Heres the list of fixes in those new Vista fix packs
I linked to an AeroXP post this morning listing hot fixes for Windows Vista provided in two new Knowledge Base postings. The AeroXP post is gone now. Poof!
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30.7.2007 Windows 7 top feature request list leaked to the public
With Windows still managing to find its way to over 95 percent of the desktop computers sold each year, it's not surprising that one can find plenty of people interested in giving their feedback about what future versions of Windows should be able to do.
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18.11.2007 Windows 7 top feature request list leaked to the public
With Windows still managing to find its way to over 95 percent of the desktop computers sold each year, it's not surprising that one can find plenty of people interested in giving their feedback about what future versions of Windows should be able to do.
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27.1.2008 Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Michael Dell Top List of IT Influencers
Gates was named by 84% of the participants, Jobs by 73%, and Dell by 53% of CompTIA voters.
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7.11.2007 Updated List of updates for Vista SP1
This guy Aaron Tiensivu keeps a VERY good list of non-critical Vista updates and this looks like it could be part of SP1.
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14.6.2007 Vista SP1 Application Compatibility Update Fixes Black Screens of Death
With the release of the gold version of Service Pack 1, but also with the maturing of the software and hardware environment orbiting around the Windows client, Windows Vista's compatibility level has continually increased.
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14.8.2008 Fix for a Fix that fixes Windows Update fixes
Consider the following scenario. You apply the hotfix package that is described in Microsoft Knowledge Base article 916089.
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21.2.2007 Windows 7 first look: More than just Vista fixes
Windows 7 wont be officially available to the public until next weekThursday, August 6, to be exactwhen MSDN and Technet subscribers will finally get the chance to download the software legitimately and activate their copies with product keys.
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30.7.2009 Quick Fixes for Five Nasty Vista Problems
Cool, it Works! One of the most common gripes we've seen in message boards all around the Internet involve users not being able to install AMD's Cool & Quiet drivers on Windows Vista, and therefore not getting the power saving effect.
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19.3.2007 Quick Fixes for Five Nasty Vista Problems
Cool, it Works! One of the most common gripes we've seen in message boards all around the Internet involve users not being able to install AMD's Cool & Quiet drivers on Windows Vista, and therefore not getting the power saving effect. AMD's driver Web pages only contain C&Q drivers for Windows XP.
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23.3.2007 Patch Tuesday - Fixes for Windows XP/Vista & Server
Windows XP users are urged to fire up Windows Update and install these if you don't already allow for "Automatic Updates".
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11.6.2008 Microsoft fixes major bug in Windows Vista RTM build, now back on track
Paul Thurrott reports: ... an unexpectedly buggy pre-RTM build of Windows Vista that surprised the company.
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23.10.2006 A Software Compatibility List for Microsoft Windows Vista RC 1
Iexbeta has a nic Wiki page with a huge list of software and its compatibility with Windows Vista.
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29.9.2006 Top Vista Features
thepodest prepare great review of Best Windows Vista features on
his blog. thepodest wrote: I have picked what I think are the best features introduced in Windows Vista.
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1.6.2007 Top 10 Vista Hacks
You've run Windows Vista, you've played around with the Aero interface, and maybe you've even mucked around a little bit in Vista's innards to see what makes it tick.
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17.4.2007 Microsoft's List Of 800 Windows Vista-Compatible Apps Excludes IBM, Adobe
Microsoft has released
a list of 800 applications that should run properly on its new Windows Vista operating system.
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25.2.2007 Review: Top 5 Improvements In Vista RC1
When the CRN Test Center last looked at Microsoft Windows Vista, it was obvious the operating system was far from complete, which wasn't a surprise because it was still a beta version.
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8.9.2006 Top 6 Vista Application Incompatibility Reasons
Application incompatibility is one of the aspects that have managed to deliver extensive damage to the adoption rate of Windows Vista.
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24.5.2008 10 top Vista tweaks part 2
As I noted in the first installment of this series, some of my favorite productivity-enhancing techniques dont involve custom code or registry edits.
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18.6.2008 Fixing Windows Vista 3 - Top Troubleshooting Tools
Do you think Windows Vista is slow, crash-prone, or unreliable? Join the crowd. Over the past year, reviews of Windows Vista by mainstream media outlets, the technical press, bloggers, and ordinary users have been, for the most part, scathing.
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7.5.2008 Top Rated Windows Vista Cracks - When WGA Fails
inuyasha62....Is now Famous (Softpedia). There is little tangible proof of the success of the Windows Genuine Advantage mechanism. Microsoft itself has only statistics as the palpable sign of the fact that the WGA is hard at work.
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30.5.2007 Microsoft Cites Top 10 Reasons Partners Should Pitch Vista
Microsoft cut the WinFS file system and PC-to-PC synchronization from Windows Vista, but the company says there are at least 10 key reasons for partners to push the upgraded desktop operating system to their SMB customers.
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11.7.2006 8 security fixes next Tuesday
I wanted to let you know that we just posted our Advance Notification for next weeks bulletin release which will occur on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2008 around 10 a.m. Pacific Standard Time.
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7.12.2008 Microsoft Fixes Patch Day Glitch
Following reports by some customers of problems when implementing Redmond's latest set of patches, Microsoft has shipped an update to its Software Update Services 1.0 patch system. Once the new script is applied, the patches will no longer show up as "unapproved."
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23.12.2005 Microsoft fixes faulty security patch
Microsoft on Thursday issued a "hotfix" for a fault in a security patch designed to correct a flaw already being targeted by worms.
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20.8.2006 Microsoft Fixes Critical Flaw in Security Products
Software patches include critical fixes for bugs in Microsoft Office and the scanning engine used by the company's security products.
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14.2.2007 Microsoft Patch Tuesday Fixes 10 Vulnerabilities
As expected, yesterday Microsoft rolled out five "critical" and three "important" patches for Windows Server 2008, Vista, Office, Internet Explorer and other software as part of its regularly scheduled Patch Tuesday release.
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9.4.2008 12 fixes planned for August Patch Tuesday
Microsoft has released its latest Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification ready for this months Patch Tuesday.
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8.8.2008 Bill Gates' to-do list
NEW YORK--It's still a year before Bill Gates shifts from a full-time Microsoft worker to a part-timer. Which is good, because there's plenty he still wants to achieve.
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4.2.2007 Gates still has a long to-do list
For years, the Microsoft chairman has been a fiery advocate, inside the company and out, for the notion that computers should be controlled, not just by mouse and keyboard, but also by more natural means, such as voice, touch and digital ink.
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19.10.2007Why installing Vista SP1 might fail via Windows Update
When you try to install Windows Vista SP1 via Windows Update you can get error: Windows Vista Service Pack 1 is not available for installation from
Windows Update and is not offered by Automatic Updates.
To help ensure a positive update experience, Windows Update will temporarily not
offer Windows Vista SP1 to systems that have the following device drivers. In some cases, these device drivers are problematic on Windows Vista-based
computers when you update to Windows Vista SP1. By installing updated device drivers, you will resolve the issue and enable Windows Update to offer
Windows Vista SP1.
Click read more to view a list of drivers that don't work well with Vista SP1:
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20.03.2008Windows Vista SP1 Application Non-Compatibility List
Service Pack 1 for Windows Vista is an important update for Windows Vista. Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) contains many security, reliability, and
feature updates for Windows Vista. A program may experience a loss of functionality after you install Windows Vista SP1. However, most programs will
continue to work as expected after you install Windows Vista SP1.
This article lists programs that have been reported to
experience a loss of functionality when they are installed on a Windows Vista SP1-based computer.
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19.02.2008Rumor: No Vista SP1 Until 2009?
It cannot be stressed
enough that is purely a rumor
at this point and that nothing
has been confirmed by
Microsoft.
Say it
aint so, Microsoft. Lest Vista
become a waterslide away from
me that takes me further every
day. Say it aint so.
Rumors are currently
flying about that Vistas first
service pack (SP1) wont be
available until 2009. Thats
impossibleor is it?
Valleywag
reports that Microsoft
has apparently told executives
at one of the worlds largest
PC makers not to expect a
formal release of Windows
Vista SP1 the first major set
of upgrades and bug fixes to
its Vista operating system
until 2009 at the earliest.
This might explain
the
comments
from Acer CEO Gianfranco Lanci
from a few days ago.
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25.07.2007Microsoft: 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.
The list of programs consists mostly of security
applications, such as Trend Micro Internet Security 2008. However, programs such as The New York Times Reader application also feature on the list.
Users are advised to install updates from the application vendor to fix the problem.
"Windows Vista Service Pack 1 contains many
security, reliability, and feature updates for Windows Vista," the company said. "A program may experience a loss of functionality after you install
Windows Vista SP1. However, most programs will continue to work as expected after you install Windows Vista SP1."
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22.02.2008Vista SP1 Beta 1 to launch in mid-July, sources say
It's official: We are now in
the under-promise and
over-deliver era at Microsoft.
Just when Microsoft
had customers, partners and
competitors all believing that
it was going to delay the
first service pack for Vista
not releasing a first beta of
it until just before year-end
the company is set to deliver
Beta 1 of Vista SP1 in
mid-July.
Word (from
various sources who asked not
to be named) is Microsoft is
gearing up to drop Vista SP1
some time the week of July 16.
And despite what Microsoft
seemingly led Google, the U.S.
Department of Justice and
other company watchers to
believe, the final version of
Vista SP1 is sounding like
November 2007.
Microsoft is expected to
emphasize that SP1 is more
about fixes than new features.
Most of the elements of SP1
are expected to enhance or
supplment features that are
already part of Vista, sources
said.
In addition to
desktop-search modifications,
heres a list of other fixes
likely to make it in:
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Performance tweaks lessening
the amount of time it takes to
copy files and shut down Vista
machines (Yeah, I know
Microsoft said Vista shutdown
speed wasnt an issue. Guess
users werent so crazy, after
all.)
- Improved
transfer performance and
decreased CPU utilization via
support for SD Advanced Direct
Memory Access (DMA)
- Support for ExFat, the
Windows file format for flash
memory storage and other
consumer devices
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Improvements to BitLocker
Drive Encryption to allow not
just encryption of the whole
Vista volume, but also locally
created data volumes
- The ability to boot
Extensible Firmware Interface
(EFI) on an x64 machine
- Improved success rate
for firewalled MeetingSpace
and Remote Assistance
connections
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09.07.2007Microsoft: Vista service pack coming in '08
Now is the time and the time is now: let's talk about Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1). Much has been made of what will or will not be included in
SP1 and when it will be released (some accurate, some otherwise). I'm here to set the story straight: we're in the process of developing and
deploying a Beta version of SP1. This post will describe for you what to expect from that effort and how you can be involved in the process.
First, a note on service packs. As you are aware, service packs are part of our traditional software lifecycle; they're something we do for most
major products as a commitment to continuous improvement. But, the servicing situation has changed with the advent of Windows Vista, as we no longer
rely solely on service packs as the main vehicle used to deploy system fixes and improvements. The Windows Update online service is one new way to
deliver many OS improvements. For example, yesterday in advance of SP1 we released via Windows Update two separate improvements to Windows Vista's
reliability and performance. We did this prior to SP1 in lieu of requiring customers to wait for these fixes to be rolled into a single service pack.
Beyond this, we improve the Windows Vista experience by continuing to work closely with software partners to ensure application compatibility. We
likewise align efforts with partners on the hardware side of the business to broaden the range of devices that work with Windows Vista and to
constantly improve device driver quality.
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29.08.2007Are service packs really passe?
Are there any real reasons other than psychological ones to wait for a first service pack (SP) of Windows Vista before deploying?
Microsoft’s position, since the company released Vista to manufacturing last year, has been that users didn’t need delay their
deployments until the delivery of SP1 because the team would
push out new updates and fixes
continually via Windows Update, Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) and other patching mechanisms. Just this week, in fact, Microsoft delivered
via Windows Update
two mega hotfix packs (performance and compatibility) for Windows Vista
that include many of the fixes that will be part of
Vista Service Pack (SP) 1, which now is due
in Q1 2008.
But some say service packs still do matter. Over on the Windows Connected blog, Josh Phillips has a list of
why some users still prefer to wait for
a service pack before deploying.
First on Phillips’ list: Service packs are more thoroughly and rigorously tested than
individual udpates. There’s also the convenience factor. For enterprise users, a single update like a service pack is much easier to manage in a
controlled way than are lots of incremental updates.
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30.08.2007Vista SP1 breaks ZoneAlarm, Trend Micro apps, among others
Microsoft has presented a list of applications which are adversely affected by the problematic Vista Service Pack 1, some of which cease to function
entirely...
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22.02.2008Beta Patches Hint at Vista SP1 Features
Microsoft has released to
Windows Server 2008 beta
testers two new hot-fix packs
for Windows Vista, which
improve performance and
reliability, along with the
operating system's
compatibility with drivers and
hardware. The 12MB worth of
fixes are expected to make
their way into Vista Service
Pack 1 later this year...
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30.07.2007Performance improvements in WPF in .Net 3.5 / 3.0 SP1
Below is a list of the performance improvements that you can expect to see in WPF in .Net 3.5 and .Net 3.0 SP1:
1. Animations
Smoothing Improvements
- WPF Animation in .Net 3.0 SP1 is much smother.
- These improvements are more noticeable on Vista and
especially in upcoming Vista SP1, which includes additional smoothing in the Desktop Windowing Manager (DWM).
2. Layered Windows
Improvements
Layered Window performance was one of top customer complaints. They are now addressed with a QFE/Hotfix.
These hotfixes
are not available for direct download. End users should call Microsoft PSS to obtain them.
Developers and OEMs can contact Microsoft
PSS to discuss redistribution rights.
The hotfixes will be included in the next service pack of Microsoft OSs
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11.10.2007Microsoft comes clean on Vista SP1 driver and vLite issues
As you may have been aware having certain drivers installed on Vista will prevent SP1 from installing. Microsoft had not exactly been forthcoming on
which drivers but has now made the list available to the public.
The company listed the affected drivers in a
support article. It consists of mostly audio and display drivers but there are
warnings for fingerprint readers as well.
Additionally, users are warned against using vLite to strip features out of a Vista
installation and install using it. Microsoft says that could also prevent the installation of Vista SP1. The previous support article lists
possible causes and solutions.
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19.03.2008Leaked Vista Hotfixes to be broadly available in the near future
Microsoft Corp. confirmed
today that the Vista hot-fix
packs that have leaked to the
Web will be issued to all
users.
"We
plan to make these two updates
broadly available via Windows
Update in the near future," a
company spokeswoman said in an
e-mail.
The
two updates, dubbed "Vista
Performance and Reliability
Pack" and "Vista
Compatibility and Reliability
Pack," were posted over the
weekend to a third-party
download site after being
leaked from a group of Windows
Server 2008 testers. The list
of fixes -- which include
performance improvements to
Vista's sleep mode and speed
increases in copying or moving
large directories -- led some
users yesterday to speculate
that the updates were the
forerunner of Vista Service
Pack 1 (SP1), a major upgrade
that many businesses want to
see before they widely deploy
the new operating system. ..
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01.08.2007Vista SP1 to Bring Fixes, Not Features; Due in Early 2008
In response to media coverage and pressure from partners, Microsoft finally opened up about Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Wednesday, detailing what
customers should expect of the update, and setting a final release date of Q1 2008...
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29.08.2007Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 on MSDN & TechNet (Plus)
Microsoft sent out a mail on Wednesday informing MSDN and TechNet Plus users that Windows Vista SP1 images as well as Windows Server 2008 (RTM) have
been made available to subscribers. Upon checking however, I was unable to find the promised SP1 image on my TechNet subscription.
Microsoft
had last
week, backpedaled and decided to move the release for certain
customers and beta testers up from mid-March to
mid-to-late-February. I imagine some subscribers have yet to see it appear on their download list but should all go according to plan, those images
should be made available before March.
Up to 3 pre-requisites will start appearing through Windows Update for everyone else before
mid-March, which is required before SP1 can be installed on Windows Vista. This is due to an update of the update service from within Windows that is
required before SP1 can be installed.
Read full story.....
neowin.net - 14.02.2008
Photos: Installing Vista SP1 beta
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Earlier today I downloaded the standalone installer for Windows Vista SP1 build 6001.16659 and installed it on a few systems
to see what it was like -- and I thought you might like to take a look at it.
Don't expect huge UI changes after installing SP1
-- the changes are small and subtle. In fact, if you're not familiar with Windows Vista, you might miss the SP1 changes. I've put together an image
gallery showing some of the most significant changes.
winbeta.org - 28.09.2007
Free support doesn't lead to new love for Vista SP1
Microsoft is working hard to nudge customers onto the Windows Vista bandwagon, offering free support to those migrating to Vista SP1. But IT
administrators continue to resist making the kind of aggressive deployments Microsoft would like to see across the board.
Microsoft released Windows Vista SP1 last week, complete with security fixes and other patches Microsoft produced between Vista's launch in early
2007 and the end of last year. Many Windows administrators delayed installing Vista until at least the first service pack. Administrators who tested Vista SP1 in beta gave it poor reviews.
Attitudes haven't changed much since the service pack's release last week.
winbeta.org - 27.03.2008
Improved startup repair tool, media throttling among Vista SP1 changes
To reassure customers that it really has been addressing consumers' concerns about Vista, Microsoft has made its change log to Windows Vista SP1
publicly available early...
betanews.com - 11.12.2007
Changes to UAC in Vista SP1: Much less than meets the eye
A video is making the rounds showing how Vista SP1 has significantly improved Vista's immensely annoying User Account Control (UAC). But there
appears to be less to the improvement than meets the eye --- hardly any changes were made to UAC in SP1, and it remains a very big Vista annoyance.
Microsoft blogger Michael Kleef has
made a video that he says illustrates how much better UAC is under SP1 than before SP1. It very nicely shows that when you create a new folder in
Program Files, you only need to go through one UAC prompt under Vista SP1, rather than four previously.
winbeta.org - 17.05.2008
Collection of published Vista SP1 API changes from MSDN
Microsoft might choose not to
tell its enthusiasts anything
about Windows Vista Service
Pack 1, but they cant afford
to keep it a secret to the
development community.
For the same reasons some
argue SP1 is the Holy Grail
for Windows Vista, a newer
kernel means changes to a very
significant component of an
operating system. However
since this is a significantly
minor update to the kernel
compared to what was endured
just months ago, APIs have
already been added, changed
and even obsoleted.
Since Microsoft wouldnt
publish any documentation of
their own for the time being,
here is a list Ive compiled
from the MSDN Library of all
the changes taking effect in
Vista SP1 published to-date.
Whilst most of these
documentation wont make sense
for non-developers (myself
included), think of it like
reading a foreign-language
newspaper - find all the
proper nouns then make up the
story.
winbeta.org - 22.07.2007
Mary Jo Foley Will Windows Service Pack History Repeat Itself?
Mary Jo Foley: One of my editors at Redmond magazine -- the ever-doubting Ed Scannell -- recently posed an interesting hypothetical question about the
future of Windows. Might Microsoft yank some features planned for Windows 7 and put them into a Windows Vista Service Pack (SP) 2 that would include
not just fixes, but also new features?
In other words: Could Windows history repeat itself, with Vista SP2 taking the form of a
whole new operating system release -- in everything other than name -- a la Windows XP SP2?
Microsoft officials said last year
not to expect Vista SP1 to be anything like XP SP2. Vista SP1 was designed to be a collection of fixes and patches, aimed at improving security,
reliability and performance. But the 'Softies haven't said anything about their thinking in regard to Vista SP2. Might Microsoft use the next Vista
SP to deliver some of the features that otherwise might have to wait for Windows 7, currently slated for 2010?
As tasty as that
option might sound to some, I'd give it a very low likelihood for a few reasons.
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