Vista Service Pack 1 Release Candidate
The RC for SP1 of Vista has been released today. I wont bother with the RC, but am looking forward to getting the final SP.
Lots of people are talking about the compatibility issues with Vista, and how the RC doesn't really fix many. I haven't had issues with that (though I am sure they exist). My main issue has been performance with basic tasks. Specifically copy/extracting files and hibernate.
Looks like those items are going to be addressed. How well? No clue.
From the MS overview page:
Reliability
Windows Vista SP1 will include improvements that target some of the most common causes of crashes and hangs, giving users a more consistent experience. Many of these improvements will specifically address issues identified from the Windows Error Reporting tool. The following list describes some of the reliability improvements that Windows Vista SP1 will include:
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Improved reliability and compatibility of Windows Vista when used with newer graphics cards in several specific scenarios and configurations. |
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Improved reliability when working with external displays on a laptop. |
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Improved Windows Vista reliability in networking configuration scenarios. |
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Improved reliability of systems that were upgraded from Windows XP to Windows Vista. |
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Increased compatibility with many printer drivers. |
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Increased reliability and performance of Windows Vista when entering sleep and resuming from sleep. |
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Performance
The following list describes some of the performance improvements that Windows Vista SP1 will include:
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Improves the speed of copying and extracting files. |
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Improves the time to become active from Hibernate and Resume modes. |
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Improves the performance of domain-joined PCs when operating off the domain; in the current release version of Windows Vista, users would experience long delays when opening the File dialog box. |
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Improves battery life by reducing CPU utilization by not redrawing the screen as frequently, on certain computers. |
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Improves the logon experience by removing the occasional 10-second delay between pressing CTRL-ALT-DEL and the password prompt displaying. |
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Addresses an issue in the current version of Windows Vista that makes browsing network file shares consume significant bandwidth and not perform as fast as expected. |
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I think I will wait until after the final release before downloading. I am a bit of a skeptic.
Dave says: "Your car boots up faster than my computer."
So true. My car and all its computers boot up instantly. Power, go. Computers are getting faster and faster and their boot times are getting longer and longer...