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- Operating system: Windows Vista
- Date added: March 19, 2008
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Reviewed by: CNET Staff
Microsoft warns that the SP1 RC and the Refresh should not be installed on primary or mission critical machines, and rightfully so. This is not a basic Service Pack, but a beta, and should only be installed if you feel comfortable making serious and potentially severe adjustments to your machine.
If you installed the SP1 Release Candidate from December 2007, uninstall it before installing this RC Refresh. To install the Refresh, download the self-extracting EXE and right-click on the CMD file. Choose Run as administrator. This creates a Registry key to allow the update to install. Now go back to the Control Panel and go to System and Maintenance/Windows Update, turn automatic updating on, and select Check for updates. This way you stand a better chance of Vista detecting the SP1 RC Refresh on Microsoft's servers. Microsoft's documentation on the installation warns that it can take up to an hour to detect the patch.
Vista will automatically download and install two patches before running the SP1 Refresh, and Enterprise and Ultimate versions will install a third patch to make their BitLocker Encryption functions compatible. Users have noted that the biggest difference seems to be on laptops running Vista, where battery life increased. However, as this is a beta and a buggy and hard-to-install one at that, we recommend waiting until a more stable version is released.
Publisher's description
From Microsoft :Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) is an update to Windows Vista that addresses feedback from our customers. In addition to previously released updates, SP1 will contain changes focused on addressing specific reliability, performance, and compatibility issues; supporting new types of hardware; and adding support for several emerging standards. SP1 also will continue to make it easier for IT administrators to deploy and manage Windows Vista. Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Five Language Standalone version can be installed on systems with any of the following language versions: English (US), French, German, Japanese, or Spanish. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
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- Average user rating: 2.7 stars out of 31 votes
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62 out of 68 people found this review helpful
Version: Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Five Language Standalone
Pros: This software is very super and it is the best!!!
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25 out of 31 people found this review helpful
Version: Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Five Language Standalone
Pros: I installed this service pack yesterday on a 2 day old formatted HDD with Vista Home Premium. It was worse then my 85 year old granny, slower then a snail starting. I was expecting to wait a few days anyway for the system to cache and gain it's startup and shutdown speeds back anyway. it started to pick up speed within hours of this installation but. Programs start faster too but,...................
Cons: While it lightened the ram usage on this computer by 3%, it hammered my core duo processor which now takes a few more minutes to settle after system start. It did a horrible job on IE 7! The browser is now next to impossible to page with and much slower to open. I installed slim browser for those ocasions where an IE based browser is needed. Thus, the verdict is still out on this service pack but I'm hoping,..........................
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47 out of 59 people found this review helpful
Version: Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Five Language Standalone
Pros: I?m reading stuff about Vista SP1 Five Language Standalone. (KB936330)
People are having prob?s w/ it.
I guess it?s 2 diff. prod?s? but w/ the same number???
Som-a-ting screwy here. Below is what I have, w/ no prob?s
Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (KB936330)
Installation date: ?3/?21/?2008 12:05 PM
More information:
technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsvista/bb738089
Help and Support:
support.microsoft.com/kb/936330
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7 out of 9 people found this review helpful
Version: Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Five Language Standalone
"Yup...chuffed I installed it"
Pros: together with the security, tweaking and default apps, I think SP1 is real added value...i have noticed a general, all round efficiency step up...from starup to shut down...scans thru to defragging etc...etc...particularly on HomePremium..the restore points summarily deleted themselves leaving me without a RP at all...wierd...this is now fixed..coolio
I have noticed however that on HomeP copying from disc drive to the HDD has slowed somewhat....however on Ultimate its whizz bang...hmmm!...still i give it a giga thumbs up
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33 out of 48 people found this review helpful
Version: Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Five Language Standalone
"A big Step in the Right Direction"
Pros: It will make your computer much more safer than what it originally was. It also gives you more options to choose from when you want to do for example disk defragmenter. It has a slightly faster startup time, and isn't such a memory hog.
Cons: Can't think of anything right now.
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