of the bigger changes: http://technet2.microsoft.com/Window....mspx?mfr=true

would someone who owns FSX (and, hopefully, Acceleration) be kind enough to benchmark FSX pre-SP1 and post-SP1? That's a big issue for me and pretty much why I've stayed on XP so far (framerates). If FSX finally does well on Vista, I'd be up for it.

Whats in it that we dont allready down load everyday ? Mine says downloading 121.5MB total, so I guess its subjective to what you allready have installed.

wow I like this improvement!

Improves performance over Windows Vista’s current performance across the following scenarios:
• 25% faster when copying files locally on the same disk on the same machine
• 45% faster when copying files from a remote non-Windows Vista system to a SP1 system
• 50% faster when copying files from a remote SP1 system to a local SP1 system

Anyone encounter the endless reboots?

Nice to know.

Ran update, SP1 showed up on the second try, downloading now via x64 update. I am assuming that only the x64 update is available because the drivers install better.

I'll be curious to see if Audio CD playback is broken for anyone else besides me.

Oh no; I hope there will be no audio probs either; just got done resolving the X-FI, 4gb, x64 issues (a couple months ago).

I just wish that they hadn't capitulated to the unreasonable expectations of antivirus companies who've forced them to weaken Kernel Patch Protection for.. no apparent reason at all. McAfee were one of the complainants, yet I'm running McAfee Enterprise (I have to use it) on my Vista x64 system quite fine. So apparently things work fine without dangerous kernel-patching, so why couldn't Microsoft just have stood their ground over this? It's not as if Windows Live OneCare has a back-door to patching the kernel that other antivirus companies don't get; it's just a dangerous and unnecessary practice.

Originally Posted by yujie

Anyone encounter the endless reboots?

Negative. Vista x64 Business Edition.

I got SP1 last night. the time it took felt rather quick, shorter than the hour or more it suggested. The download may look like it froze, but when I paid attention, I found that it downloaded stuff, then it did some things on the HDD, then downloaded more, etc...

So don't fret if it looks like the DL is hanging.

Personally, I haven't worked with it long enough to notice improvements. I did, however, get kicked from my clan's server every 2 minutes while playing CoD4 post SP1 for PB reasons. I have windows firewall disabled before and after, and it was updated before sp1. I actually had to go into my router and forward the ports for Punkbuster, something I never did before due to "gaming mode' in my router.

Otherwise, I hope this stops the hangs and freezes that I had before. One improvement I did notice is CoD4 no longer minimizes to the taskbar right away when I start it. I think that was aero related as it would go from basic back to aero when I left the game.

Originally Posted by dekruyter

Oh no; I hope there will be no audio probs either; just got done resolving the X-FI, 4gb, x64 issues (a couple months ago).

It's happened with two different sound cards, so far, so I don't think its driver related or hardware related.

Mine took about 45 min total after install, seems fine, only the one restart.

The install is done; nice and long and scarry; I will have to come back in a couple hours to report; 1st reboot was slow. Man, when they deploy this, the long install is going to freak people out.