Vista Pack I

Vista Pack I

Vista Pack I

A few days back Microsoft set loose "Windows Vista Service Pack 1" upon the world to that had been keenly awaited by early adopters. Such packs are of vital importance to an Operating System as they generally give fixes for reported bugs, performance upgrades, safety updates and brand new features. For most the first service pack is the first and only time they will even think about updating their Operating System, the idea being that all the potential teething problems are now ironed out.At present the only way for existing Vista users to get the service pack is by downloading the 450mb file from the Microsoft website (www.microsoft.com) however it will be pushed on to users via the Windows Update utility sometime next month. New PC's shipped with Vista should now come with the Service Pack already installed.In terms of new features, there's not all that much to get excited about; as you'd imagine most of the changes are done 'under the bonnet', and as such the majority of users won't notice any significant difference to the way their computer looks or feels. It is important therefore to dig a little deeper so we can see what changes have been made:Compatibility ' This first service pack has support as standard and technological advances like the recent 802.11n wireless standard, Direct 3D 10.1 and the exFAT file system for flash devices. Rather predictably, it doesn't have updates for compatibility problems with any existing hardware or software as they are given regularly via Windows Update.Reliability Improvements ' With the use of customer data willingly given by Vista users via the CEIP (Customer Experience Improvement Program), service pack 1 has many reliability updates, some of which have been available previously by Windows Update and some which weren't.Performance Improvements - One thing that was noticeably slow in Windows Vista was file handling - whether you were copying from drive to drive or across a network the time it took did seem unnecessarily slow but thankfully this has now been dramatically improved. There are also improvements to the speed of Windows ReadyBoost (a feature in Vista that allows you to use a flash drive instead of your hard disk for virtual memory) and not to mention the way Windows handles compressed folders. As a rule of thumb, Vista SP1 should now outperform a base Vista installation.Security updates ' In contrast to Windows XP Service Packs, Vista SP1 doesn't include any real security improvements as at present Vista hasn't had any major security issues to make any improvements a necessity. The first version of Windows XP had so many security vulnerabilities that the service pack 2 contained substantial architectural changes to the Operating System as a whole address them. Although some minor changes have been made and increased support for encryption drives and devices but nothing major.Somewhat surprisingly Microsoft have chosen to hide the Instant Search tool from the Start Menu in Service Pack 1, after a complaint from Google that having it so deeply integrated was anti-competitive. I usually expect Microsoft to fight such claims however they have been clobbered quite considerably of late in various anti-trust suits; as such they have chosen to tuck the Instant Search tool away to make it slightly less accessible. The Instant Search tool is a fantastic feature of Vista which allows you to easily search within files, documents and e-mails for the information you're looking for so I urge you to rediscover it after installation - simply pressing the Windows Key and 'F' together should do the trick.Essentially even though there aren't masses of new/exciting additions in this Service Pack, the routine modifications made to Vista definitely make it a worthy download. Those that have been waiting for a Vista Service Pack release before making the switch need wait no longer.

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