Vista Sp1

darkbenny · Post by **darkbenny** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 12:30 pm

I've been seeing mentions of this as of April 15, anybody installed?

I've also heard that it seriously buttered up select users PCs, so i am leery about pursuing it.

I'll likely grab a copy eventually once everything is ironed out, if only for some potential performance enhancements.

AamirM · Post by **AamirM** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 12:46 pm

Hi,

I watched ClickOnline sometimes ago and they were saying it made Vista really fast. Too big to download for my dialup so can't test personally.

stay safe,

AamirM

franpa · Post by **franpa** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 1:19 pm

if you have kept your vista up to date then the Windows Update version of the pack is supposedly really small.

Post by **odditude** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 2:01 pm

32-bit installed - no noticeable change in performance nor any post-install issues here.

The download from Windows Update was surprisingly small, but I can't remember the exact size.

sweener2001 · Post by **sweener2001** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 9:29 pm

my windows update didn't give it to me, but i did get it, and i can't really notice any change.

casualsax3 · Post by **casualsax3** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 10:37 pm

odditude wrote:32-bit installed - no noticeable change in performance nor any post-install issues here.

The download from Windows Update was surprisingly small, but I can't remember the exact size.

No noticable change here either, although it's anything but small at 434MB.

franpa · Post by **franpa** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 12:34 am

did you get it from windows update too, casualax? If you did and you kept your computer up to date prior to downloading the service pack, the service pack download would be quite small since the bulk of it is just all the updates microsoft has released on windows update since vista's release.

Post by **odditude** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 1:36 am

casualsax3 wrote:
odditude wrote:32-bit installed - no noticeable change in performance nor any post-install issues here.

The download from Windows Update was surprisingly small, but I can't remember the exact size.
No noticable change here either, although it's anything but small at 434MB.

The standalones are always relatively huge, as they incorporate ALL of the hotfixes, including ones you don't need (aka specific for home premium/business/ultimate/enterprise).

darkbenny · Post by **darkbenny** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 3:29 am

Just downloaded it; came in around 64MB.

Things seem a little speedier, mostly in relation to HDD activity.

Post by **badinsults** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 3:51 am

I downloaded it and didn't notice any big changes in performance.

Of course now I have Ubuntu on my laptop and rarely use Vista.

I.S.T. · Post by **I.S.T.** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 4:40 am

It's mostly a bug fix type deal. The only real improvement people who kept updated will notice is the copying large files fix. It's been sped up by quite a bit, IIRC.

snkcube · Post by **snkcube** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 10:44 pm

If you do any gaming on Vista, performance increase is noticeable.

corronchilejano · Post by **corronchilejano** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 1:44 am

Installed in all PCs in the office, I see no visible changes. My brother's notebook however, has trouble looking at his Iphone (not before).

snkcube · Post by **snkcube** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 2:40 am

Could possibly reinstalling iTunes help?