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Vista SP1
23-02-2008 5:00 PM
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I only ask because we have two laptops at home, both running Vista and I thought that it might blow away my allowance for the month (am only on Option 1).
If it is going to be quite large, I will have to put the alarm clock on!
Re: Vista SP1
23-02-2008 5:25 PM
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http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=681
Re: Vista SP1
23-02-2008 6:47 PM
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Read the link but still not sure what a 'standalone installer' is. I only have Vista Basic so I will leave that one out.
Re: Vista SP1
23-02-2008 8:10 PM
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1) Via windows update where it downloads it and installs. This method requires an internet connection to work.
2) You download a complete package from Microsoft download website or get it on a CD which will self extract and install without downloading anything further from the internet. This is what a stand alone installer is.
However, I would strongly advise you don't download and install it when it is first released as there have been many reported problems with the release candidates. I would wait a few more months for all the nasties to be found and resolved before installing it.
Re: Vista SP1
23-02-2008 11:25 PM
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It takes over 35 mins to install and test on RTM says it makes Vista slower than before by a long way.
MS have produced a list of products that it kills the latest news on RSS say they have had to pull it as there has been to many problems of it killing pc's.
They are also forcing updates to all Vista pc that will show if your copy is illegal (like WGA for XP) and then they plan to send out a kill pc to those using the OEM bios crack. It will be interesting to see how many mins it takes the hackers to get around it. I wonder how many genuine pc's will be killed
Re: Vista SP1
24-02-2008 6:14 AM
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Re: Vista SP1
25-02-2008 11:05 AM
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Re: Vista SP1
25-02-2008 8:54 PM
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It also mentions that the versions available on both the Windows Update site and Automatic updates will only work if there are no "issues" with device drivers. If you have problem drivers on your system, you will have to upgrade them.
More details here
Re: Vista SP1
26-02-2008 8:48 AM
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Re: Vista SP1
08-03-2008 9:14 AM
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Re: Vista SP1
08-03-2008 4:52 PM
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Quote from: poppy I wondered if anyone could tell me how big the Vista SP1 will be (due to be released mid-March)?
I only ask because we have two laptops at home, both running Vista and I thought that it might blow away my allowance for the month (am only on Option 1).
If it is going to be quite large, I will have to put the alarm clock on!
Can you not download it overnight? then it wont get taken off your allowance.
Re: Vista SP1
08-03-2008 5:21 PM
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Re: Vista SP1
08-03-2008 6:18 PM
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