Windows Vista: Sevice Pack 1

Sven De Nys · #1 (**permalink**) 3rd February 2008

On the 4th of february 2008, Microsoft will release it's first Service Pack for Windows Vista.

The service pack will be released in twe so called "waves". Wave 0 will consist of the Service Pack for the English, French, Spanish, German and Japanese versions of Vista. One or two weeks later, the Service Pack will be available for all other language versions of Windows Vista, in the Wave 1.

[Source: Tweakers.net]

Mehmet Arikan · #2 (**permalink**) 3rd February 2008

still wait for winxp srvpack 3 ....

**Marcel Hulsbergen** · #3 (**permalink**) 3rd February 2008

I did a test a few weeks ago but i hope they did fix some bad issues with SP1.

I advise you all to create a ghost image or another backup first, then try it.

**Patrick van Driel** · #4 (**permalink**) 4th February 2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mehmet Arikan

still wait for winxp srvpack 3 ....

There is a SP3 Beta version if you have the english or Japanese XP.
Official release will be around august.

Mehmet Arikan · #5 (**permalink**) 4th February 2008

oha august then i am old man

and maybe had been change to vista then thx, Patrick!

**Patrick van Driel** · #6 (**permalink**) 6th February 2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mehmet Arikan

oha august then i am old man

and maybe had been change to vista then thx, Patrick!

Np m8

I would still stay far away from Vista.
It seems that the SP3 for XP makes it 10% faster then it is allready.
Cant wait !

Sven De Nys · #7 (**permalink**) 6th February 2008

Yeah and SP1 for Vista makes it 50% faster in some cases

**Patrick van Driel** · #8 (**permalink**) 6th February 2008

The least they can do to keep the ones with Vista happy again

Sébastien Degraeve · #9 (**permalink**) 21st February 2008

Hi all,

*Windows Vista SP1 RC Refresh 2 6001.18000 Released:
http://www.mydigitallife.info/2008/0...registry-code/

**Jarrod Crossley** · #10 (**permalink**) 23rd February 2008

*Bewarned before installing sp1 if you have any specialized hardware like a Zboard or a graphic tablet they may not work under SP1.

**Patrick van Driel** · #11 (**permalink**) 23rd February 2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by Canuck59NHL

Hi all,

*Windows Vista SP1 RC Refresh 2 6001.18000 Released:
http://www.mydigitallife.info/2008/0...registry-code/

THx !!

Sébastien Degraeve · #12 (**permalink**) 18th March 2008

*32 bits:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en

*64 bits:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en

**Simon Trendell** · #13 (**permalink**) 18th March 2008

Downloading now, wondering whether or not wait to install it and let others be the public guinea pigs, or bite the bullet.

Sascha Henken · #14 (**permalink**) 18th March 2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by Simon Trendell

Downloading now, wondering whether or not wait to install it and let others be the public guinea pigs, or bite the bullet.

I suggest wait. I do have Vista Business 64bit here and so far it more disappoints me than making me happy. Loosing Drive Letters from now to then etc. and some other issues. Right now i´m still with XP Pro. here as long as Vista doesn´t get in such a stable state that XP is right now

**Ricky Willox** · #15 (**permalink**) 18th March 2008

Been running sp1 on my laptop for at least a couple of months with no problems Vista ultimate 32bit version. Also just rebuilt my gaming machine to Vista Ultimate x64 and installed sp1 which solved a problem i was having with volsnap errors in the event log. So so far no horror stories.

**Simon Trendell** · #16 (**permalink**) 18th March 2008

Good news. I'll leave the download running overnight & set aside the weekend to install it and sort out any problems. As well as installing a fresh copy of XP & Linux on my laptop.

Oliver Amos · #17 (**permalink**) 19th March 2008

125 mb download for me and it works a treat

Good show

**Attila Domján** · #18 (**permalink**) 20th March 2008

726 Mb download for me, and did not try yet.... bit afraid....

Oliver Amos · #19 (**permalink**) 20th March 2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by Attila Domján

726 Mb download for me, and did not try yet.... bit afraid....

If you get it through windows update it downloads all that it needs. The Microsoft website one is the standalone installer.

**Attila Domján** · #20 (**permalink**) 20th March 2008

i donwloaded it from the link posted, what does it mean then, i should not install it?
via the normal windows update i did not recieve anything.... (set to auto update)

**Ricky Willox** · #21 (**permalink**) 20th March 2008

If you use windows update you will most likely have most if not all of the service pack already installed.
The service pack is really more for corporate users who do not allow access to windows update for the workstations on the estate.

You can check your windows vista version by opening the start menu and typing "winver" into the search box. The attachment shows the output.

It should do no harm to install the service pack as it will only update files that need it.

Cheers
Ricky

**Attila Domján** · #22 (**permalink**) 20th March 2008

k, thx, will check it at home then first like that.

**Simon Trendell** · #23 (**permalink**) 20th March 2008

No idea why the 64 bit download is twice the size of the 32 bit but oh well. I installed it yesterday, went without a hitch. 25 minutes or there a bouts for install. Alot of people seem to have speed boosts, personally, I haven't noticed, maybe it only affects slower pc's.

Oliver Amos · #24 (**permalink**) 20th March 2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by Attila Domján

k, thx, will check it at home then first like that.

Yes you have to manually search for updates to find it. Currently you cannot download on auto updates.

**Attila Domján** · #25 (**permalink**) 20th March 2008

ok, problem "solved" for now, i cant install the service pack, since it does not support hungarian language Vista... bummer....